Los Angeles-Area Lung Cancer Care Team
Our Thoracic Surgeons
Loretta Erhunmwunsee, M.D., F.A.C.S., is the Vice President and Chief Health Access and Community Enrichment Officer at City of Hope Medical Center where she leads the development and implementation of strategy that addresses health disparities and that fosters inclusion across the City of Hope
Dr. Abigail Fong, M.D., M.B.A, is an assistant clinical professor in the department of surgery.
Jae Y. Kim, M.D., is the chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Kim specializes in esophageal cancer and lung cancer, robotic surgery, mesothelioma and thymoma.
Dan Raz, M.D., M.A.S., is co-director of the Lung Cancer and Thoracic Oncology Program and a professor in the Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Raz specializes in esophageal and lung cancer surgery – and in raising public awareness about cancer risks.
Our Medical Oncologists
Dr. Antrim is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research at City of Hope Duarte.
Samuel W. Chung, M.D., is a hematologist and medical oncologist at City of Hope cancer research hospital in Arcadia, California.
Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., is the physician-in-chief of City of Hope Orange County and deputy physician-in-chief of City of Hope National Medical Center.
Matthew Lee, M.D. is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research at City of Hope Duarte.
Dr. Christine M. Lovly serves as Chief of the Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology and is an expert in leveraging molecular and genetic testing to personalize care for patients with lung cancer.
Dr. Muddasani is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research.
Tanyanika Phillips, M.D., M.P.H., is a medical oncologist, hematologist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research.
Swapnil Rajurkar, M.D., is a medical oncologist and hematologist specializing in gynecological cancers providing treatment at City of Hope's Upland community practice site.
Adam Rock, M.D., is a medical oncologist with a focus on lung cancer at City of Hope's main hospital in Duarte, California.
Ravi Salgia M.D., Ph.D., is the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology at City of Hope and an expert in the study and treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, thoracic and thymic malignancies and bronchial carcinoids.
George Bernard Semeniuk, III, M.D., is a hematologist/oncologist specializing in leukemia, lymphoma and hematopoietic cell transplantation.
James Y. Shen, M.D., is a medical oncologist at City of Hope's South Pasadena and Arcadia locations.
Neel Sagar Talwar, M.D., is a medical oncologist at City of Hope's Upland, California.
Tingting Tan, M.D., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope.
Our Pulmonologists
Hugh Davis, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine within the Department of Medicine at City of Hope Duarte.
Aria Hong, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Interventional pulmonologist Waasil Kareem, M.D., strives to listen actively to his patients, answer their questions comprehensively and coherently, and partner with them in navigating treatment.
Anna Kim, M.D., is a medical intensivist specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Farhad Mazdisnian, M.D., is Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine at City of Hope.
Afshin Sam, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Argelia J. Sandoval, M.D., is a medical intensivist and respiratory disease physician.
Our Radiation Oncologists
Arya Amini, M.D., is a radiation oncologist and associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at City of Hope.
Benjamin Cahan, M.D., is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope's Mission Hills and Santa Clarita locations.
Helen Chen, M.D., is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope, South Pasadena in Los Angeles, Southern California.
Dr. Cote is an assistant clinical professor, department of Radiation Oncology
Boryana Eastman, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at City of Hope.
Garth Green, M.D., brings nearly 25 years of radiation oncology experience to City of Hope South Bay.
Ji Hyun Kim, M.D., is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope's South Bay site.
Trevor Lim, M.D., chose his specialty in radiation oncology because it gives him the chance to eradicate cancer with pinpoint precision and minimal side effects for his patients. Helping people with cancer live longer, healthier lives in this way drives his work as a physician.
Radiation oncologist Yufei Liu, M.D., Ph.D., was called to be a physician out of his desire to alleviate patients’ suffering during their most vulnerable times and to translate the latest scientific discoveries into better cancer treatments.
Specializing in radiation oncology, Paul Mandelin, D.O., is a board certified radiation oncologist at City of Hope's Corona location.
Sagus Sampath, M.D., Radiation Oncologist | City of Hope, Los Angeles, California.
Sean Szeja, M.D., M.S., is radiation oncologist at City of Hope's Upland location.
Terence M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope in Duarte, Southern California.