Our Team | Hematology and Oncology | UC Davis Health

Specialties

Hematology and Oncology

Our Team

Linda Acker, R.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Internal Medicine
Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Oyebimpe Adesina, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Hematology
Hemoglobinopathies
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Mili Arora, M.D.

Associate Professor (HSCP)

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Cancer
Oncology
Breast Cancer
Thyroid
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Janai Carr-Ascher, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor in Residence

Specialties
Cancer
Molecular Biology/Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Moon Chen, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Associate Director, Cancer Control/Cancer Disparities

Specialties
Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Professor

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Helen Chew, M.D.

Vice Chief, Hematology & Oncology

Director, Clinical Breast Cancer Program

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Breast Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Helen Chow, M.D.

Faculty Physician

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Scott Christensen, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Breast Cancer
Sarcoma
Hematology/Oncology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Jaspreet Dhillon, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
David Gandara, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, International Society of Liquid Biopsy

Co-Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer

Senior Advisor to Director, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Adjunct Clinical Professor, Translational and Clinical Research Program, University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Professor Emeritus

Specialties
Lung Disease
Hematology/Oncology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Adam Giermasz, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Adult Hemophilia
Benign and Malignant Hematology
Thrombosis
Internal Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Shuchi Gulati, M.D., M.Sc.

Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine

Specialties
Genitourinary Cancers
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Kendra Hutchinson, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Breast Cancer
Cancer
Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Paul Kaesberg, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (HSCP)

Specialties
Geriatric Oncology
Benign and Malignant Hematology
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Theresa Keegan, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Epidemiology
Cancer Survivorship
Hematology/Oncology
Edward Kim, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Director, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Clinical Research

Associate Professor of Medicine (Clin X)

Specialties
Oncology
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Kit Lam, Ph.D., M.D.

Distinguished Professor

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Biological Chemistry
Molecular Biology/Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Primo Lara, Jr., M.D.

Director, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Executive Associate Dean for Cancer Programs

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Duy-Phuong Le, F.N.P.-C., M.S.N., R.N.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Ryan Leibrandt, M.D.

Associate Physician Diplomate

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Tianhong Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Specialties
Lung Disease
Breast Disease
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Anjlee Mahajan, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Tara Martinez, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Nicholas Mitsiades, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine and Chief Translational Officer

Associate Director for Translational Research, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Specialties
Cancer
Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Evelyn Myrick, R.N., P.H.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Internal Medicine
Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Anterpreet Neki, M.D.

Associate Physician Diplomate

Specialties
Medical Oncology
Solid Tumors
Hematology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-295-5700
Clinic Referral Phone: 800-362-5566

Staff Physician

Specialties
Hematology
Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Mamta Parikh, M.D., M.S.

Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Specialties
Genitorurinary
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Associate Physician

Specialties
Oncology
Hematology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Jonathan Riess, M.D., M.S.

Director, Thoracic Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine (Clin X)

Specialties
Cancer
Lung Disease
Head and Neck Cancer
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Eve Rodler, M.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Alana Rothman, R.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Mariya Ryazantseva, R.N., M.S.N., W.H.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.P.-B.C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Shiruyeh Schokrpur, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Professor

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Medical Oncologist

Specialties
Hematology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Roya Sheridan, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Physician Diplomate

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Surbhi Singhal, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Oncology
Cancer
Lung Disease
Endocrinology
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Mamatha Siricila, M.D.

Associate Physician

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Christine Teklehaimanote, M.S.N., G.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.P.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology
Oncology
Clinical Research
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Paola Velosa, M.S.N., F.N.P.-B.C., P.C.C.N.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Rashmi Verma, M.D.

Assistant Health Science Clinical Professor

Specialties
Oncology
Genitorurinary
Gastrointestinal Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Siao-Yi Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Oncology
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Associate Physician, Adventist Health/ Rideout Cancer Care Network

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Paige Woodward, R.N., M.S.N., A.N.P.-B.C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Theodore Wun, M.D.

Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Director/PI UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center

Associate Dean for Research

Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-362-5566
Ashley Yuan, M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566

Staff

Brenda Lavell
Division Manager
blavell@ucdavis.edu
916-734-8013

Elizabeth "Lizz" Peters
Division Administrative Supervisor
epeters@ucdavis.edu
916-734-4691

Janna M. Peterson, PMP
Student Programs and Fellowship Manager
jmfpeterson@ucdavis.edu
916-734-8617

Pauline McAlpin
Academic Program Management Officer
ptmcalpin@ucdavis.edu
916-734-3735

Moriah Leedy
Executive Assistant to Vice Chief Helen Chew, M.D.
Operations Coordinator
mleedy@ucdavis.edu
916-734-7994

Jeremiah Gilday
Grants and Finance Lead Analyst
jrgilday@ucdavis.edu
916-734-8664

Renato Batres
HR Academic Generalist
rbatres@ucdavis.edu
916-734-1507

Christie Gallagher
Executive Assistant to the Chief Ted Wun, M.D.
chgallagher@ucdavis.edu
916-734-5197

Lorena Cocca
Administrative Assistant III
lacocca@ucdavis.edu
916-734-8452

Drew Campos
Administrative Assistant III
aecampos@ucdavis.edu
916-734-3772