Gynecologic Oncology Institute Team

Your team is here to guide you through every step of the way.  From education, prevention and diagnosis, through surgery and personally tailored adjuvant therapies and into survivorship and proactive recurrence prevention, we are here for you. The core members of this team are Dr. Vasilev and Lisa Stern PA.   In addition, you have all the resources available from Providence Saint John’s Health Center and John Wayne Cancer Institute whose practitioners provide tightly coordinated timely team services for your benefit.  Take some time to meet and learn about your core team and available highly experienced independent consultants!

Steve Vasilev MD

Gynecologic Oncologist

Robotic Surgeon

Integrative Medicine

Lisa M Stern PA-C

Physician Assistant

Rebecca Crane-Okada PhD RN

Integrative Mind-Body Specialist

Lisa Chaiken MD

COH Radiation Oncology

Fellows

Integrative M.I.S. Fellows

Lisa Oliver RN

Oncology Nurse

Iris Orbuch MD

Endometriosis Excision Consultant

Laurence Orbuch MD

Endometriosis Excision Consultant

Daniel R Marcus MD

Robotic Surgery Consultant

Richard Frieder MD

Genetics / Prevention Consultant

Jensine Yang MS RD CNSC

Saint John’s Nutrition & Dietetics

Performance & Physical Therapy Team

Exercise & Conditioning

Yuki Takasumi MD

Pathology

Dave S. Hoon MSc PhD

JWCI Molecular Oncology

Carol Nishikubo MD

Medical Oncology

Sean Fischer MD

Medical Oncology

Grace Chang MD

Medical Oncology

Alicia P Franklin

Administrative Assistant

Timothy Kristedja MD

Medical Oncology

MD House Staff

Senior Gyn Residents