Meet Your Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Team
Benefit from the most advanced care for gastrointestinal cancer at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Bronx. Here you can expect the latest treatments, guidance and support. Our expert team includes hematologists, oncologists, and other cancer specialists. You’ll receive a treatment plan tailored to your needs and the best care available for gastrointestinal cancers. We’ll focus on what all cancer patients need most—healing and hope.
Team Leaders
Our experienced specialists direct our gastrointestinal cancer team. They ensure that you receive the most effective and safe treatments for your cancer.
Rafi Kabarriti, MD
Attending Physician, Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center
Milan M. Kinkhabwala, MD
Chief, Transplantation
John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
Nitin Ohri, MD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Team Members
Our team offers well-rounded, whole-person care. Together we help you have the best outcomes. And we’ll provide the best possible quality of life during and after your treatment.
Abier A. Abdelnaby, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Aviv Bergman, PhD
Professor, Department of Systems & Computational Biology

Inara Bordes, Patient Navigator
Eric E. Bouhassira, PhD
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Teresa V. Bowman, PhD
Assistant Director of Basic Science
Michael D. Brenowitz, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Anne R. Bresnick, PhD
Associate Director, Cancer Research Training and Education, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brett E. Fortune, MD, MS
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Madhur K. Garg, MD, MBA
Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology
Chandan Guha, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Innovation/Tech Transfer, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Susan D. Klugman, MD
Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics
John C. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Hepatobiliary and Upper GI Surgery
W. Scott Melvin, MD
Vice Chairman for Clinical Surgery
Renee M. Moadel, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Nuclear Medicine
Kohtaro Ooka, MD
Attending Physician
Yvonne Saenger, MD
Co-Leader, Cancer Therapeutics, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brendon M. Stiles, MD
Associate Director, Surgical Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center