Meet Your Cancer Team

At SIH Cancer Institute, we know there are a variety of ways to treat any specific cancer. It’s never just black and white. The cancer type, stage location of tumors and diagnosis date will determine the course of action to take. Our five teams meet regularly to discuss breast, lung, head/neck, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and other cancer cases.

“Treatment of someone with cancer is not a straight line, but rather a web woven from the expertise of many different people,” says Dr. Michael Little, a radiation oncologist. “Accordingly, a thoughtful, team-based approach to each person’s cancer is necessary to achieve the best result.”

Let’s meet the physicians on your cancer team:

Gastrointestinal Cancer Group

• Suven Shankar, MD, Surgical Oncology
• Abraham El-Sedfy, MD, Colorectal Surgery
• Melissa Martinez, MD, Gastroenterology
• Michael Little, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Alberto Cuartas, MD, Oncology
• George Tanios, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Hammad Shafqat, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Muhammad Popalzai, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Bachir Farah, MD, Hematology & Oncology
• Paula Pierce-Savoie, PA, Oncology
• Emily Taylor, NP, Radiation Oncology
• Heather Barrett, MD, Pathology
• Muhammad Malik, MD, Pathology
• Kevin Neill, MD, Pathology
• Sherry Williams, MD, Supportive and Palliative Care
• Cape Radiology Group

Genitourinary Cancer Group

• Don Arnold, MD, Urology
• Srinivas Rajamahanty, MD, Urology
• Sam Stokes, MD, Urology
• Nikita Chevalier, MD, Urology
• Michael Little, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Emily Taylor, NP, Radiation Oncology
• Alberto Cuartas, MD, Oncology
• Muhammad Popalzai, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Georges Tanios, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Bachir Farah, MD, Hematology & Oncology
• Hammad Shafqat, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Paula Pierce-Savoie, PA, Oncology
• Heather Barrett, MD, Pathology
• Muhammad Malik, MD, Pathology
• Kevin Neill, MD, Pathology
• Cape Radiology Group 

Lung Cancer Group

• Gurpreet Bambra, MD, Pulmonology
• Raymund Pineda, MD, Pulmonology
• Subaila Zia, MD, Pulmonology
• John Watson, MD, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
• Russell McElveen, DO, RPVI Cardio Thoracic Surgery
• Michael Little, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Emily Taylor, NP, Radiation Oncology
• Alberto Cuartas, MD, Oncology
• Muhammad Popalzai, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Bachir Farah, MD, Hematology & Oncology
• Georges Tanios, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Hammad Shafqat, MD, Oncology & Hematology
• Paula Pierce-Savoie, PA, Oncology
• Heather Barrett, MD, Pathology
• Muhammad Malik, MD, Pathology
• Kevin Neill, MD, Pathology
• Sherry Williams, MD, Supportive and Palliative Care
• Cape Radiology Group

Breast Cancer Group