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5 Fast Facts
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
August is Appendix Cancer Awareness Month
August 1st is World Lung Cancer Day
July is Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Learn the Facts: Five Lung Cancer Myths
5 Fast Facts: Myths About Prostate Cancer
5 Fast Facts: Myths About Sarcoma
5 Fast Facts: Myths About Men and Cancer
5 Fast Facts: Ovarian Cancer
5 Fast Facts: Sarcoma
5 Reasons Why Men Should Go to the Doctor
5 Fast Facts: Prostate Cancer
The ABCDEs of Melanoma
5 Fast Facts: Lung Cancer
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Awards
TOI’s General Counsel, Mark Hueppelsheuser, Nominated for LABJ 2021 Leaders in Law Awards
Dr. John Khoury Receives 40 Under 40 in Cancer Award
Dr. Merrill Shum Named Top Doctor 2021
TOI Named Community Clinic of the Year
The Oncology Institute Nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Health Care Panel & Awards
TOI CEO Nominated for Los Angeles Times’ CEO & CFO Leadership Awards
Dr. Omkar Marathe Receives Outstanding Faculty Teacher of the Year
TOI CFO Nominated as One of the Top Financial Professionals in Orange County
Dr. Daniel Huang Receives 2021 Top Doctor Award
Dr. Marathe Named 40 Under 40 in Cancer
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Clinical Trials
The Oncology Institute Featured on Four Abstracts at ASCO 2023 Annual Meeting
The Oncology Institute Rebrands Clinical Trials Division
The Oncology Institute Enrolls Nation’s First Two Patients in a Phase 3 Open-Label, Randomized Clinical Trial of Pirtobrutinib
On the Path to Treating Myelofibrosis
Clinical Trials at ICRI: August Round-Up
Understanding Clinical Trials
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Company Milestones
The Oncology Institute (TOI) and Massive Bio Forge Partnership to Revolutionize Cancer Care and AI-enabled Cancer Research
The Oncology Institute Becomes Certified as a Patient Safety Organization
The Oncology Institute of Hope & Innovation Celebrates 50th Practice Location
First Oncology Specialist Goes Public via SPAC
The Oncology Institute Completes Business Combination with DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Corp. to Become Publicly-Traded Company
The Oncology Institute Serves its 150,000th Patient!
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The Foundation of Hope and Innovation Partners with Venice Family Clinic to Provide Free Mammograms
Join Our Foundation’s Board of Directors
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Holidays & Observances
Celebrate Black Excellence: Meet Lisa-Gaye Giscombe, M.D.
Celebrate Black Excellence: Jeffrey Steed II, PA-C
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Introducing Scrubs the TOI Hero Bear
Celebrating National Doctors’ Day
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
Trees of Hope a Reflection of Gratitude
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Investor Relations
The Oncology Institute Appoints Two New Board Members
The Oncology Institute announces $110 million strategic investment by Deerfield Management to accelerate its expansion into new markets
The Oncology Institute Announces Expanded Strategic Agreement with McKesson for Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Corp. Announces Special Meeting Date to Approve Proposed Business Combination with The Oncology Institute
TOI To Go Public
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Leadership
The Oncology Institute Announces New Leaders to Oversee Technology and Clinical Research
The Oncology Institute Names Mihir Shah as Chief Financial Officer
Meet Our C-Suite: Laura Szitar, Chief People Officer
The Oncology Institute Announces Promotions for Dr. Daniel Virnich and Dr. Matt Miller
The Oncology Institute Names New CFO
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Meet Our Providers: Wendy Ramirez, LVN
Meet Our Providers: Amber Madrid, MSN, NP-C
Meet Our Providers: Dr. Dong Xiang
Meet Jeffrey Steed II, PA-C
Meet Dr. Ellsworth R. Grant
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New Clinics & Acquisitions
The Oncology Institute Expands Into Chino, CA
TOI Continues Expansion in South Florida with Clinics in Miami-Dade County
The Oncology Institute Expands into South Florida
The Oncology Institute Continues its Nevada Expansion
The Oncology Institute Continues Southern California Expansion
The Oncology Institute Adds New Culver City Clinic and Expands Riverside Location
The Oncology Institute Expands Florida Presence with Lakeland Clinic, Physician Dispensary
The Oncology Institute Adds San Gabriel Valley Practices to Network
The Oncology Institute of Hope & Innovation Adds Los Angeles Practices to Network
The Oncology Institute Opens Two New Clinics Nationwide
