Treatment Team

The following treatment team members specialize in endocrine cancers at the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.  To make an appointment, please call The James Line at (614) 293-5066 or toll-free 1-800-293-5066.  The James Line is a free, 24-hour, confidential telephone service staffed by oncology nurses weekdays from 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. to provide callers with cancer information and physician referrals throughout central Ohio.  For further information about a physician listed below, click on the name.

Endocrinology

Lawrence Kirschner, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
(adrenal cancer and genetic syndromes of endocrine cancers)

Richard Kloos, MD*
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
(thyroid cancer)

Matthew Ringel, MD*
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
(thyroid cancer)

Joseph Pinzone, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
(neuroendocrine cancer)

* Appointments by physician referral preferred

Medical Oncology

Manisha Shah, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology

Otolaryngology

David Schuller, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Vice President for Medical Center Expansion and Outreach
Medical Director, Medical Center Campaign
CEO Emeritus, The James and Director Emeritus, OSUCCC

Amit Agrawal, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Radiation Medicine

Nina Mayr, MD
Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine
Max Moorehouse Chair in Cancer Research

John Grecula, MD
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine

Edward Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Medicine

Simon Lo, MB, ChB
Director, Radiation Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine

Douglas Martin, MD
Chief of Clinical Operations
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Medicine

Joseph Montebello, MD
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine

Radiology

Greg Guy, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Interventional Radiology

Hooman Khabiri, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Sectional Chief, Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Rodney Pozderac, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, Nuclear Medicine

Ali Rikabi, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Interventional Radiology

Surgical Oncology

William Farrar, MD
Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Director of Medical Affairs, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Edward Martin, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology

Michael Walker, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology

Surgery

Christopher Ellison, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Peter Muscarella II, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Nurse Practitioner

Daria Arbogast, RN, MSN, OCN, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Medical Oncology-Neuroendocrine

Lisa Kemp, MS, RCN, CNP
Nurse Practitioner, Surgical Oncology-HACE

Other Caregivers

Kathleen (Katie) Schweinsberg, RN
Disease Manager for Endocrine Cancers, Division of Endocrinology

Cynthia Alban, RN
Patient Care Resource Manager, Division of Head and Neck Oncology

Kathleen Bellamy, LISW
Patient Care Resource Manager, Division of Head and Neck Oncology

Marianne Bunch, RN
Patient Care Resource Manager, Division of Surgical Oncology

Gail Davison, RN
Patient Care Resource Manager, Division of Surgical Oncology

Vickie Hienke, LISW
Social Worker, Head and Neck Oncology

Erica Reimer, LISW
Social Worker, Division of Surgical Oncology

Paulette Snider, RN
Research Protocol Nurse, Clinical Trial Office, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center

Contacts

Bonnie Cooper
Scheduling Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology

Rich Scharschmidt
Scheduling Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology

Ronda Huston
Scheduling Coordinator, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Kristi Ream
Program Coordinator, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology

Beth Scholl
Program Coordinator, Division of Medical Oncology