Cancer Care Team

Leaders in Cancer Care

Catholic Health cancer specialists give Long Islanders access to the highest level of clinical excellence in cancer care. Under the direction of Dr. Bhoomi Mehrotra, Catholic Health chair of cancer services, our team's compassionate and personalized approach sets us apart. We work together as one team. Your team.

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Our Leadership

Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD

Chair of Cancer Services, Catholic Health; Director of Cancer Institute at St. Francis Hospital

Gary Gecelter, MD, FACS, FACG

Chair of Surgery Services, Catholic Health

Yi-Chun Lee, MD

Chair of Women Health Service Line Services, Catholic Health; Program Director of Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship

Our Team

Mohammed Ali, MD

Chair of Cancer Committee, Mercy Hospital

Christopher Atalla, DO

Director of Men’s Health, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Anthony Capizzi, MD

Associate Chair of Surgery, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Sharad Chandrika, MD

Director of Interventional Pulmonary Medicine, Catholic Health

Mitchell Chorost, MD

Director of Surgical Oncology, St. Francis Hospital

Jana Deitch, MD

Director of Breast Health, St. Catherine of Siena Hospital

John Francfort, MD

Chair of Surgery, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Johnny Kao, MD

Director of Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan University Hospital; Chair of Radiation Oncology, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Sophia Fu, MD

Director of Breast Surgery, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Natalya Krichmar, MD

Section Chief of Hematology Oncology, St. Joseph Hospital

John Loscalzo, MD

Chief of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Dilip Patel, MD

Vice Chair of Hematology & Malignant Hematology Services, St. Francis Hospital

Daniel Ari Popowich, MD, FACS, FACRS

Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery, St. Francis Hospital

David Babak Samadi, MD

Director of Men’s Health & Urologic, St. Francis Hospital

Ashish Sangal, MD

Director of Clinical Research & Thoracic Oncology, Good Samaritan University Hospital

Our Care Team

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Medical Oncology

Cardio-Oncology

Syed Saad Mahmood, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Yi-Chun Lee, MD

Interventional Pulmonology

Sharad Chandrika, MD

Men’s Health and Urologic Oncology

David Babak Samadi, MD

Pulmonology

Radiation Oncology

Surgery Oncology

Thoracic Surgery

Lawrence Durban, MD, FACS

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Medical Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Johnny Kao, MD
Vikram Soni, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Neurosurgery

Head & Neck Surgery

Arnbjorn Toset, MD

Interventional Pulmonology

Sharad Chandrika, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Breast & General Surgery

*General surgery includes: Breast, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary, Laparoscopic, Bariatric, Endocrinology and Oncology

Symptom Management & Supportive Care

Robotic-Assisted Urology

Christopher Atalla, DO

Hepatobiliary Surgery

John Hsu, MD

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Medical Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Thoracic Surgery

Interventional Pulmonology

Sharad Chandrika, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Yi-Chun Lee, MD

Breast & General Surgery

*General surgery includes: Breast, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary, Laparoscopic, Bariatric, Endocrinology and Oncology

Surgery Oncology

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Comprehensive Cancer Care

Catholic Health chair of cancer services Dr. Bhoomi Mehrotra (left) and our cancer team offer comprehensive care for patients—body, mind and soul.

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Cancer Care Team

Leaders in Cancer Care

Our Leadership

Bhoomi Mehrotra, MD

Gary Gecelter, MD, FACS, FACG

Yi-Chun Lee, MD

Our Team

Mohammed Ali, MD

Christopher Atalla, DO

Anthony Capizzi, MD

Sharad Chandrika, MD

Mitchell Chorost, MD

Jana Deitch, MD

John Francfort, MD

Johnny Kao, MD

Sophia Fu, MD

Natalya Krichmar, MD

John Loscalzo, MD

Dilip Patel, MD

Daniel Ari Popowich, MD, FACS, FACRS

David Babak Samadi, MD

Ashish Sangal, MD

Our Care Team

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