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Baptist MD Anderson Meet Your Care Team

Our medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons and other specialists create a tailored treatment plan for each patient working in concert with our dedicated team of pathologists, nurses, pharmacists, genetic counselors, dieticians, psychologists and social workers.

Physician Leadership

Bill Putnam, MD, FACS

Medical Director, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Thoracic Surgeon
Edward Gorak, DO, MBA, MS, FACP

Head, Division of Cancer Medicine

Hematologist Oncologist
Christopher Pezzi, MD, FACS

Head, Division of Surgery

Surgical Oncologist
Michael Olson, MD, PhD

Interim Head, Division of Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncologist

Hematology / Medical Oncology

Edward Gorak, DO, MBA, MS, FACP

Head, Division of Cancer Medicine

Hematologist Oncologist
Jennifer A. Crozier, MD

Medical Oncologist
William "Adam" Hammond, MD

Hematologist Oncologist
Anterpreet Neki, MD

Hematologist Oncologist
Maxim Norkin, MD, PhD

Hematologist Oncologist
Dat Pham, MD

Medical Oncologist
Sridhar Srinivasan, MD

Hematologist Oncologist
Zheng Topp, MD

Hematologist Oncologist
John Vu, MD

Medical Oncologist
Robert Zaiden, MD

Medical Oncologist
Jackie Carson, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Sarah Griffis, ARNP

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Zhanna Leib, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Leslie Lohse, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Cherri Rosimini, ARNP

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Neuro Oncology

Robert Cavaliere, MD

Neuro Oncologist
Ricardo Hanel, MD, PhD

Baptist Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center

Neurosurgeon
Eric Sauvageau, MD

Baptist Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center

Neurosurgeon
Andrew Shaw, MD

Neurosurgeon
Patrick Regis, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Surgical Oncology

Christopher Pezzi, MD, FACS

Head, Division of Surgery

Surgical Oncologist
Stephen Buckley, MD

Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon
Subrato Deb, MD, FACS

Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon
Niraj Gusani, MD, FACS

Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology

Surgical Oncologist
Ron Landmann, MD, FACS

Chief, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery

Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Laila Samiian, MD, FACS

Chief, Section of Breast Surgical Oncology

Director, Breast Program
Russell Smith, MD, FACS

Chief, Section of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
Faisal Ahmad, MD

Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
Michael Defazio, MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Ankit Desai, MD, FACS

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Michael Fallucco, MD, FACS

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Lauren Hand, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon
Beth-Ann Lesnikoski, MD, FACS

Breast Surgical Oncologist
Barrett McCormick, MD, MS

Urologic Oncologist
Jonathan Melquist, MD

Urologic Oncologist
Paul Nowicki, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon
Bill Putnam, MD, FACS

Medical Director, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Thoracic Surgeon
Lael Stieglitz, MD

Urologist
Jenny Whitworth, MD

Gynecologic Oncology Surgeon
Robert Wilson, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon
Emma-Kate Alpert, PA-C

Gynecologic Oncology, Physician Assistant
Britney Barrow, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Loren Bonenclark, PA-C

Head & Neck Surgery, Physician Assistant
Kristin Giudice, PA-C

Gynecologic Oncology, Physician Assistant
Kirsten Hofheimer, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Colleen Houdek, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Ashley Kohler, PA-C

Head & Neck Surgery, Physician Assistant
Leigh Midkiff, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Debra Motycka, PA-C

Gynecologic Oncology, Physician Assistant
Nancy Phillips, NP-C

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Ghazal Vafabakhsh, PA-C

Gynecologic Oncology, Physician Assistant
Candice VanDerSchaaf, APRN

Head & Neck Surgery, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Jamie Velarde, PA-C

Head & Neck Surgery, Physician Assistant
Shannon Weaver, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Malisa Wetmore, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Radiation Oncology

Michael Olson, MD, PhD

Interim Head, Division of Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncologist
Cynthia Anderson, MD

Radiation Oncologist
Mark Augspurger, MD

Radiation Oncologist
Julie Greenwalt, MD

Radiation Oncologist
Omar Mahmoud, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncologist
Lillie O'Steen, MD

Radiation Oncologist
Brittany Bryant, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Jessica Terrell, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Medical Specialties

Aakash Modi, MD

Interventional Pulmonologist
Heather Augustyniak, APRN

Survivorship, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

More Information About Clinical Trials.

At Baptist MD Anderson, we offer clinical trial studies for emerging and innovative therapies for blood cancers. Through a collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Network, our patients benefit from access to cutting-edge treatments and trials that are shaping the future of cancer care.

We offer select clinical trials with MD Anderson, as well as multiple unique clinical trials from leading pharmaceutical companies, the National Cancer Institute, National Clinical Trials Network, private sector companies and individual physician investigators.

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Baptist MD Anderson Meet Your Care Team

Physician Leadership

Bill Putnam, MD, FACS

Edward Gorak, DO, MBA, MS, FACP

Christopher Pezzi, MD, FACS

Michael Olson, MD, PhD

Hematology / Medical Oncology

Edward Gorak, DO, MBA, MS, FACP

Jennifer A. Crozier, MD

William "Adam" Hammond, MD

Anterpreet Neki, MD

Maxim Norkin, MD, PhD

Dat Pham, MD

Sridhar Srinivasan, MD

Zheng Topp, MD

John Vu, MD

Robert Zaiden, MD

Jackie Carson, APRN

Sarah Griffis, ARNP

Zhanna Leib, PA-C

Leslie Lohse, APRN

Cherri Rosimini, ARNP

Neuro Oncology

Robert Cavaliere, MD

Ricardo Hanel, MD, PhD

Eric Sauvageau, MD

Andrew Shaw, MD

Patrick Regis, APRN

Surgical Oncology

Christopher Pezzi, MD, FACS

Stephen Buckley, MD

Subrato Deb, MD, FACS

Niraj Gusani, MD, FACS

Ron Landmann, MD, FACS

Laila Samiian, MD, FACS

Russell Smith, MD, FACS

Faisal Ahmad, MD

Michael Defazio, MD

Ankit Desai, MD, FACS

Michael Fallucco, MD, FACS

Lauren Hand, MD

Beth-Ann Lesnikoski, MD, FACS

Barrett McCormick, MD, MS

Jonathan Melquist, MD

Paul Nowicki, MD

Bill Putnam, MD, FACS

Lael Stieglitz, MD

Jenny Whitworth, MD

Robert Wilson, MD

Emma-Kate Alpert, PA-C

Britney Barrow, PA-C

Loren Bonenclark, PA-C

Kristin Giudice, PA-C

Kirsten Hofheimer, PA-C

Colleen Houdek, PA-C

Ashley Kohler, PA-C

Leigh Midkiff, PA-C

Debra Motycka, PA-C

Nancy Phillips, NP-C

Ghazal Vafabakhsh, PA-C

Candice VanDerSchaaf, APRN

Jamie Velarde, PA-C

Shannon Weaver, APRN

Malisa Wetmore, PA-C

Radiation Oncology

Michael Olson, MD, PhD

Cynthia Anderson, MD

Mark Augspurger, MD

Julie Greenwalt, MD

Omar Mahmoud, MD, PhD

Lillie O'Steen, MD

Brittany Bryant, APRN

Jessica Terrell, APRN

Medical Specialties

Aakash Modi, MD

Heather Augustyniak, APRN

More Information About Clinical Trials.

Questions?

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