Physicians at the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center treat all cancer types and are engaged in a wide variety of pioneering research studies. The team is comprised of:

• Physicians
  • Medical Oncologists and Hematologists 
  • Radiation Oncologists  
  • Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists 
   
• Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants 
• Oncology Nurses  

Physicians by Cancer Type

• Brain & Skull Base 
• Breast 
• Colorectal 
• Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors  
• Gastrointestinal 
• General 
• Gynecologic 
• Head & Neck 
• Hematology 
• Lung 
• Skin 
• Spine 
• Urologic 

Brain & Skull Base

Medical Oncologist

• Corrine Zarwan, MD

Radiation Oncologists

• Andrea B. McKee, MD  
• Asa J. Nixon, MD  
• William P.  O'Meara, MD 

• Gene Wong, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• In Sup Choi, MD 
• Carlos A. David, MD 
• Peter K. Dempsey MD 
• Zoher Ghogawala, MD  
• Subu N. Magge, MD  

Breast

Medical Oncologists

• Neela Natarajan, MD  
• Paola F. Rode, MD  
• Lata Thatai, MD  
• Corrine Zarwan, MD  

Radiation Oncologists

• Lyubov Girshovich, MD 
• Herbert H. Levanthal, MD 
• Andrea B. McKee, MD 
• Asa J. Nixon, MD  
•  William P. O'Meara, MD 
• Gene Wong, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• Stephen Eric Karp, MD 
• Rebecca Chaohua Yang, MD 

Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors

Medical Oncologist

• Keith E. Stuart, MD 

Colorectal

Medical Oncologists

• Keith E. Stuart, MD  
• F.W. Nugent, MD  

Radiation Oncologists

• Andrea B. McKee, MD    
• Asa J. Nixon, MD   

Gastrointestinal Cancers

Medical Oncologists

• Karl D'Silva, MD  
• Francis W. Nugent, MD  
• Keith E. Stuart, MD  
• Lata Thatai, MD  

Radiation Oncologists

• Lyubov Girshovich, MD 

• Theodore C. M. Lo, MD 

• Asa J. Nixon, MD 

• Gene Wong, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• Desmond H. Birkett, MD 
• David M. Brams, MD 
• John A. Coller, MD 
• Roger L. Jenkins, MD 
• W. David Lewis, MD 
• Peter W. Marcello, MD 
• J. Lawrence Munson, MD 
• Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD 
• James L. Pomposelli, MD 
• Patricia L. Roberts, MD 
• Michael S. Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, MBA 

General Oncology

Medical Oncologists  

• Karl D'Silva, MD  
• Neela Natarajan, MD 
• Paola F. Rode, MD 
• Lata Thatai, MD 

Radiation Oncologists

• Matthew S. Katz, MD 
• Andrea B. McKee, MD 
•  Asa J. Nixon, MD, MPH 
•  William P. O'Meara, MD, MPH 

Gynecologic

Medical Oncologists

• Neela Natarajan, MD 
• Paola F. Rode, MD 
• Lata Thatai, MD 
• Corrine Zarwan, MD 

Radiation Oncologists

• Lyubov Girshovich, MD 
• Herbert H. Leventhal, MD 
• Andrea B. McKee, MD  

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists 

• Anne P. Shapter, MD 
• Valena Soto-Wright, MD 

Head and Neck

Medical Oncologists

• Karl D'Silva, MD 
• Francis W. Nugent, MD 

Radiation Oncologists

• Asa J. Nixon, MD, MPH 

• William P. O'Meara, MD 

• Gene Wong, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• Timothy Douglas Anderson, MD 
• R. Kirk Bohigian, MD 
• David M. Brams, MD 
• Robert W. Dolan, MD 
• John Pin Wei, MD 

Hematology

Oncologists  

• Karl J. D'Silva, MD 
• Tarun Kewalramani, MD  
• Arthur P. Rabinowitz, MD 
• David Steinberg, MD 
• Lata Thatai, MD 
• Neil J. Weiner, MD 
•   Hande Tuncer, MD

Lung Cancer

Medical Oncologists 

• Paul J. Hesketh, MD 
• John H. Wolff, MD 
•    Karl D'Silva MD
•    Jacob Sands MD

Radiation Oncologists

• Lyubov Girshovich, MD 
• Theodore C. M. Lo, MD  
• Andrea B. McKee, MD  
• Asa J. Nixon, MD, MPH 
•  William P. O'Meara, MD  
• Gene Wong, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• Richard S. D'Agostino, MD 
• Torin P. Fitton, MD  
• Anthony W. Gray, MD 
• Carla L. Lamb, MD 
• Gregory Smaroff, MD  
• Andrew G. Villanueva, MD 
• Christina Williamson, MD 

