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Lung Cancer Team

The Thoracic Oncology Program team at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center consists of physicians, specially trained nurses and clinicians who are exceptionally caring specialists in cancers of the lungs, esophagus and other organs of the thorax.

Surgical Oncology / Thoracic Surgery
  • David Tom Cooke

    David Tom Cooke

    Professor and Founding Chief, Division of General Thoracic Surgery

    Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Wellness

    Associate Physician Lead, Lung Cancer Integrated Service Line

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  • Lisa M. Brown

    Lisa M. Brown

    Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery

    Divisional Director of Research and Quality

    Division of General Thoracic Surgery

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  • Luis Armando Godoy

    Luis A. Godoy, M.D., FACS

    Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery

    Division of General Thoracic Surgery

    Affiliate Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine.

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  • Jessica Harvey

    Jessica Harvey, M.A., PA-C

  • Sarah Holmes

    Sarah Holmes, M.A., PA-C

  • Valerie Kuderer

    Valerie Kuderer, RN, OCN

Hematology and Oncology
Interventional Pulmonology
  • Chinh Phan

    Chinh Phan, D.O.

    Medical Director, Interventional Pulmonary Services

    Director, Interventional Pulmonology Program

    Associate Clinical Professor

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  • Nicholas Stollenwerk

    Nicholas Stollenwerk, M.D.

    Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

    Fellowship Program Director

    Medical Student Pulmonary Course Director

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  • Jaspreet Kaur Dhillon

    Ken Y. Yoneda, M.D.

    Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care

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  • Michelle Elizabeth Lagana

    Michelle Lagana, B.S.N., RN

    Interventional Pulmonology Nurse Navigator

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  • Hanine Naim Inaty

    Hanine Naim Inaty, M.D.

    Associate Clinical Professor

    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

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Diagnostic Radiology
  • Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe

    Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe, M.D.

    Division Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging

    Director Lung Cancer Screening program

    Specialties: CardioVascular Imaging & Neuroradiology

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  • Fatma Sen

    Fatma Sen, M.D., M.Sc.

    Professor of Radiology

    Specialties: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging & Neuroradiology

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  • Mohammad H. Madani

    Mohammad Madani, M.D.

    Assistant Professor of Radiology

    Specialties: Thoracic & Cardiovascular Imaging

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  • Lorenzo Nardo

    Lorenzo Nardo, M.D., Ph.D

    Division Chief of Nuclear Medicine and Director of Theranostic

    Co-Director In vivo Translational Imaging Shared Resources

    Specialties: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging & Musculoskeletal Radiology

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Radiation Oncology
  • Megan E. Daly

    Megan Daly, M.D.

    Associate Director for Clinical Research, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology

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  • Shyam Rao

    Shyam Rao, M.D., Ph.D.

    Medical Director of Radiation Oncology

    Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology

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  • Amol M. Shah

    Amol M. Shah, M.D.

    Assistant Clinical Professor

    Associate Program Director, Intervention/Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program

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Nuclear Medicine
  • Megan E. Daly

    Fatma Sen, M.D., M.Sc.

    Associate Clinical Professor

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  • Lorenzo Nardo

    Lorenzo Nardo, M.D., Ph.D

    Division Chief of Nuclear Medicine and Director of Theranostic

    Co-Director In vivo Translational Imaging Shared Resources

    Specialties: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging & Musculoskeletal Radiology

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Care Navigation

  • Angela Mackie, RN Navigator

  • Shalini Paul, M.A. II Navigator

  • Terra Cruz, LVN

  • Keilani Guevarra, LVN

  • Ananeiri Medina, LVN

  • Maria Quadra, LVN

  • Christine Ramil-Francisco, LVN

Palliative Care
  • Nathan Fairman

    Nathan Paul Fairman, M.D., M.P.H.

    Medical Director of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship

    Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Supportive Care Oncology
Dietitians
  • Danielle Baham

    Danielle Baham, M.S., R.D.

    Dietitian

  • Kathleen Newman

    Kathleen Newman, RD, CSO

    Dietitian

Genetic Counselors
Social Work
  • Sara Chavez

    Sara Chavez, LCSW, OSW-C, ACHP-SW

  • Jennifer Nordstrand

    Jennifer Nordstrand, LCSW

  • Thu Phan

    Thu Phan, LCSW

  • Linda Romo

    Linda Romo, LCSW