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Meet Our Cancer Specialists
The Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is committed to treating your cancer with compassion and the most advanced diagnostic and cancer treatment techniques available. Patients of Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center know they are receiving precision medicine from a multidisciplinary team of experienced cancer experts. That team is made up of dedicated individuals that bring their own diverse training and educational backgrounds to our personalized, collaborative fight against cancer.
All patients are seen in our cancer center: 625 N. 6th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Learn more about our cancer specialists:
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Carolyn Abraham, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLT](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Cancer-Institute-Carolyn-Abrahams.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Speech Language Pathology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Carolyn Abraham, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLT](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Cancer-Institute-Carolyn-Abrahams.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Speech Language Pathology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Nicole Afuape, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Nicole-Afuape.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in treating sexual health, gynecologic cancer and pelvic pain
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Nicole Afuape, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Nicole-Afuape.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in treating sexual health, gynecologic cancer and pelvic pain
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ross Bremner, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-ross-bremner.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ross Bremner, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-ross-bremner.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Kathryn Coan, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/medical-groups/arizona/provider-images/surgical-specialist/st-josephs/kathryn-coan.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1600.jpeg)
Specializes in Endocrine and General Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Kathryn Coan, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/medical-groups/arizona/provider-images/surgical-specialist/st-josephs/kathryn-coan.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1600.jpeg)
Specializes in Endocrine and General Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Aidnag Diaz, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/doctors/misc/diaz-aidnag-md-2019.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Aidnag Diaz, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/doctors/misc/diaz-aidnag-md-2019.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Karen Dirrigl, MS](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/uploads/dirrigl-karen-2018.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Genetic Counseling
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Karen Dirrigl, MS](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/uploads/dirrigl-karen-2018.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Genetic Counseling
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona John Farley, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/john-farley.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Gynecologic Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona John Farley, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/john-farley.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Gynecologic Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ron Gagliano, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/gme/faculty/general-surgery/gme-az-ronald-gagliano.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ron Gagliano, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/gme/faculty/general-surgery/gme-az-ronald-gagliano.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Gastrointestinal Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Angela Gallagher, RDN](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-ci-angela-gallagher-198-198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in of nutrition in relation to disease
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Angela Gallagher, RDN](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-ci-angela-gallagher-198-198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in of nutrition in relation to disease
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Brian Gans, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/Gans-Brian.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1232.png)
Specializes in Supportive Care and Survivorship
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Brian Gans, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/Gans-Brian.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1232.png)
Specializes in Supportive Care and Survivorship
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Miguel Gonzalez-Velez, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Miguel-Velez.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Melanoma and Sarcoma
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Miguel Gonzalez-Velez, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/DH-AZ-SJHMC-Miguel-Velez.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Melanoma and Sarcoma
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Syed Hassan, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-ci-syed-hassan-198-198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in hematology oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Syed Hassan, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-ci-syed-hassan-198-198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in hematology oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Lora Hebert, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/lora-hebert.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Lora Hebert, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/lora-hebert.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Jasmine Huang, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-jasmine-huang.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Jasmine Huang, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-jasmine-huang.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Colette Januszewski, PT](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-colette-januszewski-pt.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in physical therapy
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Colette Januszewski, PT](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/dh-az-colette-januszewski-pt.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in physical therapy
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona George Kallingal, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/kallingal-george-2020-01.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in treating sexual health and urologic cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona George Kallingal, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/kallingal-george-2020-01.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in treating sexual health and urologic cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Editha Krueger, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/images/misc/az-ci-editha-krueger.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Editha Krueger, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/images/misc/az-ci-editha-krueger.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology and Breast Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Shyamal Patel, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/shyamal-patel.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology and Prostate Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Shyamal Patel, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/shyamal-patel.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology and Prostate Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Mital Patel, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/mital-patel.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Liver Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Mital Patel, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/mital-patel.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Liver Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Anathea Powell, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/powell-anathea.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Anathea Powell, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/cancer-team-photos/powell-anathea.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ali Saeed, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/saeed-ali-md-2019.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Ali Saeed, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/saeed-ali-md-2019.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona angela-saverimuthu-md](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/Saverimuthu,%20Angela%20240409.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1600.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Medical Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona angela-saverimuthu-md](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/Saverimuthu,%20Angela%20240409.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1600.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Medical Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Makardhwaj Shrivastava, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/uploads/AZ_Cancer_Institute_Makardhwaj_Shrivastava_198x198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in Medical Oncology and Hematology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Makardhwaj Shrivastava, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/uploads/AZ_Cancer_Institute_Makardhwaj_Shrivastava_198x198.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.png)
Specializes in Medical Oncology and Hematology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Michael Smith, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-michael-smith.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Michael Smith, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-nti-michael-smith.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.png)
Specializes in Thoracic Surgery
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Nikita Thawani, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/nitika-thawani.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Nikita Thawani, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/nitika-thawani.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Radiation Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Vamsee Torri, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/common-images/1280x320-detail-clear-slight-overlay-on-bottom/Vamsee-Torri-2020-01.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Thoracic, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Medical Oncology, and Prostate Cancer
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Vamsee Torri, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/common-images/1280x320-detail-clear-slight-overlay-on-bottom/Vamsee-Torri-2020-01.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Thoracic, Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Medical Oncology, and Prostate Cancer
Meet Our Cancer Specialists
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Albert Wendt, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/albert-wendt.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Medical Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona Albert Wendt, MD](/content/dam/dignity-health/images/arizona/inline-legacy/photos/albert-wendt.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1120.jpeg)
Specializes in Breast Medical Oncology
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona lisa-wintonli](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/lisa-wintonli.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1606.png)
Specializes in Breast Cancer and Treating Breast Disease
![Search for a Doctor or Specialist | Dignity Health Cancer Institute | Arizona lisa-wintonli](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/dhci/lisa-wintonli.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1606.png)
Specializes in Breast Cancer and Treating Breast Disease