World-class Physicians

The UNM Cancer Center is home to New Mexico’s largest and most experienced team of cancer experts. Our 85 board-certified oncology physicians represent every cancer specialty and are recruited from some of the world’s leading cancer institutions. In addition to providing comprehensive, compassionate cancer treatment, our physicians collaborate with the UNM Cancer Center’s internationally recognized team of researchers to translate cutting-edge discoveries into the most advanced cancer care available in New Mexico.

Click on the links below to view more information about UNM Cancer Center physicians. You can also learn about a physician by visiting our Multidisciplinary Teams page or viewing our alphabetical listing.

Director & CEO
Cheryl Willman, MD | Mayo Clinic

Gynecologic Oncologists
Carolyn Muller, MD | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Teresa Rutledge, MD | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Integrative Medicine
Arti Prasad, MD | New York University

Medical Oncologists
William Adler, MD | University of New Mexico
Julie Bauman, MD, MPH | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Zoneddy Dayao, MD | University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital
M. Houman Fekrazad, MD | University of New Mexico
Esmé Finlay, MD | University of Pennsylvania
Robert Francis, MD | Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Richard Lauer, MD | Indiana University Cancer Center
Fa-Chyi Lee, MD | UCLA
Aroop Mangalik, MD | University of Chicago
Elizabeth McGuire, MD | University of Pittsburgh
Yehuda Patt, MD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dulcinea Quintana, MD | University of New Mexico
Ian Rabinowitz, MD | Washington University
Melanie Royce, MD, PhD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
John Saiki, MD | McGill University
Montaser Shaheen, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine
Amy Tarnower, MD | Michigan State University
Robert Weiler, MD | University of Chicago

Pediatric Oncologists
Koh Boayue, MD | Emory University School of Medicine
Linda Butros, MD | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Richard Heideman, MD | University of Minnesota
Prasad Mathew, MD, PhD | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
James McKinnell, MD | St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center/New York
Stuart Winter, MD | Duke University

Radiation Oncologists
Benny Liem, MD | Baylor College of Medicine
Sagus Sampath, MD | University of Utah
Thomas Schroeder, MD | Baylor College of Medicine
William Thompson, MD | University of New Mexico

Surgical Oncologists
Michael Davis, MD | University of New Mexico
Charles Dietl, MD | University of Buenos Aires
Glenroy Heywood, MD | Mayo Clinic
Katherine Morris, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Itzhak Nir, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Garth Olson, MD | Vanderbilt University
Robert Quinn, MD | Harvard University
Ashwani Rajput, MD | Case Western Reserve University
John Russell, MD | Harvard University
Jess Schwartz, MD | Harvard University
Satyan Shah, MD | Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Anthony Smith, MD | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael Spafford, MD | Johns Hopkins University