Meet Our Team

Medical Director

Sherise Ferguson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

Surgical Oncologists

Catherine Akay, M.D. | Watch video
Associate Professor, Breast Surgical Oncology

Amy Hessel, M.D.
Professor, Head and Neck Surgery 

John Papadopoulos, M..D. | Watch Video
Associate Professor, Urology 

Kristen Pytynia, M.D., MPH
Professor, Head and Neck Surgery

Boris Sepesi, M.D. | Watch video
Associate Professor, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Jessica Suarez Colen, M.D. | Watch video
Associate Professor, Breast Surgical Oncology

Jolyn Taylor, M.D. | Watch video
Assistant Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine

Matthew Tillman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

Behrouz Zand, M.D. | Watch video
Assistant Professor, Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine

Medical Oncologists

Ajit Bisen, M.D.
Assistant Professor, General Oncology

Ryan Huey, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal  Medical Oncology

Sunyoung Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Gatrointestinal Medical Oncology

Alyssa Rieber, M.D.
Chair, General Oncology

Shi-Ming Tu, M.D.
Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology

Radiation Oncologists

Elizabeth Bloom, M.D. | Watch video
Professor, Radiation Oncology

Gregory Chronowski, M.D. | Watch video
Professor, Radiation Oncology

Stephen G. Chun, M.D. | Watch video
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Melissa M. Joyner, M.D., M.B.A. | Watch Video
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Anesthesiology 

Benjamin Arnold, M.D.
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Dermatology

Hung Q. Doan, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Kudakwashe Maloney, M.D., MPhil | Watch video
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Gastroenterology

Mazen Alasadi, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Anusha S. Thomas, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 

Interventional Radiology

Stephen Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology

Zeyad A. Metwalli, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology           

Pain Medicine

Christina Le-Short, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pain Medicine

Uzondu Osuagwu M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pain Medicine 

Care Team

Your care team also consists of Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, who collaborate with the patient and physicians to provide top-quality cancer treatment. Mid-level providers are an essential part of cancer care at MD Anderson West Houston.