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MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS

 
Brenelly Lozada, MD

Dr. Brenelly Lozada is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the cancer center. Dr. Lozada’s area of expertise is breast, ovarian, colorectal cancer, and hereditary syndromes (Cancer Genetics).

Dr. Lozada received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus and completed her residency at the University District Hospital – University of Puerto Rico. She later went on to complete her hematology and oncology fellowship at San Juan Veterans’ Administration Hospital – Hospital San Juan and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. She has served as assistant professor of Internal Medicine and hematology/oncology at the University of Puerto Rico.

Dr. Lozada participated in CCOP-based research and performance of NIH-ROI grants for the performance of genetic testing in the Latino population at the Huntsmann Cancer Institute/University of Utah.

Languages: English, Spanish

Board Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine
Board Eligible: Hematology, Medical Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico
Internship:University of Puerto Rico-University District Hospital
Residency:University of Puerto Rico-University District Hospital
Fellowship: San Juan City Hospital, PR

 


Ena Segota, MD

Dr. Ena Segota is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the cancer center. Dr. Segota’s area of interest is hematologic malignancies, breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, and melanoma.

Dr. Segota received her medical degree ifrom the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia and completed her residency at the Cleveland Clinic Health System. Following that, she completed a clinical research fellowship in experimental therapeutics and then subspecialty training in Hematology/Oncology at the Taussig Cancer Center of the Cleveland Clinic.

She has conducted research in oncology and hematology and has served as the investigator in clinical trials. She has authored four papers and presented thirteen abstracts at national conferences around the country.

Languages: English, Croatian

Board Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Hematology, Medical Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: University of Zagreb
Internship: Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic
Residency: Huron Hospital, Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic


Leonard Siegel, MD, FACP 

Dr. Seigel is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist at the cancer center. Dr. Seigel has been in private practice at Holy Cross since 1998.

Dr. Seigel graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Rochester and received his medical degree from The George Washington University. Following that, he completed his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York and later went on to complete a hematology fellowship at Mt. Sinai. He also spent five years at the National Cancer Institute, Washington, DC, where he completed his medical oncology fellowship and spent four years doing basic science research in oncology.

Dr. Seigel serves as the principal investigator for all of our clinical trials at the Bienes Cancer Center, and has published articles relating to both laboratory research and clinical trials in oncology.

Board Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine,
Hematology, Medical Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: The George Washington University
Internship: Mt. Sinai Hospital
Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital
Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Hospital,
and the National Cancer Institute


Israel Spector, MD,FACP

Dr. Israel Spector is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist at the cancer center

Dr. Spector graduated from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York and received his medical degree from The Chicago Medical School. He later completed his internship and residency through The George Washington University at D.C. General Hospital. He later went on to complete his hematology fellowship at D.C. General as well.

He has served as associate clinical professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine. He was a recipient of USPHS post doctoral fellowship in Hematology and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is the primary author of several original articles in the areas of coagulation disorders as well as oncology topics.

Languages: English

Board Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine
Hematology, Medical Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Internship: George Washington University
Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship:George Washington University


RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS

Irina Grosman, MD

Irinia Grosman, M. D. is a board certified radiation oncologist at the Bienes Cancer Center.

Dr. Grosman received her M. D. from the Second Moscow State Medical Institute and went on to complete her residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.  She is a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Board Certified:
American Board of Radiology: Radiation Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: Second Moscow State Medical Institute
Internship: St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY

 


Abdon J. Medina, MD

Dr. Medina is the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the Bienes Cancer Center and a board-certified Radiation Oncologist.

Dr. Medina received his M.D. from the University of Zaragoza, Spain and later went on to complete his residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center, becoming chief resident.

Board Certified:
American Board of Radiology: Radiation Oncology

Institutions Attended:
Medical School: University of Zaragoza, Spain
Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital





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