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MD Anderson Cancer
®
Network Certified
Physicians at OhioHealth
Reference Guide Last Updated: Winter 2015
OhioHealth is a certified member of
MD Anderson Cancer Network — a program
of The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center — a world-renowned leader
in cancer care.
++ Two hospitals — OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Grant Medical
Center — and more than 25 of our affiliated physicians* are officially certified members +
of MD Anderson Cancer Network.
++ Over the next 18 months, eight OhioHealth hospitals across the region and more than +
100 OhioHealth physicians will be certified. +
OhioHealth cancer specialists who are certified by MD Anderson Cancer Network undergo a
rigorous process to successfully meet all MD Anderson Cancer Network standards. Certified
physicians at OhioHealth meet the required certification qualifications and show a desire +
and willingness to go through this process, all with the goal of improving cancer care for +
our patients. While not all OhioHealth cancer specialists will be certified, our priority to
connect patients with the most appropriate cancer specialist for their type and stage of +
cancer remains the same.
About MD Anderson
MD Anderson is one of the nation’s original three Comprehensive Cancer Centers
designated by the National Cancer Institute, pioneering guidelines that set the
standard of cancer care today. As the state’s first MD Anderson Cancer Network
certified member, OhioHealth follows MD Anderson’s best practices for:
++ Patient outcomes
++ Quality care assurances and protocols
++ New technology, treatments and clinical research
++ Integrated patient care and prevention
++ Specialized treatment for your patient’s type of cancer
*Certified physicians as of Winter 2015. List to be updated quarterly with additional members.
Meet our MD Anderson Cancer Network
certified physicians at OhioHealth*
Breast and
Melanoma Surgery
Breast and
Melanoma Surgery
Breast Surgery
Mark H. Cripe, DO
Natalie B. Jones, MD
Larry J. Lilly, MD, FACS
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Steven B. Duff, MD
Joshua M. Braveman,
MD, FACS, FASCRS
William E. Wise, Jr.,
MD, FASCRS
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth +
Grant Medical Center
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth +
Grant Medical Center
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic Oncology
Jeffrey G. Bell, MD
Kellie S. Rath, MD
Gary C. Reid, MD,
FACOG, FACS
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Sonia M. Abuzakhm, MD
Brent C. Behrens, MD, PhD
Scott C. Blair, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Christopher S. George, MD
Andrew V. Grainger, MD
Joseph K. Hofmeister, MD
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Peter J. Kourlas, MD
J. Philip Kuebler, MD, PhD
Nseobong I. Ntukidem, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Neuro-Oncology
Shakir Sarwar, MD
Thomas J. Sweeney, MD
Mohamed A. Hamza,
MD, PhD
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth +
Grant Medical Center
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Constance J. Bauer, MD
Megan L. DeHaan, MD
Praveen P. Dubey, MD
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth +
Grant Medical Center
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Radiation Oncology
Urologic Surgery
Urologic Surgery
Thomas J. Pedrick, MD
Roy R. Brown, Jr., MD
Jason T. Jankowski, MD
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth +
Grant Medical Center
Practicing at certified +
hospital, OhioHealth Riverside +
Methodist Hospital
To make a referral or to connect with OhioHealth,
call OhioHealth CancerCall at (614) 566.4321 or
1 (800) 752.9119 and visit OhioHealth.com/Cancer.
For a peer-to-peer meeting with a cancer specialist,
call OhioHealth Physician Relations at (614) 544.4217.
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