Medical Team

A highly skilled and compassionate medical staff provides the latest cancer diagnostic procedures and treatments. Our multidisciplinary team includes:

  • medical oncologists
  • bone marrow transplant specialists
  • surgical and radiation oncologists
  • radiologists
  • pain management specialists
  • oncology nurses
  • pharmacists
  • radiation technologists and physicists
  • laboratory technicians
  • social workers
  • nutritionists
  • financial counselors
  • support staff and trained volunteers

All physicians are board certified in their specialty. Chemotherapy services are administered by chemotherapy certified nurses.

Medical Team:

Curtis Miyamoto, MDCurtis Miyamoto, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Director, Oncology Service Line
SPECIALTIES: general external beam radiation; 3-D conformal radiotherapy; IMRT; IGRT; Gamma Knife® treatments; SRS-SRT; translational research; brain tumors and disorders; prostate, lung, breast and GI cancers
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad de Navarra, Spain
TRAINING: Radiation Oncology residency, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia; Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Research fellowship, Hahnemann University Hospital; Oncology fellowship, American Cancer Society
CERTIFICATION: Radiation Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Miyamoto, please click here.

Asim Ali, MDAsim Ali, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of GI Oncology
SPECIALTIES: GI oncology; breast cancer and supportive care; novel approaches in treating brain tumors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Aga Khan University Medical College, Parkistan
TRAINING: Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Presbyterian Hospital; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Hillman Cancer Center
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine; Board eligible in Hematology
To request an appointment with Dr. Ali, please click here.

Dr. BrombergMichael Bromberg, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
SPECIALTIES: lymphomas; leukemia; multiple myeloma
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia,
TRAINING: Internal Medicine Residency, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Oncology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Bromberg, please click here.

Dr. CreechRichard Creech, M.D.
Interim Section Chief, Medical Oncology
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: breast cancer treatment
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Hematology and Oncology fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Medical Oncology fellowship, U.S. Public Health Service, Pediatric Acute Leukemia Service and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine, Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Creech, please click here.

Dr. EmmonsRobert V.B. Emmons, M.D.
Medical Director, Stem Cell Lab, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies, immunotherapy with NK cells
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Cincinnati Medical School
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, University of Michigan Medical Center; Ann Arbor; Hematology fellowship, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Emmons, please contact BMT Physician Liaison Joell Alter at 215-707-6006.

Dr. GaughanColleen B. Gaughan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
SPECIALTIES: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Barrett's esophagus; achalasia and esophageal motility disorders; lung cancer; mediastinal tumors; tracheal tumors and tracheal stenosis
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, Temple University Hospital; Thoracic and Foregut Surgery fellowship, University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Hospital; Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
CERTIFICATION: General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (board eligible)
To request an appointment with Dr. Gaughan, please click here.

Enrique Hernandez, M.D.
Abraham Roth Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Gynecologic Oncology
Professor, Pathology
SPECIALTIES: gynecologic oncology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
TRAINING: Ob Gyn residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore; Gynecologic Oncology fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Obstetrics and Gynecology; Gynecologic Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Hernandez, please click here.

Dr. KlumppThomas Klumpp, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Director of Informatics, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Dartmouth Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant fellowships, Harvard Medical School, Boston
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Klumpp, please contact BMT Physician Liaison Joell Alter at 215-707-6006.

Dr. KropfPatricia L. Kropf, M.D.
Assistant Director, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; hematopoietic malignances; differentiation therapy in acute myelogenous leukemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Hematology and Oncology fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
CERTIFICATION: Hematology (board eligible), Medical Oncology (board eligible), Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Kropf, please contact BMT Physician Liaison Joell Alter at 215-707-6006.

Dr. ManganKenneth Mangan, M.D.
Section Chief
Director, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; aplastic anemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; Hematology fellowship, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Mangan, please contact BMT Physician Liaison Joell Alter at 215-707-6006.

Dr. MartinMary Ellen Martin, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: Bone marrow transplant for hematologic malignancies; aplastic anemia
MEDICAL SCHOOL: SUNY College of Medicine, Brooklyn
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; Hematology/Oncology fellowship, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Martin, please contact BMT Physician Liaison Joell Alter at 215-707-6006.

Dr. MicailyBizhan Micaily, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
SPECIALTIES: gynecologic cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma (especially Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, SRS/SRT
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Pahlavi University, Iran
TRAINING: Radiation Oncology residency, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia; Radiation Oncology/Medical Oncology fellowship, Hahnemann University Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Radiation Oncology
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Micaily, please click here.

Aruna Padmanabhan, MDAruna Padmanabhan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Breast Oncology
SPECIALTIES: breast cancer and supportive care in cancer patients
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Kasturba Medical College, India
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency, Trinitas Hospital, Seton Hall University, New Jersey; Medical Oncology fellowship, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Padmanabhan, please click here.

Dr. Pereira-RicoAlvaro Pereira-Rico, M.D.
Director of Genitourinary Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
SPECIALTIES: uro-oncology, including prostate, renal and bladder cancers
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Complutense de Madrid School of Medicine, Spain
TRAINING: Internal medicine residency, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center; Medical Oncology and Hematology fellowship, Jefferson Medical College; Women's Health fellowship, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center/John Cochrane VA Hospital
CERTIFICATION: Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
To request an appointment with Dr. Pereira-Rico, please click here.

Kathleen Reilly, M.D.
SPECIALTIES: breast cancer care, wound management, surgical critical care
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
TRAINING: Surgery residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Surgery Research fellowship, University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
To request an appointment with Dr. Reilly, please click here.

Ronald Rubin, M.D.
Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center
SPECIALTIES: bleeding and thrombotic disorders; general hematology
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia
TRAINING: Medicine residency, Temple University Hospital; Hematology clinical and research fellowships, Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia
CERTIFICATION: Hematology, Internal Medicine
PUBLICATION LISTING: PubMed
To request an appointment with Dr. Rubin, please click here.

Alliric Willis, MDAlliric I. Willis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
SPECIALTIES: thyroid and parathyroid surgery, including minimally invasive techniques; breast cancer, with special interests in breast conserving therapies and sentinel lymph node biopsy; melanoma, skin and soft tissue tumors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
TRAINING: General Surgery residency, Washington University in St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital; Surgical Oncology fellowship, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia
CERTIFICATION: Surgery
To request an appointment with Dr. Willis, please click here.


Clinical Staff

Stephen Coyle, PA-C
Robin Bankhead, CRNP

 

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