Los Angeles-Area Thyroid Cancer Care Team
Our Endocrinologists
Endocrinologist Maria Mercedes Chang Villacreses, M.D., is determined to make a difference in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes.
Sasan Fazeli, M.D., is an endocrinologist in the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Pooja Manroa, M.D., specializes in endocrinology and uses a systematic and methodical approach to diagnosing and treating endocrine disorders.
Behrouz Salehian, M.D., is an endocrinologist specializing in treating thyroid disorders, pituitary disorders and neuroendocrine tumors. He is also director of the diabetes cardiovascular risk reduction program at City of Hope.
Raynald Samoa, M.D., is an associate clinical professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, as well as an Endocrinologist, at City of Hope in Los Angeles, California.
Karen Tsai, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, specializing in treating thyroid diseases.
Our Radiologists
Jonathan Kessler, M.D., is an interventional radiologist specializing in colon, liver, kidney cancers.
Maria Parayno, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology.
Lalit H. Vora, M.D., is a clinical professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology.
Dave M. Yamauchi, M.D., is a diagnostic radiologist specializing in interventional radiology at City of Hope.
Our Pathologists
Dr. Afkhami is a professor of molecular genomic pathology and hematopathology, CLIA director of Clinical Molecular Genomics and Cytogenomics laboratory, and division chief of molecular pathology and therapy biomarkers at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sue Chang, M.D., is a pathologist and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Pathology.
Fang Fan, M.D., Ph.D., is pathologist in the Department of Pathology at City of Hope.
Min Han, M.D., Ph.D., is the assistant clinical professor, department of Pathology.
Supportive Medicine
Jee Won Cheong, D.O., chose to specialize in palliative and supportive care medicine because of the direct impact he has on care.
Anesthesiologist Andrew T. Leitner, M.D., is chair of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and the Arthur M. Coppola Family Chair in Supportive Care Medicine.
Our Surgeons
Thomas J. Gernon, M.D., is an otolaryngologist specializing in the treatment of head and neck cancers, particularly HPV-related malignancies, at City of Hope in Duarte and South Pasadena.
Ellie Maghami, M.D., is a head, neck and thyroid cancer surgeon and The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Endowed Professor in Head and Neck Cancer.
Krupal Patel, M.D., M.Sc., is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte and a board-certified otolaryngologist.
Sepehr Shabani, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Head and Neck, Department of Surgery
John Yim, M.D., is a breast cancer, thyroid cancer and endocrine disorders surgeon.
Our Medical Oncologists
George Bernard Semeniuk, III, M.D., is a hematologist/oncologist specializing in leukemia, lymphoma and hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Precision Medicine
Joanne M. Jeter, M.D. is an Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine at City of Hope, Duarte, California.