Meet the Team of The Sophia Gordon Cancer Center

Physicians at the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center treat all cancer types and are engaged in a wide variety of pioneering research studies. Click on one of the categories below to view profiles of our hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgical oncologists.

• Hematologists
• Medical Oncologists
• Radiation Oncologists
• Surgical Oncologists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Oncology Nurses

Hematologists   [Top]

Physicians in Lahey's Department of Hematology treat malignant blood diseases, including:

• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Hodgkin's disease
• Myeloma
• Acute and chronic leukemia
• Amyloidosis

Click on one of the names below to learn more about a particular Lahey hematologist.

• Simon Mantha, MD
• Arthur P. Rabinowitz, MD
• David Steinberg, MD
• Keith E. Stuart, MD
• Neil J. Weiner, MD

Medical Oncologists   [Top]

To make it easier for you to locate information of interest, the medical oncologists listed below have been categorized by the cancer types in which they have special clinical interest. To view the profile of a particular medical oncologist, click on the physician's name.

Brain & Skull Base Cancers Lloyd Alderson, MD, DSc (neuro-oncologist) John H. Wolff, MD	Breast Cancer Neela Natarajan, MD Paola F. Rode, MD Todd Shuster, MD John H. Wolff, MD	Colorectal Cancers Timothy P. Cooley, MD Todd Shuster, MD Keith E. Stuart, MD
Gastrointestinal Cancers Francis W. Nugent, MD Todd Shuster, MD Keith E. Stuart, MD	General Oncology Timothy P. Cooley, MD Neela Natarajan, MD Paola F. Rode, MD John H. Wolff, MD	Gynecologic Cancers Neela Natarajan, MD Paola F. Rode, MD
Head & Neck Cancers Francis W. Nugent, MD John H. Wolff, MD	HIV Oncology Timothy P. Cooley, MD	Lung Cancer Todd Shuster, MD John H. Wolff, MD
Skin Cancer Christopher Tretter, MD	Urologic Cancers Timothy P. Cooley, MD Christopher Tretter, MD John H. Wolff, MD

Radiation Oncologists   [Top]

To make it easier for you to locate information of interest, the radiation oncologists listed below have been categorized by the cancer types in which they have special clinical interest. To view the profile of a particular radiation oncologist, click on the physician's name.

Brain & Skull Base Tumors J. Robert Cassady, MD Joshua Garren, MD	Breast Cancer J. Robert Cassady, MD Lyubov Girshovich, MD Herbert H. Levanthal, MD	Gastrointestinal Cancers J. Robert Cassady, MD Joshua Garren, MD Lyubov Girshovich, MD Theodore C. M. Lo, MD
Gynecologic Cancers Lyubov Girshovich, MD Herbert H. Levanthal, MD	Head & Neck Cancers J. Robert Cassady, MD Joshua Garren, MD	Lung Cancer J. Robert Cassady, MD Lyubov Girshovich, MD Theodore C. M. Lo, MD
Skin Cancer J. Robert Cassady, MD Theodore C. M. Lo, MD	Urologic Cancer J. Robert Cassady, MD Joshua Garren, MD Herbert H. Levanthal, MD Theodore C. M. Lo, MD

Surgical Oncologists   [Top]

To make it easier for you to locate information of interest, the surgical oncologists listed below have been categorized by the cancer type(s) they treat. To view the profile of a particular surgical oncologist, click on the physician's name.

Brain & Skull Base Cancers Jeffrey Edward Arle, MD, PhD Peter J. Catalano, MD In Sup Choi, MD Carlos A. David, MD Peter K. Dempsey, MD Stephen R. Freidberg, MD Subu N. Magge, MD Edward C. Tarlov, MD	Breast Cancer Stephen Eric Karp, MD Rebecca Chaohua Yang, MD	Breast Reconstruction David J. Bryan, MD Christine Anne DiEdwardo, MD Sonal Pandya, MD
Gastrointestinal Cancers 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 John J. Murray, MD Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD James J. Pomposelli, MD Patricia L. Roberts, MD Michael S. Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, MBA Lawrence C. Rusin, MD David J. Schoetz, Jr., MD John Pin Wei, MD	Gynecologic Cancers Robert McLellan, MD Anne P. Shapter, MD Valena Soto-Wright, MD	Head & Neck Cancers Timothy Douglas Anderson, MD R. Kirk Bohigian, MD David M. Brams, MD Peter J. Catalano, MD Robert W. Dolan, MD Roger L. Hybels, MD John Pin Wei, MD
Lung Cancer John F. Beamis, MD Richard S. D'Agostino, MD Anthony W. Gray, Jr., MD Andrew G. Villanueva, MD Christina Williamson, MD	Skin Cancer Stephen Eric Karp, MD Karen C. McKoy, MD Suzanne Marie Olbricht, MD John Pin Wei, MD	Urologic Cancers David M. Barrett, MD Karim J. Hamawy, MD John A. Libertino, MD Robert A. Roth, MD Andrea Sorcini, MD Ingolf Tuerk, MD Leonard N. Zinman, MD

Nurse Practitioners

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

Jane C. Freeman, MSN, APRN, 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

Oncology Nurses   [Top]

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. Our nurse leaders include

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

Keith Hetzler, RN
Clinical Nurse Educator. Inpatient Unit

Brenda Hill, RN, BSN, OCN
Clinical Nurse Manager, Outpatient Unit

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

Erika Rosato, RN, OCN, MHA
Oncology Nurse Manager, Inpatient Unit

Donna Smith, RN, OCN
Radiation Oncology Nurse Leader

Jo Underhill, RN
Research Nurse Manager, Hematology and Oncology