Colorectal Cancer Center Expert Team

The Colorectal Cancer Center is comprised of a world-class team of colorectal specialists and surgeons, including pioneers in the field.

Leadership

Zuri Akida Murrell MD
Director, Colorectal Cancer Center

Colorectal Surgery

Zuri Akida Murrell MD
Director, Colorectal Cancer Center

General Surgery

Edward Phillips MD FACS
Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of Surgery and Chief, Division of General Surgery
Director, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild
Director, Wasserman Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Program
Director, Weight Loss Center
Karl Storz Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Honor of Dr. George Berci

Medical Oncology

Noam Z. Drazin MD Hematology / Oncology	Richard E. Gould MD Hematology/Oncology
Andrew Hendifar MD, MPH Gastrointestinal Oncology	Marina Vaysburd MD Hematology/Oncology
Edward M. Wolin MD Co-Director, Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program

Radiation Oncology

C. Michele Burnison MD Associate Director, Radiation Oncology, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center	Behrooz Hakimian MD Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center Radiation Oncology Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild
Amin J. Mirhadi MD Radiation Oncology	Howard M. Sandler MD, MS, FASTRO Chair, Radiation Oncology Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics
Richard Tuli MD, PhD Radiation Oncology

Gastroenterology

Raena Sadeghi Olsen DO
Gastroenterologist

Leo Treyzon MD MS
Gastroenterology

Pathology

Deepti Dhall MD Assistant Professor of Pathology	Melissa Kahn MD Director, Pathology Residency Program
Richard Mertens MD Senior Surgical Pathologist

Radiology

Richard Sukov MD FACR
Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiology
Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild
Member, Colorectal Cancer Center

Mamata Chithriki MD
Chief, Body Ultrasound

Genetics

Ora Karp Gordon MD, MS
Director, GenRISK Adult Genetics Program
Genetics Director, Wasserman Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Program

Program Management

Cynthia Broze RN MSN
Clinical Program Coordinator, Colorectal Cancer Program