The Oncology Institute Expands to San Diego County
The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation (TOI) Adds Three New Clinics to Tampa Area Footprint Through Acquisition
Pinellas Cancer Center Joins The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation
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Patient Stories
Shared Hope to Overcome Breast Cancer: Denise’s Story
Surviving Cancer: Sarah Cook’s Story
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The Oncology Institute Partners with Blue Note Therapeutics to Provide a Digital Therapeutic for Treating Cancer-related Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
COVID-19 Booster Shots for Cancer Patients: Stay Informed & Protected
Cancer Patients & the COVID-19 Vaccine
COVID Vaccine Memo
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3 Important Cancer Screenings Men Should Get & When
Diet & Exercise: Tips to Reduce the Risk of Cancer
Stay Safe from the Sun: Tips to Help Prevent Skin CancerStay Safe Under the Sun – Tips to Protect Yourself
Wellness Practices For Your Cancer Journey
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Abstracts Authored by TOI Physicians Accepted to ASCO
TOI Physicians Leading Research
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PRESS RELEASE: The Oncology Institute Joins Lantern’s Cancer Care Network of Excellence
PRESS RELEASE: The Oncology Institute Launches Oregon Market
WellBe Senior Medical Partners with The Oncology Institute to Extend High-Value Cancer Care Services Across Illinois and Ohio
The Oncology Institute Names Jeremy Castle as Chief Operations Officer
The Oncology Institute Executive Leaders to Present at the 2023 Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) Summit
Ambience Healthcare and The Oncology Institute (TOI) Partner to Create a Best-in-Class Oncology Experience for Patients and Clinicians, Leveraging Breakthrough Generative AI Technology
The Oncology Institute Incorporates Five Radiation Oncology Clinics
TOI Patient is First Worldwide to be Treated with Promising Therapy for Metastatic Ovarian Cancer
The Oncology Institute Executives to Speak at Key Industry Conferences in Q4
The Oncology Institute to Participate at the Jefferies Value-Based Healthcare Summit
The Oncology Institute Enters Into Value-Based Agreement with MaxHealth
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Reports
The Oncology Institute Reaches $9.5M Total Saved to Medicare While Exceeding Quality Benchmarks
The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation Exceeded Quality Standards and Saved Medicare More Than $1M in 2020
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Teammate Features
Meet Charlene Maldonado, Celebrating 15 Years with TOI!
Meet Debra Richman, TOI’s Chief Development Officer
Meet Rachel Salazar, TOI Operations Manager
Meet Diamond Gordon, Payroll Manager
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Thought Leadership
Clinicians in Leadership: Reducing Physician Burnout, Improving Patient Experience
Value-Based Cancer Care: Greater Value Now More Than Ever
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TOI in the News
The Oncology Institute Announces a Strategic Partnership with IDEOlogy Health to Provide Customized Medical Education
Could your patients benefit? New trials in lung cancer
Dr. John Schwerkoske Speaks to Fox 5 San Diego for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Dr. Merrill Shum Speaks to Fox 11 News About the Correlation Between Wildfires and Lung Disease
Dr. Talat Almukhtar Featured on The Ryan Gorman Show – NewsRadio WFLA
Doctors treating kidney disease, cancer, and heart problems are experimenting with new ways of getting paid, and it could be the future of specialty care
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Recurring Lymphoma Case Study
State-of-the-Art Immunotherapy Treatment for Stage IV Cancer, with Quality of Life in Mind
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Talat Almukhtar, MD-MPH
Luis R. Barreras, M.D., FACP
Pedro U. De La Rosa, M.D.
Lisa R. Giscombe, MD
Jorge Hurtado, MD
Pedro E. Mendez, MD
Anilkumar Raiker, MD
Kamal Sharma, DO
Gerald H. Sokol, M.D. MSc, FCP
Katy Ticona, MD
Physicians
Sami Ali, M.D.
Talat Almukhtar, M.D., MPH
Jeffrey Andrey, M.D.
Nelly Awkar-Lazo, M.D.
Luis R. Barreras, M.D., FACP
Babak Baseri, M.D.
Richard Bender, M.D., FACP
Carmelo Blanquicett, M.D., Ph.D., FACP
Armand Bouzaglou, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Jaspreet Chahal, M.D.
Wendy Chen, D.O.
Jennifer Cudris, M.D
Maher Dakroub, D.O.
Sulabha A. Davé, M.D.
Michael Del Rosario, M.D.
Alex Ehsan, M.D.
Saghi Esfandiarifard, M.D.
Geoffrey Geiger, M.D., FACRO
Lisa R. Giscombe, M.D.
Gus Gonzalez, M.D.
Bala Ganesh Gopurala, M.D.
Ellsworth R. Grant, M.D.
Patan Gultawatvichai, M.D.
