Physicians and Faculty

Department Chair

Jeffrey A. Bogart , MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology

Paul D Aridgides, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; All Cancers and Hematological Conditions; Esophageal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Urologic Cancers
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associations/Memberships: American College of Radiology (ACR); Onondaga County Medical Society

Jenna M Bakrukov, NP
315 464-8668

Alexander Banashkevich, MD, FRCPC
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Adult Lymphoma; Anal Cancer; Bile Duct Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Bone Cancer
Education: University of British Columbia
Associations/Memberships: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)

Daniel A Bassano, PhD
315 464-5084
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology Physics
Education: Syracuse University

Research Interests:

The utilazation of more effective imaging technologies and strategies for oncologic diagnosis and treatment.
Analysis of outcomes after Gammaknife treatment of various brain pathologies.

Clinical Interests:

Treating all cancers using modern external radiation techniques, radioactive sources and the Gammaknife.
Using accelerated [1 week],and partial breast[lumpectomy site] irradiation schemes for early breast cancer.

Jared M Deck, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Adult Lymphoma; Anal Cancer; Bile Duct Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Bone Cancer
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associations/Memberships: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); Onondaga County Medical Society; Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society; American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO)

Nathan Goldman, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Brain Cancer; Breast Cancer; Colon and Rectal Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer
Education: Albany Medical College, NY
Associations/Memberships: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society

Seung Shin Hahn, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Head and Neck Cancer; Tongue and Tonsil Cancer; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Education: Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Research Interests:

Radiosurgery; Radiation sensitizer and protectors; evaluation of radiation sensitivity of normal tissues.

Clinical Interests: Brain Tumors, Head and Neck Cancers,Gynecological Malignancies

Dennis J Kotlove, MD
315 472-7504

Clinical Interests:

Head/neck, lower GI, lung, prostate, breast,CNS malignancies

Michael A Lacombe, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; All Cancers and Hematological Conditions; Head and Neck Cancer; Tongue and Tonsil Cancer; Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Education: University Hospital, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse

Hsin K Li, MD, PharmD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; All Cancers and Hematological Conditions; Anal Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Brain Cancer; Breast Cancer
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associations/Memberships: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO); Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Weidong Li, PhD
315 464-5942
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology Physics
Education: University of Virginia

Michael D Mix, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Brain Cancer; Brain Tumor; Esophageal Cancer; Liver Cancer; Lung Cancer
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associations/Memberships: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Shannon P Opperman, NP
315 464-5276

Tarun K Podder, PhD
315 464-5276

Linda L Schicker, MD
315 473-3300
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Adult Lymphoma; Anal Cancer; Bile Duct Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Bone Cancer
Education: University of Nevada at Reno

Anna Shapiro, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Therapy
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Brittany A Simone, DO
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Radiation Oncology; Adult Lymphoma; Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer/Uterine Cancer

Research Interests:

Tumor metabolism and the use of metabolism-based therapies to improve response to radiation therapy in both clinical and preclinical settings.

Kathryn M Spinek, NP
315 464-9418
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Radiation Therapy

Karna T Sura, MD
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Adult Lymphoma; Anal Cancer; Bile Duct Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Bone Cancer
Education: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Associations/Memberships: American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), New Practitioner Committee Member; American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

Subspecialties

All physicians of the department have sub-specialty expertise with many participating in several multi-disciplinary endeavors with other departments including medicine, surgery, and pediatrics. Our sub-specialty expertise in cancer care includes the following:

Head and neck tumors
Lymphoma
Gastrointestinal cancer
Eye tumors
Brain tumors
Lung cancer
Prostate cancer
Breast cancer
Skin cancer
Gynecologic malignancy
Soft tissue sarcoma
Pediatric cancers