Meet Our Physicians

• Oncologists/Hematologists 
• Surgical Oncologists
• Radiation Oncologists
• Radiologists
• Gastrointestinal Surgeons 
• GYN Oncologists
• Hepatobiliary Surgeons 
• Brain Tumor Surgeons 
• Plastic Surgeons
• Neurosurgeons/Gamma Knife Surgeons
• Otolaryngologists (Head & neck)  
• Thoracic Oncology Surgeons 
• Urologists
• Dermatologists
• Psychiatry/Psychologists
• Pathologists

Access a Cancer Treatment Team with Breadth and Depth in Augusta, Georgia

As part of an Academic Medical Center, MCGHealth Cancer Center in Augusta, Ga., has assembled a team of skilled clinicians, researchers and scientists in a single location. This team offers preventive strategies, diagnostic testing and leading-edge treatments aimed at defeating cancer and offering hope to people battling the disease.

The medical staff of the MCGHealth Cancer Center includes. 

Oncologists/Hematologists:

• Kapil Bhalla, MBBS
• Paul A. Bilodeau, MD
• Teresa E. Coleman, MD
• Paul M. Dainer, MD
• Abdullah Kutlar, MD
• Anand P. Jillella, MBBS
• Charles L. Lutcher, MD
• Amanda D. May, MD
• Russell R. Moores, MD
• Kavita Natarajan, MBBS
• Asha Nayak, MBBS
• Thomas Samuel, MD
• Celalettin Ustun, MD
• Farrukh Awan, MBBS

Surgical Oncologists:

• David Scott Lind, MD
• E. James Kruse, DO
• James McLoughlin, MD

Radiation Oncologists:

• Catherine Chang, MD
• Byron G. Dasher, MD
• Catherine Ferguson, MD
• Jed D. Howington, MD
• Jerry W. Howington, MD
• William Dean Martin, MD
• Chris Sheils, MD

Radiologists: 

• James Craft, MD
• Ramon E. Figueroa, MD
• James Rawson, MD
• Suzanne Thigpen, MD
• Hadyn T. Williams, MD

Gastrointestinal Surgeons:

• Bruce V. MacFadyen, MD
• John Mellinger, MD
• Michael Edwards, MD

GYN Oncologists:

• Sharad A. Ghamande, MD
• Michael S. Macfee, MD
• Daron Ferris, MD

Hepatobiliary Surgeon (Liver):

• Todd Merchen, MD

Thoracic Oncology Surgeons:

• Vijay Patel, MD
• Albert Chang, MD

Dermatologist:

• Jack L. Lesher, Jr., MD
• Daniel J. Sheehan, MD (Mohs surgeon)
    

Plastic Surgeons:

• Edmond Ritter, MD
• Mabel Gamboa, MD
• Kenna Given, MD

Psychiatry/Psychology:

• Lara Stepleman, PhD

Otolaryngologists (Head and Neck):

• David J. Terris, MD
• Lana Jackson, MD

Neurosurgeon/Gamma Knife Surgeon

• John R. Vender, MD 

Urology:

• James A. Brown, MD
• Ronald W. Lewis, MD
• Martha Terris, MD