Meet Our Physcians

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We've put together an outstanding cancer team which includes dedicated staff who have been treating cancer patients at Southcoast for decades, and new staff who include top-tier clinicians with a wealth of experience from some of the major academic cancer centers around the country.

Our Team

• Medical Oncologists
• Radiation Oncologists
• Oncology Nurses
• Patient Navigator

Patient Navigator: A clinical team member whose sole responsibility will be to coordinate your patients' care so they and their families can focus their energies on getting well.

• Arrange appointments
• Answer questions
• Coordinate all aspects of care

Therese M. Mulvey, MD, Physician-in-Chief / Medical Oncologist

Therese M. Mulvey, MD Physician-in-Chief

• Dr. Mulvey has dedicated her career to providing state-of-the-art, community-based care for cancer patients. Her philosophy is to empower patients to receive high-quality care in their own communities, with shared decision making among specialists and patients. As Physician-In-Chief for the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care, she oversees programs that are committed to ensuring patients have access to high-quality oncology services and leading-edge clinical cancer research.

• Dr. Mulvey earned her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed fellowships in hematology/ oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital as well as Tufts-New England Medical Center, where she also completed her residency.

• Dr. Mulvey is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine.

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Elizabeth Blanchard, MD, Medical Oncologist

Elizabeth Blanchard, MD Medical Oncologist

• Dr. Blanchard earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Boston Medical Center.

• At Southcoast, Dr. Blanchard is director of the Clinical Trials Program for cancer treatment through which local cancer patients will have access to new and developing treatments.

• She is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology.

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Patrick Gagnon, MD, Radiation Oncologist

Patrick Gagnon, MD Radiation Oncologist

• A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Gagnon completed a residency in radiation medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore, where he served as chief resident. He has specialized training in stereotactic radiosurgery and completed a certificate as part of a National Institute for Health-funded Human Investigations Program, which combines clinical research with applications for patient treatment.

• Dr. Gagnon has experience in a full range of cancer radiation treatments including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), radiosurgery and brachytherapy.

• Dr. Gagnon is a member of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the American College of Radiology.

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Beth Herrick, MD, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology

Beth Herrick, MD Medical Director, Radiation Oncology

• Dr. Herrick is the Radiation Oncology Medical Director for the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care.

• She earned both her medical and undergraduate degrees from Cornell University Medical College in New York.

• She completed residencies in obstetrics/gynecology and internal medicine from George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a residency in radiation oncology from Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn.

• Dr. Herrick is board certified in radiation oncology.

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Susan J. Kim, MD, Medical Oncologist

Susan J. Kim, MD Medical Oncologist

• Dr. Kim earned her medical degree from the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Boston University Medical Center in Boston, and completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

• Before joining Southcoast, she was a hospitalist at Boston Medical Center.

• Dr. Kim has done research at the Tufts Medical Center Human Nutrition Research Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Cancer Research and Department of Biology. She was the recipient of a national Nutrition Research Center/USDA Pilot Project Grant to study obesity-associated colorectal cancer.

• She is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in hematology and oncology.

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Tushar Kumar, MD, Radiation Oncologist

Tushar Kumar, MD Radiation Oncologist

• Dr. Kumar earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and a residency in radiation oncology at Wayne State University, where he served as chief resident and a clinical instructor in radiation oncology.

• Dr. Kumar conducted research and published articles in a number of cancer journals comparing the effectiveness of various radiation technologies and treatments. He has expertise in treatment of a wide range of cancers utilizing the very latest technology in radiation therapy.

• Dr. Kumar is a member of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Radium Society.

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Harry Matelski, MD, Medical Oncologist

Harry Matelski, MD Medical Oncologist

• Dr. Matelski earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical School and completed a residency at Allentown General Hospital. He completed a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at Harvard Medical School, New England Deaconess Hospital and VA Medical Center, Boston. He has been an oncologist with Southcoast for more than 20 years.

• Dr. Matelski is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine.

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Sonia Maria Seng, MD, Medical Oncologist

Sonia Maria Seng, MD Medical Oncologist

• Sonia Seng, MD, earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y., and completed a residency in internal medicine-pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Seng also completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Mount Sinai.

• Dr. Seng's clinical research activities have focused on patients with prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. She has written on chemotherapy toxicities and treatment strategies for patients with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responsive to hormonal therapies. Her research experience also involved identifying clinical and genetic features of patients with metastatic prostate cancer to predict response to chemotherapy.

• A native of Nicaragua, Dr. Seng performed research on the availability of palliative care for patients with advanced cancers in Managua. She is fluent in Spanish.

• Dr. Seng is board certified in internal medicine and a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association of Clinical Research.

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Mark Shparber, MD, Medical Oncologist

Mark Shparber, MD Medical Oncologist

• A medical oncologist in the region for more than 20 years, Dr. Shparber has a unique perspective of the needs of cancer patients in our region. He also serves as the medical director for the hospice program at Southcoast VNA.

• Dr. Shparber earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in hematology/oncology at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center.

• He is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine.

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