Thoracic Cancer Care Team

Our expert staff coordinates treatment, as well as all necessary follow up and rehabilitation, using a team approach. Individually tailored treatment plans increase survival rates and improve a patient’s quality of life.

Our team includes thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, diagnostic and interventional radiologists, pulmonary medicine and critical care specialists, palliative care experts, geriatric oncology specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse navigators, pathologists, nutritionists, psychiatrists, social workers, and support staff.

Medical Oncology

Christopher G. Azzoli, MD

Director of Thoracic Oncology

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Humera Khurshid, MD

Director, Brown University Health Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic

Hina Khan, MD

Director, Brown University Health Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic, The Miriam Hospital

Douglas W. Martin, MD

Pulmonologist

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Brown University Health Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

Paul P. Koffer, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Brown University Health, and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Brown University Health Cancer Institute

Haley Leesley, MD

Thoracic Surgeon

Laura Denoncour, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Alison Lindahl, PA

Physician Assistant

David Tracey, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Odete Anotonio

Patient Navigator

Jennifer Asencio

Patient Navigator

Kathryn Cardarelli, RN

Patient Navigator

Nancy Follett, RN

Patient Navigators

Mary Ellen Mega, RN

Patient Navigator

Xochitl Minakin

Patient Navigator

Rachael Studley, RN

Patient Navigator

Carolyn Woods, RN

Patient Navigator

Thoracic Cancer Care Team

Medical Oncology

Christopher G. Azzoli, MD

Director of Thoracic Oncology

Ariel E. Birnbaum, MD

Medical Oncologist

Humera Khurshid, MD

Director, Brown University Health Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic

Hina Khan, MD

Director, Brown University Health Cancer Institute Thoracic Multidisciplinary Clinic, The Miriam Hospital

Pulmonology

Douglas W. Martin, MD

Pulmonologist

Radiation Oncology

Thomas A. DiPetrillo, MD

Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Jaroslaw T. Hepel, MD, FACRO

Director, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Brown University Health Cancer Institute and Rhode Island Hospital

Paul P. Koffer, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Surgical Oncology

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD

Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Brown University Health, and Chief of Thoracic Oncology, Brown University Health Cancer Institute

Haley Leesley, MD

Thoracic Surgeon

Advanced Practice Providers

Laura Denoncour, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Alison Lindahl, PA

Physician Assistant

David Tracey, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Patient Navigators

Odete Anotonio

Patient Navigator

Jennifer Asencio

Patient Navigator

Kathryn Cardarelli, RN

Patient Navigator

Nancy Follett, RN

Patient Navigators

Mary Ellen Mega, RN

Patient Navigator

Xochitl Minakin

Patient Navigator

Rachael Studley, RN

Patient Navigator

Carolyn Woods, RN

Patient Navigator