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Research Faculty

photo of Satyanarayana Ande, PHD

Satyanarayana Ande, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-0029

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Ali Syed Arbab, MBBS, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-8909

photo of Malcolm S. Bevel, PHD, MSPH

Malcolm S. Bevel, PHD, MSPH

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program
photo of Roni Bollag, MD, PHD

Roni Bollag, MD, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-0923

photo of Ahmed Chadli, PHD, MS, DEA

Ahmed Chadli, PHD, MS, DEA

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-4661

photo of John Cowell, PHD, DSc, FRCPath

John Cowell, PHD, DSc, FRCPath

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-4381

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Yan Cui, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-723-4153

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Rafael Czepielewski, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

(706) 721-4249

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Yukai He, MD, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-2728

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Catherine C. 'Lynn' Hedrick, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program
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Bangxing Hong, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-1187

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Anatolij Horuzsko, MD, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-2728

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Tianxiang Hu, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-8373

photo of Theodore S. Johnson, MD, PHD

Theodore S. Johnson, MD, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-4962

photo of Balveen Kaur, PHD

Balveen Kaur, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-1551

photo of Balakrishna Lokeshwar, PHD

Balakrishna Lokeshwar, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-723-0033

photo of Vivian Lui, PHD

Vivian Lui, PHD

  • Associate Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-5047

photo of Santhakumar Manicassamy, PHD

Santhakumar Manicassamy, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program
photo of Nahid F. Mivechi, PHD

Nahid F. Mivechi, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-8759

photo of Dimitrios Moskofidis, MD

Dimitrios Moskofidis, MD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program
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David Munn, MD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-7141

photo of Betty S. Pace, MD

Betty S. Pace, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

photo of Ramses F. Sadek, PHD

Ramses F. Sadek, PHD

  • Professor

706-721-6930

photo of Huidong Shi, PHD

Huidong Shi, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-6000

photo of Martha S. Tingen, PHD, RN, FAAN

Martha S. Tingen, PHD, RN, FAAN

  • Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-721-0471

photo of Meng-Han Tsai, PHD

Meng-Han Tsai, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-721-0295

photo of Marlo Vernon, PHD, MPH

Marlo Vernon, PHD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor
  • Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Research Program

706-723-4322

photo of Chunhong Yan, PHD

Chunhong Yan, PHD

  • Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-721-0099

photo of Gang Zhou, PHD

Gang Zhou, PHD

  • Professor
  • Cancer Immunology Research Program

706-721-4472

photo of Xingguo Zhu, PHD

Xingguo Zhu, PHD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program

706-723-0059

 


Clinical Service Line Faculty

Medical Hematology/Oncology

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Anand Jillella, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Locke Bryan, MD

Locke Bryan, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Paul Dainer, MD

Paul Dainer, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

photo of John Henson, MD

John Henson, MD

  • Professor
  • Director, Brain Tumor Program

706-721-2505

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Amany Keruakous, MD, MS

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director, Hem/Onc Fellowship Program

706-721-2505

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Vamsi Kota, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2505

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Abdullah Kutlar, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Asha Nayak-Kapoor, MD

Asha Nayak-Kapoor, MD

  • Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Jigarkumar Parikh, MD

Jigarkumar Parikh, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor

706-721-2505

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Girindra Raval, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Priyanka Raval, MD

Priyanka Raval, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Anusha Vakiti, MD

Anusha Vakiti, MD

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

photo of Gerald Wallace, MD

Gerald Wallace, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2505

 

Cardio-Oncology

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Avirup Guha, MD, MPH, FACC, FICOS

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-8597

 

Gynecologic Oncology

 

Head and Neck Surgery

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J. Kenneth Byrd, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Chief

706-721-6100

photo of Michael Groves, MD

Michael Groves, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education

706-721-6100

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Patrick Morgan, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-6100

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Daniel Sharbel, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-6100

Orthopedic Oncology/Sarcoma

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Kelly Homlar, MD FAOA

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2741

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David Cearley, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2741

 

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Afshin Ameri, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

photo of Colleen McDonough, MD

Colleen McDonough, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-3626

photo of Betty Pace, MD

Betty Pace, MD

  • Professor

706-721-3626

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Eric Ring, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-3626

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Vishwas Sakhalkar, MBBS, MD, FAAP

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Pediatrics Sickle Cell Program

706-721-3626

 

Psycho-Social Oncology

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Lauren E. Bigham, PHD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2509

photo of Tracy Casanova, PHD

Tracy Casanova, PHD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-0871

 

Radiation Oncology

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Catherine Ferguson, MD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-2971

photo of William Grubb, MD

William Grubb, MD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-2971

photo of Chulhaeng Huh, PHD, DABR

Chulhaeng Huh, PHD, DABR

  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Clinical Director of Medical Physics

706-721-2971

photo of Farshad Mostafaei, PHD

Farshad Mostafaei, PHD

  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

706-721-2971

 

Surgical Oncology

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Alicia Arnold, DO

  • Associate Professor

706-721-4726

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John Kuckelman, DO

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

706-721-5962

photo of Danny Milgrom, MD

Danny Milgrom, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

706-721-4726

photo of Daniel Miller, MD

Daniel Miller, MD

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Thoracic Surgery

706-721-5862

photo of Danny Yakoub, MD, PHD

Danny Yakoub, MD, PHD

  • Associate Professor

706-721-4726

 

Urologic Oncology

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Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-9977

photo of Martha K. Terris, MD

Martha K. Terris, MD

  • Professor

706-721-9977

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Reducing the Burden

The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer in Georgia and across the globe through superior care, innovation, and education. Through unprecedented expansion, the Georgia Cancer Center is providing access to more first-in-the-nation clinical trials, world-renowned experts and life-saving options.