Personalized Cancer Care from Leading Cancer Specialists

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Hoag Family Cancer Institute brings together nationally recognized specialists, advanced technology, and a multidisciplinary approach to deliver highly personalized cancer care. From common cancers to rare and complex diagnoses, our experts collaborate to deliver individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs.

Cancer Institute Leadership

Learn more about our Oncology Team Leaders at Hoag, including each physician's educational background, the types of cancer they treat and more:

Steven R. Grossman, MD, PhD

Grace E. Hoag Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Hoag Family Cancer Institute

Carlos R. Becerra, MD

Margaret Givan Larkin Endowed Chair in Developmental Cancer Therapeutics

Michael J. Demeure, MD

Program Director, Hoag Precision Medicine Program, Otis Healy Family Endowed Chair in Applied Genomics

Gary A. Ulaner, MD

James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair in Molecular Imaging and Therapy

Raghuveer Ranganathan, MD

Program Director, Immune Effector and Cellular Therapy

Craig A. Cox, MD

Medical Director, Radiation Oncology Program

Simon Khagi, MD

Medical Director, Neuro-Oncology

Robert G. Louis Jr, MD

Director of Brain Tumor Program

Daryl P. Pearlstein, MD

Director, Hoag Lung Cancer Program, Thoracic Surgery

Timothy F. Kelley, MD

Program Director, Hoag Head & Neck Cancer

Heather R. Macdonald, MD

Medical Director, Hoag Early Risk Assessment Program & Hoag High Risk Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program

Sadia Khan, DO

Medical Director, Breast Surgical Oncology

Babak N. Rad, MD

Program Director, Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Steven Q. Wang, MD

Medical Director, Dermatologic Oncology

Ronald F. Wolf, MD

Medical Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery

Tiffany L. Beck, MD

Co-Director, Clinical Research Gynecologic Oncology

Monica M. Mita, MD

Co-Director of Early Phase Development Therapy, Co-Director of Breast Medical Oncology

Thomas N. Wang, MD

Medical Director, Melanoma & Complex Skin Cancer Program

Jeffrey C. Bassett, MD

Benjamin & Carmela Du Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology, Co-Medical Director, Urologic Oncology

Robert R. Torrey III, MD

Co-Medical Director, Urologic Oncology

Chaitali S. Nangia, MD

Co-Director, Breast Medical Oncology

Tara E. Seery, MD

Medical Director, Hepatobiliary Cancer

Alain C. Mita, MD

Co-Director of Early Phase Development Therapy, Director of Lung and Head & Neck Cancers

Pooja Motwani, MD

Medical Director, Benign and Malignant Hematology

Cancers our Oncology Specialists Treat

Advanced Cancer Treatments and Technologies

Depending on a patient's diagnosis, specialists at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute develop individualized treatment plans that may include advanced imaging and diagnostics, precision medicine, immunotherapy, cellular therapies, surgery, radiation therapy, medical oncology, clinical trials and supportive care, all delivered using the latest cancer treatment technologies.

Cancer Clinical Trials
Cell Therapy
Chemotherapy/Systemic Therapy
Cios Spin
da Vinci® Robotic Surgery
Hereditary Cancer Screening
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
High Risk & Early Detection Cancer Prevention Network
Histotripsy
Infusion Therapy
Interventional Pulmonology
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
Mohs Surgery
Molecular Imaging & Therapy
Radiation Oncology
Palliative Care
Precision Medicine Program
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
Tumor Boards
Vectra WB360 3D Total Body Photographic Imaging
ViewRay MRIdian™ linear accelerator

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Personalized Cancer Care from Leading Cancer Specialists

Cancer Institute Leadership

Steven R. Grossman, MD, PhD

Carlos R. Becerra, MD

Michael J. Demeure, MD

Gary A. Ulaner, MD

Raghuveer Ranganathan, MD

Craig A. Cox, MD

Simon Khagi, MD

Robert G. Louis Jr, MD

Daryl P. Pearlstein, MD

Timothy F. Kelley, MD

Heather R. Macdonald, MD

Sadia Khan, DO

Babak N. Rad, MD

Steven Q. Wang, MD

Ronald F. Wolf, MD

Tiffany L. Beck, MD

Monica M. Mita, MD

Thomas N. Wang, MD

Jeffrey C. Bassett, MD

Robert R. Torrey III, MD

Chaitali S. Nangia, MD

Tara E. Seery, MD

Alain C. Mita, MD

Pooja Motwani, MD

Cancers our Oncology Specialists Treat

Bile Duct & Gallbladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Brain Tumors

Breast Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Endocrine Tumors

Esophageal Cancer

Gastric Cancer

Gynecologic Cancers

Head & Neck Cancer

Hematologic Cancer and Non-Malignant Hematology

Leukemia

Liver Cancer

Lung Cancer

Lymphoma

Melanoma & Skin Cancer

Metastatic Liver Cancer

Myelodysplastic Syndrome MDS

Myeloma

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Neuroendocrine Tumors

Ovarian Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Penile Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Renal (Kidney) Cancer

Testicular Cancer

Thyroid Cancer

Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC)

Urologic Cancers

Uterine Cancer

Vaginal Cancer

Vulvar Cancer

Advanced Cancer Treatments and Technologies

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