Dilruba Haque, M.D.
Labib A. Hashimi, M.D.
Daniel Huang, M.D.
Muhammad Ali Khan, M.D.
John Khoury, M.D.
Do Young Kim, M.D.
Paul La Porte, M.D.
Tim Malik, M.D.
Omkar Marathe, M.D.
Sheri Marquez, M.D.
Amitabha Mazumder, M.D.
Pedro E. Mendez, M.D.
Pamela Miel, M.D.
John Migliano, M.D.
Oranus Mohammadi, M.D.
Harry Moyses, M.D., FACRO
Rita Mukherjee, M.D.
Muhammad Muslim, M.D.
Ngan Nguyen, D.O.
Roberto Ochoa Planchart, M.D.
Leo E. Orr, M.D.
Amar Parikh, M.D.
Nutan K. Parikh, M.D.
Hooman Parsi, M.D.
Miguel Quirch, M.D.
Anilkumar Raiker, M.D.
Janice Jung Rha, M.D.
Ravin Rupani, M.D.
Juan Sanchez, M.D.
Edgardo S. Santos Castillero, M.D., FACP
Ranjan K. Sapra, M.D.
Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.
Nawid Sarwari, M.D.
Phillip Saunders, D.O.
John Schwerkoske, M.D., FACP
Anwer Shaikh, M.D.
Kamal Sharma, D.O.
Daljit Soni, M.D.
Luis Sumoza, M.D.
Katy Ticona, M.D.
Ersin S. Unal, M.D.
Jose Valladares, M.D.
Robert Wall, M.D., FACP
Jessica Xing, M.D.
Olukemi A. Wallace, M.D.
Hiroshi Yamagata, M.D., FACP
Honghao “Hank” Yang, M.D.
Howard Yeh, M.D.
Arlene Yu, M.D., MBA
Manuel Zevallos, M.D.
Hao Wei Zhang, M.D.
Clinical Trials
Summit Therapeutics – NCT05184712
Zion – NCT05593094
Seagen – NCT04879329
Roche Genentech – NCT06267001
Regeneron – NCT05557591
OncoC4 – NCT05671510
Novartis – NCT05384587
Mirati – NCT05609578
Janssen – NCT05963074
Immutep – NCT05747794
Guardant –
BeiGene – NCT05609370
AstraZeneca – NCT05629585
AstraZeneca – NCT05687266
AstraZeneca – D8535C00001
Ambrx, Inc. – NCT04829604
Zenith Epigenetics, ZEN03694-201
OncoC4, ONC-392-001
Lutris Pharma, L-02-01
Gilead, GS-US-626-6216
EMN, EMN29
Duality, DB-1303-O-1001
Bristol Meyers Squibb, BMS CA057-008
Amgen, 20210098
ADC Therapeutics, ADCT-402-311
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Spring Valley
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Victorville
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Tampa-Habana
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Leadership
Daniel Virnich, M.D., MBA, FACHE
Laura Szitar.
Rob Carter
Jordan McInerney
Yale D. Podnos, M.D., MPH, FACS
Jeremy Castle, MBA
Advance Practice Providers
James Blanco, PA-C
Cori Chastain, MSN, FNP-C, BSN
Natalie Rabb, AGNP-C
Susan Choe, MSN, APRN, PHN, FNP-C
Emily Colorado, MSN, RN, NP-C
Blythe DeMello, DNP, FNP-BC
Mariene Doukoure Balde, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Allison Garcia, PA-C
Mahe Otero Hernandez, APRN, FNC-P
Lauren Gillan, MPAP, PA-C
Courtney Kinholt, PA-C
Anais Lane, Director, Advanced Practice Provider, AOCNP
Sarah Keum, MSN, FNP, BSN, RN
Angelique Linley, AGPCNP-BC
Michelle Lugo, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C
Charisse Magsaysay, NP-C
Ingrid Martinez, FNP-BC
Berhane Mebratu, FNP-BC
Jerilyn Mendoza, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Eriko Nakajima, MS, PA-C
Ariana Neddermann, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Jerrick Padilla-Phu, MSN, FNP-BC
Nicole Palumbo, PA-C
Alexis Parazo, MSN, FNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Elizabeth Pham, FNP
Stacie Ramos, MSN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Natasha Salazar, MMS, PA-C
Ana Sierra, FNP-BC, MSN
Louise Sin, MSN, RN, ARNP
Hannah Son, PA
Margaret Spencer, FNP-BC
Erica To, MSN, RN, NP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CEN
Samantha Tuttle, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Weiqin “Winnie” Xu, MSN, FNP-BC
Sejal Vaidya, MSN, FNP-BC
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