Skin Cancer

Medical Oncologist

• Christopher Tretter, MD  

Radiation Oncologist 

• Andrea B. McKee, MD  
•  Theodore C. M. Lo, MD  

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• Stephen Eric Karp, MD 
• Karen C. McKoy, MD 
• Suzanne Marie Olbricht, MD 
• John Pin Wei, MD 

Spine Cancer

Radiation Oncologist

• William P. O'Meara, MD, MPH 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists   

• Peter K. Dempsey, MD 

• Subu Magge, MD  

Urologic Cancer

Medical Oncologists

• Karl J. D'Silva, MD 
• Christopher Tretter, MD  
• Lata Thatai, MD 
•   Jacob Sands, MD

Radiation Oncologists 

• Matthew S. Katz, MD  
• Herbert H. Leventhal, MD 
• Theodore C. M. Lo, MD  
•   Andrea B. McKee, MD 
• William P. O'Meara, MD 

Surgical and Interventional Cancer Specialists

• David Canes, MD 
• Jason R. Gee, MD 
• Karim J. Hamawy, MD 
• John J. Janeiro, MD 
• John A. Libertino, MD 
• Ali Moinzadeh, MD 
• James R. Rotta, MD 
• Stephen B. Schloss, MD 
• Andrea Sorcini, MD 

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Nurse practitioners at the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center work hand-in-hand with our physicians and are dedicated to treating patients with all types of cancer. Our nurse practitioners include:

Michele S. Barber, MS, GNP-BC, OCN
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology and Oncology

Jane C. Freeman, MSN, APRN, BC
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology and Oncology

Bettina Johnson, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology and Oncology

Mary K. McNeice, MSN, APRN, BC
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology and Oncology

Bridget J. Mello, MSN, APRN, BC
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology and Oncology 

Rachel Richards, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Comprehensive Breast Health Center 
 

Oncology Nurses

Oncology nurses are responsible for providing much of the cancer care our patients receive. All of the clinic nurses in Lahey's Sophia Gordon Cancer Center have specialized OCN certification from the Oncology Nursing Society and many provide our patients with special services such as Reiki Therapy. Our Oncology Certified Nurses Include: 

Burlington Site

Linda Voner, RN, ASN, OCN, Assistant Nurse Manager Burlington Infusion Room

April Hartshorn, RN, ASN, OCN

Jacqui Martin, RN, ASN, OCN

Toshi Sadamura, RN, BSN, OCN, Reiki Therapy Level 1 Practitioner

Dana Cameron, RN, ASN

Kristin Carbonneau, RN, ASN, OCN

Sandra Hiney, RN, ASN, OCN

Jenni Johnston, RN,OCN

Marcianna Young, RN,ASN, OCN

Debbie Ursino, RN, BSN, OCN

Regina Whitnell, RN, MS, OCN

Deirdra O'Conner RN, ASN, OCN

Samatha Tremblay RN, BSN

Carolyn Krisko RN, BA

Cheryl Montgomery, RN, ASN, Per Diem

Peabody Site

Eleanor Dzierzak, RN,OCN

Robert Doughty, RN, BSN, OCN

Sandra Pagliarulo, RN, BSN, OCN

Krista McLellan, RN, BSN, OCN

Susan Bowers, RN, BSN, OCN

Roseanne Krutt, RN, BSN, OCN, Per Diem

Jessica Brodbeck, RN, MSN, OCN

Hematology Oncology Nursing Administration

Brenda Hill, RN, BSN, OCN
Administrative Director, Hematology/Oncology 

Jo Underhill, RN, BSN
Nurse Manager, Hematology/Oncology, Burlington 

Nellee Fine, RN, MA, AOCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist Hematology/Oncology 

Suzanne Quigley RN, BSN

Stem Cell Coordinator 

Michael F. McGonigle, RN, ASN, OCN
Nurse Navigator, Hematology/Oncology 

Jacqueline Broms, RN, BSN, OCN
Nurse Manager, Hematology/Oncology, Peabody 

Cindy Climer RN, MS, OCN

Oncology Nurse Manager, Inpatient Unit 

Maureen Pylypink, RN, OCN
Assistant Nurse Manager, Inpatient Unit    

Sandra Areias, RN
Assistant Clinical Nurse Educator, Inpatient Unit