Site Disease Group Leadership

Physician leaders oversee each of Sylvester’s 15 site disease groups (e.g., breast cancer, colorectal cancer), which are comprised of medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, and other essential health care professionals.  Site disease groups help translate research breakthroughs into more effective treatment. The physician leaders are listed below.

H. Thomas Temple, M.D.
Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers

Eli Avisar, M.D.
Breast Cancer

Mark Pegram, M.D.
Breast Cancer

Cristiane Takita, M.D.
Breast Cancer

Laurence Sands, M.D.
Colorectal Cancer

Arnold Markoe, M.D.
Eye Cancer

Timothy Murray, MD, MBA, FACS
Eye Cancer

Joseph Lucci, M.D.
Gynecologic Cancer

Aaron Wolfson, M.D.
Gynecologic Cancer

Georges Hatoum, M.D.
Head & Neck Cancer

Donald Weed, MD, FACS
Head and Neck Cancer

Izidore Lossos, M.D.
Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma

Luis Raez, M.D.
Lung Cancer

Richard Thurer, M.D.
Lung Cancer

James Grichnik, MD, PhD
Melanoma

George Elgart, M.D.
Melanoma and Related Skin Cancers

Lynn Feun, M.D.
Melanoma and Related Skin Cancers

Howard Landy, M.D.
Neurological Cancer

Joe Levi, M.D.
Pancreatic, Liver, and Related Cancers

Caio Max Rocha Lima, M.D.
Pancreatic, Liver, and Related Cancers

Julio Barredo, M.D.
Pediatric Cancer

May Abdel-Wahab, M.D.
Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancers

Murugesan Manoharan, M.D.
Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancers

Rakesh Singal, M.D.
Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancers

Bach Ardalan, M.D.
Stomach and Esophageal Cancers

Dido Franceschi, M.D.
Stomach and Esophageal Cancers