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Hematology/Oncology – Faculty

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Howard Safran, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division Director, Hematology-Oncology

Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, MD
Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Medicine

Khaldoun Almhanna, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Christopher G. Azzoli, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, Lifespan Cancer Institute
Twitter: @JerryAzzoli

Peter Barth, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Twitter: @peterbarthmd

Paul Bertone, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Research)

Ari Birnbaum, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Program, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Rimini Breakstone, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

James N. Butera, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Benedito A. Carneiro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Research, Director of Cancer Drug Development, Lifespan Cancer Institute
Associate Director of The Division of Hematology-Oncology

Maria Constantinou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Michelle Dawson, MD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology
Twitter: @DawsonStemCell

Andre DeSouza, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Don Dizon, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Women’s Cancers and Hematology and Oncology Clinics , Lifespan Cancer Institute
Director, Oncology Sexual Health Clinic, Lifespan Cancer Institute
Director of Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital
Twitter: @drdonsdizon

Patrycja Dubielecka-Szczerba, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Christine Duffy, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Adult Cancer Survivorship Program

Pamela Egan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Wafik El-Deiry, MD
Mencoff Family University Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Twitter: @weldeiry

Katherine Faricy-Anderson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mary Anne Fenton, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Breast Medical Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital
Twitter: @rhodeislandMD

Mary Flynn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Nancy J. Freeman, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Section Chief, Hematology-Oncology, Providence VA Medical Center

Dana Guyer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Randall Ingham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Hina Khan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Humera Khurshid, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Geriatric Oncology, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Mary Lopresti, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Young, Fight, Strong program, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Edward Martin, MD
Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Anthony E. Mega, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator
Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Ali Naboush, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Rabin Niroula, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Thomas Ollila, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Twitter: @OllilaTom

Adam Olszewski, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Matthew Quesenberry, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Peter Quesenberry, MD
Paul Calabresi, MD Professor of Oncology, Professor of Medicine

Alexander Raufi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Fatima Raza, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

John L. Reagan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Hematology, Lifespan Cancer Institute
Twitter: @BrownHeme

Iole Ribizzi-Akhtar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Fred Schiffman, MD
Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, Professor of Medicine
Associate Physician in Chief, The Miriam Hospital
Medical Director, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Alexi Shimanovsky, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

Robert Sokolic, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, The Sickle Cell Multidisciplinary Program

Rochelle Strenger, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Women’s Medical Oncology, The Miriam Hospital

Sicheng Wen, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research)

Sabrina Witherby, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician-Educator

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The Department of Medicine at Alpert Medical School is comprised of eleven distinct Divisions. These Divisions, working in conjunction with the community doctors who comprise our Primary Care offerings, provide patients with an outstanding level of care both within the Brown affiliated hospitals and throughout several community-based clinical locations. In addition to patient services, several of our Divisions offer exceptional programs for Residents and Fellows within their designated areas of expertise.

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