Our Team
Inova's thoracic oncology team offers a level of expertise unparalleled in the Washington, DC, region. Led by world-class physicians Sandeep Khandhar, MD, and Alex Spira, MD, Inova's dedicated thoracic surgeons specialize in minimally invasive techniques and work in collaboration with a team of specialists each focused on the unique complexities of caring for thoracic oncology patients.
Medical directors
Sandeep Khandhar, MD, is surgical director of thoracic oncology in the Inova Thoracic Oncology Program.
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Alex Spira, MD, is medical director of medical oncology in the Inova Thoracic Oncology Program.
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Patient care navigator
Meet Carrie Friedman, RN, BS, our patient care navigator, and learn how she can help ease the the process of diagnosis and treatment.
Physician team
Radiation oncology
Medical oncology
- Ivan Aksentijevich, MD
- Patrick Byrne, MD
- Robert Christie, MD
- Raymond Cuevo, MD
- Ajay Dar, MD
- Dennis Dobrzynski, MD
- Robert Dobrzynski, MD
- David Dunning, MD
- Ravneet Grewal, MD
- Hamed Khosravi, MD
- Jotika Mangipudy, MD
- Dipti Patel-Donnelly, MD
- Rangappa Rajendra, MD
- Robert Reid, MD
- Lee Resta, MD
- Patricia Rizzo, MD
- Nicholas Robert, MD
- Alex Spira, MD
- Mary Wilkinson, MD
Gastroenterology
Thoracic surgery
Pulmonology
- Eyad Abu-Hamda, MD
- George Bazaco, MD
- Douglas Beach, MD
- Robert Bloom, MD
- John Cleary, MD
- Barry Dicicco, MD
- Maura Foley, MD
- Kevin Glass, MD
- Richard Hoffman, MD
- Karen Johnson, MD
- James Lamberti, MD
- Eric Libre, MD
- Thomas LoRusso, MD
- Thomas McCabe, MD
- Rashid Nayyar, MD
- Oksana Shlobin, MD
- Marla Shuman, MD
- Thomas Smirniotopoulos, MD
- Depak Soni, MD
- Richard Swift, MD
- Ellen Vaughey, MD
- Matthew Williams, MD
- Pierre Wolfe, MD
Radiology
General Surgery
