The Team

The physicians of Virginia Cancer Institute are among the most respected oncologists and hematologists in the country. While their credentials are outstanding, their commitment to personalized, compassionate care is unsurpassed.
Our physicians

Medical degree: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University
Residency: Case Western Reserve University
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: Case Western Reserve University

Medical degree: Georgetown University
Residency: Emory University
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: Georgetown University

Medical degree: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: VCU School of Medicine

Medical degree: University of Baroda
Residency: University of Illinois
Fellowship in hematology & oncology : VCU School of Medicine

Medical degree: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: VCU School of Medicine

Medical degree: University of Cordoba, Argentina
Residency: Georgetown University
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of North Carolina

Medical degree: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: Emory University

Medical degree: University of South Florida College of Medicine College
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship in hematology/oncology: University of Pittsburgh

Medical degree: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in medical oncology: VCU School of Medicine

Medical degree: Indiana University School of Medicine
Fellowship in internal medicine: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Medical degree: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of Texas

Medical degree: University of Pikeville
Fellowship in hematology/oncology: Wake Forest School of Medicine

Medical degree: University of Texas
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in medical oncology: University of Tennessee

Medical degree: Duke University
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of Chicago

Medical degree: Osmania Medical College
Residency: State University of New York
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: State University of New York

Medical degree: King Edward Medical College Lahore, Pakistan
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship in hematology: Virginia Commonwealth University

Medical degree: University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Residency: University of Arizona
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of Virginia

Medical degree: University of Munich School of Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: West Virginia University

Medical degree: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: Emory University

Medical degree: TNMC & Nair Medical College
Residency: The State University of New York at Buffalo
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of Rochester, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

Medical degree: Kottayam Medical College, Mahatma Gandhi University
Residency: Lankenau Medical Research Institute
Fellowship in hematology/oncology: Lankenau Medical Research Institute

Medical degree: University of Texas at Houston
Residency: University of Louisville
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: Medical College of Virginia

Medical degree: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Fellowship in medical oncology: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Medical degree: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: VCU School of Medicine
Fellowship in medical oncology: VCU School of Medicine

Medical degree: St George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Kentucky
Fellowship in hematology & oncology: University of Maryland

Medical degree: University of Health Sciences Guntur Medical College
Residency: Wright State University School of Medicine
Fellowship in hematology/oncology: Wright States University School of Medicine
Our nurse practitioners


Catherine B. Anderson, MS, NP-C
Louisiana State University, BS-Nursing
VCU School of Nursing, MS-Nursing

Dawn F. Miller, M.Ed., MBA, PA-C
Wake Forest University, Physician Assistant Degree
Yale University, Residency


Cristina Nataniel-Jones, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
VCU School of Nursing, BS-Nursing
VCU School of Nursing, MS-Nursing


Jessie O. Turner, AGNP-C
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, BSN-Nursing
Maryville University, MSN-Nursing

Deborah A. Weller, MS, AOCNP
Clara Maass Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Graduate Nurse
Excelsior College, BS-Nursing
Community General Hospital, Nurse Practitioner Program
Excelsior College MS-Nursing and Clinical Systems Management