First Year Residents
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Alexander Campbell, MD I was born and raised in Kansas City and studied mechanical engineering at Kansas State University. In my final year of undergrad, I realized I wanted a career more directly connected to people. After graduating, I spent time shadowing across several specialties—including with my future mother-in-law, a palliative care physician—and was drawn to the deep human connection in the field. I went on to attend medical school at the University of Kansas where I discovered radiation oncology—the perfect intersection of my engineering background and the values I appreciated in palliative medicine. Recently, I completed my intern year in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital, after beginning in the transitional year program at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Outside of medicine, I enjoy exploring Philly’s food and bar scene, spending time with friends, playing video games, and relaxing with my wife, Caro, and our dog, Ziggy.
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Odette Iskandar, MD I was born and raised in the vibrant city of Dubai, where I grew up in a full house with four siblings and the warmest parents—there was never a dull moment! I later moved to Egypt to attend medical school at Ain Shams University, where I trained at its large tertiary safety net hospital. It was then that I discovered my passion for oncology and found deep meaning in caring for cancer patients. That, and a steady supply of coffee, powered me across the finish line as a summa cum laude graduate. Soon after, I started my journey in the United States, where I dived into clinical research at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for two years, followed by an internal medicine preliminary year at a Mass General Brigham hospital in Massachusetts. Academically, I’m especially interested in developing novel strategies to reduce radiation exposure to organs at risk, as well as addressing health disparities and advancing global health equity. I’m honored and thrilled to continue my journey in Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Outside the hospital, you’ll likely find me spending time with family, enjoying scenic photography, or swimming laps to unwind.
Second Year Residents
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Elizabeth Ademuwagun, MD I was born and raised in Grand Prairie, TX, a suburb within the DFW metroplex. I am one of three lovely daughters of our amazing parents, who raised us up in Nigerian culture with American amenities. I completed my undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas (Go Comets). I continued on in my medical education journey to obtain my MD from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine. After medical school, I headed back home to the DFW area to complete my internal medicine preliminary year at Medical City Weatherford. I am now looking forward to continuing my journey here at Fox Chase. Outside of medicine, I enjoy being outside, whether it be to play pickle ball or enjoy a nice hike, making memories with my friends and family, reading, and learning how to find joy in all that God brings to my life.
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Lamees El Nihum, MD I was raised in a family of Aggies in College Station, Texas, where I graduated from Texas A&M University in 2015 with a BS in Chemical Engineering and minors in both Aerospace Engineering and Chemistry. I fell in love with the vibrant culture of southern Spain after a family trip in college, and after graduation I was able to study abroad for an extraordinary semester in Granada, Spain, at the University of Granada Center of Modern Languages. I then attended medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine/Houston Methodist Hospital, where I served as the first EnMed pilot student and obtained both my MD and Master of Engineering during my research year as a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Scholar in the Texas A&M Academy of Physician Scientists. Before joining the team at Fox Chase, I completed my intern year in General Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. I am passionate about innovation in the field of Radiation Oncology and future global medicine initiatives in developing countries. My greatest passions are spending time with my family and friends, as well as flamenco, indoor bouldering, and reading classics, sociopolitical works, and epic fantasies.
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Mihir Karande, MD I was born in Bloomsburg, PA and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. I attended college at the University of Virginia where I majored in Biology and minored in Psychology. I spent a gap year scribing in an Emergency Department in Hampton, VA and another year completing a Master’s of Biomedical Sciences at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where I later attended medical school. Prior to starting Radiation Oncology residency at Fox Chase Cancer Center, I finished a transitional year at Conway Medical Center in Conway, SC. In terms of academics, I am interested in non-oncologic uses of radiation therapy, machine learning, and disparities in radiation therapy access. In my spare time, I enjoy staying active, indulging my sweet tooth while discovering healthy alternatives, playing games, and watching movies and live sports. I am eager to dive into the Philly food and sports scene.
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Mary Mahoney, MD I grew up in the scenic Hudson Valley region of New York State, nestled 90 miles north of New York City. I received my undergraduate degrees in physics and chemistry from Binghamton University and my medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Before moving to Philadelphia for Radiation Oncology residency, I completed my Transitional Year internship at Garnet Health in my hometown of Middletown, NY. My research interests include medical education and residency recruitment. As a member of the American Radium Society (ARS) Radiation OnCology Knowledge for Early-career and Training (ROCKET) leadership team, I help develop and deliver medical student webinar programming. My hobbies include listening to podcasts, physical activities in the sun, trying new recipes, and crafting.
Third Year Resident
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Robert Freeman, MD Following a family-focused upbringing in Connecticut, I attended Northeastern University in Boston where I majored in Biology and minored in Psychology. A formative gap year working at Brigham and Women’s Emergency Department helped to prepare me for medical school at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ. Prior to starting at Fox Chase, I completed a transitional year at Capital Health in Hopewell, NJ. My broad academic interests include socioeconomic factors related to healthcare and translational research. Outside of medicine, I try to stay physically active with several sports (soccer, pickleball, golf) and enjoy reading (fantasy/sci-fi), movies, and games.
Fourth Year Residents
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Zachary Kiss, DO My three brothers and I were raised by a schoolteacher and an architect. Our parents taught us to share and care for each other through our most formidable battles over the best seat in the minivan on long trips. I learned the value of perseverance as I witnessed my mother’s family work together to run a small-town plumbing business. I appreciated how lifelong learning can help others as I saw my father’s family cultivate careers in academia and consulting. When I got to college, I studied theater and geography—disparate disciplines about people—how we interact with each other and our environments. Yet, arts and humanities would be lonely without sciences. After performing on stage in London and presenting on healthcare accessibility in Manhattan, I worked as a research scientist in molecular biophysics and applied to study medicine. In medical school, I investigated oxidative stress signaling, one of the many processes cancer cells exploit to adapt to treatments. Understanding stress response is a potential avenue for optimizing treatment efficacy and reducing harm. Following medical school, I completed my intern year at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in New York. I am humbled and honored to continue my training in Radiation Oncology at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, where I will continue to pursue my passion for finding safer ways to care for our patients.
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Maryanne Judy Lubas, DO I was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and attended college locally at West Chester University. Following graduation, I worked as a research assistant in clinical oncology at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Presbyterian before attending medical school. I then completed my preliminary medicine intern year at Einstein Medical Center, where I was named outstanding preliminary intern, prior to starting at Fox Chase. I am interested in research pertaining to rarer gastrointestinal malignancies, notably neuroendocrine tumors, as well as breast cancer and precision medicine. I also have a vested interest in both global health, and was fortunate enough to hold a leadership position in a global health non-profit during my clinical years of medical school. In my spare time, I enjoy running, spending time at the beach with my husband and traveling to Brooklyn to visit my newborn nephew.
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Yhana Chavis, DO I grew up in both New Jersey and Georgia and earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Language & Literature from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. I am a non-traditional resident. Prior to medical school, I first obtained a M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and then worked in education administration at various universities across the country and globe from New York City to Chicago to Beijing. I then returned to my first passion: medicine. After returning from China, I went on to pursue my earlier dream of becoming a physician and enrolled at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Upon graduation, I completed my initial training in Internal Medicine at Franciscan Health- Olympia Fields, IL. I chose Fox Chase Cancer Center for its reputation of groundbreaking treatments of a variety of cancers and for its dedication to compassionate care of patients. In my spare time, i enjoys spending time with family, traveling to big cities, reading and attending live music and sporting.
