Faculty and Staff

The Radiation Oncology clinical team includes physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, radiation therapists and social and patient service coordinators. This staff is committed to providing the highest quality health care available while delivering that service in a caring and compassionate environment.

Dr. Srinivasan Vijayakumar, recognized internationally for his research in prostate cancer, is deputy director of the UMMC Cancer Institute and is the Department of Radiation Oncology chairman.

Clinical team physicians

• Srinivasan "Dr. Vijay" Vijayakumar, MD, DMRT, FACR, Department Chairman and Professor  - svijayakumar@umc.edu 
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• Shankar P.G. Giri, MD, FACR, FASTRO, Professor – sgiri@umc.edu 
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• Satya Packianathan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor – spackianathan@umc.edu 
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• Robert Allbright, MD, Assistant Professor – RAllbright@umc.edu
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• Sophy H. Mangana, MD, Assistant Professor - smangana@umc.edu
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Residents

• Madahava Kanakamedala, MD, PGY 4
  Osmania Medical College
• John Ma, MD PhD, PGY 3
  University of Mississippi Medical College
  University of Mississippi
• Leslie Harrell, DO, PGY3
  University of North Texas Health Science Center
• Jeanann L. Suggs, MD, PGY2
  University of Mississippi Medical College
  Mississippi College
  

Certified family nurse practitioners

• William "Trey" Woods, CFNP

Physicists

• Chunli "Claus" Yang, PhD, DABR, Chief Physicist, Associate Professor
• Paul Mobit, PhD, DABR, Associate Professor
• Priyadarshini Rajaguru, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Yida Hu, PhD, DABR, Assistant Professor
• Rui He, M.S., DABR, Instructor

Physicist residents

• Alexander S. Nguyen
  East Carolina University
• William N. Duggar
  Georgia Institute of Technology

Biologists

• Roy Duhe, PhD, Professor
• Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor

Radiation therapists

• Jeremy Otts, BS, RT(R) (T), Chief Radiation Therapist
• Rhea Bonasia, BS, RTT
• Ellen Fulton, RTT
• Amanda Hall, RTT
• Jeffrey Kent, BS, RTT
• Kelly Salmons, RTT
• Otis Williams, RTT, MR
• Geoffrey Yoste, RTT

Dosimetrists

• James "Dewayne" Jackson, CMD RT(R) (T)
• James “Alex” Plowman, CMD RT (R) (T)

Clinical staff

• Glendora Alexander Buckley, RN
• Racolesha Denson, RN
• Earnie Thomas, RN

Support staff

• Dacia Green, RD, LD, Clinical Dietitian
• Erin Campbell, Social Worker
• Lynne Smithhart, Social Worker
  

Administrative staff

• Terrence Shirley, MPH, Administrator of Radiation Oncology
• Alice P. Lee, MHA, Director of Business Operations
• Hope Kennedy, Assistant to the Chairman and Business Operations Supervisor
• Samantha Mulligan, Administrative Assistant III
• Judith S. Quick, Residency Program Administrator
• Susan Garner, MBA, Insurance Verification Specialist
• G. Jonathon Proctor, Patient Services Coordinator II
• Mia Knox, Patient Services Coordinator II
• Tina Carroll, Patient Services Coordinator II