Oncology is the field of medicine which deals with the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer. Our doctors evaluate each individual and determine through up-to-date clinical practice guidelines the appropriate
treatment. They oversee the VCMC Infusion Center which is staffed with specialized Oncology nurses and pharmacists. The VCMC Infusion Center provides all necessary chemotherapeutic agents needed for the successful treatment of a wide range of carcinomas. Hematology services include evaluation of disorders of the blood cells. There are many disorders, such as, iron deficiency anemia, hemolytic anemia, hemochromatosis, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, and coagulation disorders.
Services provided:
- Inpatient and outpatient consultations
- Chemotherapy Treatment
- Interpretation of blood smear and bone marrow aspiration biopsy results
- Iron infusion
Oceanview Clinicians:
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Isabella Chen, MD
Medical Director, Hematology and Oncology
- Medical School: Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia
- Residency: Scripps Clinic and
- Scripps Green Hospital, San Diego
- Fellowship: Olive View UCLA Medical Center
- Board Certified Internal Medicine, and Hematology and Oncology
- Clinical Interests: Breast, Colon, and Lung Cancer
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John Prichard, MD
MHS, FACP Immunology
- Undergraduate Education: San Diego State University
- Graduate School: University of California, Berkeley in Health Sciences
- Medical School: University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Alpha Omega
Alpha Honor Society - Residency: Ventura County Medical Center
- Board Certified Family Medicine
- Clinical Interests: Infectious diseases, HIV
medicine, hematology and oncology
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Michelle Azimov, MD
Oncology
- Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan, Business Administration, Phi Beta Kappa
- Medical School: University of Michigan, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Residency: University of Michigan
- Board Certified Internal Medicine
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Karlos Oregel, MD
Hematology and Oncology
- Board Certified Internal Medicine and Hematology and Oncology
- Fellowship: Hematology and Oncology, Loma Linda University
- Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Miami
- Undergraduate Education: University California Riverside
- Medical School: David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
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Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.
Hematology and Oncology
- Undergraduate Education: University California Los Angeles
- Medical School: University of California, San Diego
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center
- Fellowship: University of California, Irvine
- Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Oncology