Laurence H. Bates MD - IOHC St. Francis Medical Group
Dr Bates, a founding partner, received his MD from the University of Kansas School Of Medicine in Lawrence, Kansas. He did his internal medicine residencies at Akron, Ohio and Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. He obtained his hematology-oncology fellowship at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis and also the National Institute of Health. He is a member of the American Society of Hematologists, Indiana Medical Association, Hoosier Oncology Group, Indiana Medical Oncology Society and serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Indiana Blood Center and the Sickle Cell Center. He is also on the advisory board for the Indiana Chapter of Hemophilia Society. Dr Bates treats hematology patients and has special interest in these solid tumors, lung, breast, colon and prostate. Dr. Bates sees patients at various outreach clinics throughout Indiana.

Anita Conte MD - IOHC St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Conte has been affiliated with IOHC since 1998. She received her MD from the University of Zurich Medical School in Zurich, Switzerland. She speaks five languages. She did her residency in Internal Medicine at the University Hospital in Zurich and at University Hospital SUNY in Stony Brook, NY. She completed her hematology-oncology fellowship at NYU Medical Center in New York. Dr. Conte is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology. Her special interests include benign hematology, coagulation disorders, solid tumors and geriatric oncology. She has served many outreach Oncology clinics throughout Indiana and participated in clinical trials through IOHC.

Penny Cooper MD - IOHC St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Cooper joined IOHC in July 1984. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. She accrued seven years of immunology research experience before attending medical school. Dr. Cooper received her Medical Degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois and her oncology and hematology fellowships from the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis. An enthusiast for medical research, Dr. Cooper serves on the IRB Board for St. Francis Hospital and is the Medical Director of the IOHC lab. She is a member of the Indiana State Medical Association, American Society of Hematology, Clinical Oncology and Hoosier Oncology Group. She has published in numerous journals, abstracts and articles. Dr. Cooper has sub-specialized in breast, and hematology, though she also treats other solid tumors.

Stephen Eberwine MD - American Health Network
Dr. Eberwine graduated from the University Of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1997, completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Indiana University in 2000 and his Fellowship in Hematology, Medical Oncology at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2003. Dr. Eberwine is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, AMA, American Society of Hematology, and Clinical Oncology. Dr. Eberwine is currently practicing with American Health Network at various Indianapolis locations as well as the Mooresville Cancer Center. He sees both hematology and solid tumor patients.

Peter Garrett MD - Cancer Care Group St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Garrett did his Internship and Residency in Ontario and Toronto Canada and his Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto. He is also Board Certified. Dr. Garrett has been the Medical Director for Cancer Services at St. Francis Hospitals since 2002 and the Department Head for Radiation Therapy since 2001. He remains an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Radiation Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Garrett is a member of the American College of Radiology and held positions such as Member of the Board of Chancellors and Chairman of the Board. He is a past President of the Indiana Society of Radiation Oncology. Throughout his career he has participated in numerous research projects and published in a vast number of journals, abstracts and papers.

David Moore MD - GYN Oncology of Indiana St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Moore joined St. Francis in 2006. His specialty area is gynecologic oncology. He is board certified and the newest member of our research board of directors. Dr. Moore received his MD from Indiana University as well as his residency in obstetrics and gynecology. He completed his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988. Since then Dr. Moore has held several academic and hospital staff appointments. He has been extremely active in the GOG, Gynecologic Oncology Group for several years and practices at the South Emerson location.

Michael T. Slaughter MD, PhD - IOHC - St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Slaughter joined IOHC in 1999 after spending his first year of private practice in Georgia. Dr. Slaughter received his MD from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his internship at Barnes Hospital and his residency at Jewish Hospital, both located in St. Louis, Missouri. His fellowship was at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Slaughter is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. While in medical school Dr. Slaughter took a strong interest in immunology with a focus on sickle cell anemia. He also specializes in the treatment of lung, prostate cancer and other solid tumors. Dr. Slaughter is president elect of the Little Red Door and serves on the board of the African American Medical Society.

Gregory W. Smith MD - IOHC - St. Francis Medical Group
Dr. Smith joined IOHC as one of the founding partners upon completing his hematology-oncology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1984. He received his MD from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1978 and served his internal residency at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr Smith treats solid tumors, anemia and general hematology. He has a special interest in the treatment of brain tumors and head-neck cancers. He has participated in numerous clinical trials as a principal and sub-investigator. Dr. Smith sees patients at IOHC's North Meridian office, South Emerson and various outreach locations.

Bridget Sanders MD-Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care
Dr. Sanders joined Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care in July 2005. Her speciality is colo-rectal surgery. Dr. Sanders completed her Internship and Residency at Indiana University and a Fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Weston Florida. She received numerous honors and awards during her training. Dr. Sanders is Board Certified in General Surgery as well as Colon and Rectal Surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Women's Surgical Association, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons and the AMA. Dr. Sanders is very well published in her field.

Randall C. Trowbridge MD - IOHC - St. Francis Medical Group
Dr Trowbridge joined IOHC in 1991. He practiced medicine at the Everett Clinic in Washington for the prior fifteen years. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. He received his MD at Baylor College of Medicine in Berkley, California and served his internship and residency at the Baylor College Affiliated Hospitals. He served his fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dr Trowbridge has served on numerous committees at St. Francis; Medical Director for the Oncology Service Line, Hospice, Vista Care Hospice, Medical Ethics, and Chairman of the Cancer Care Committee. Dr. Trowbridge's special interests include GI malignancies (colon, pancreas, esophageal, stomach), prostate, breast, hospice and palliative care.

Cathy Spears, RN
Manager St. Francis Cancer Research Foundation
16 years clinical research experience
38 years nursing / management experience

Linda Frazier, RN
Study Coordinator Pharmaceutical Trials (solid tumor)
8 years clinical research experience
26 years nursing experience

M. Jamal
Study Coordinator Pharmaceutical Trials (hematology)
12 years clinical research experience
22 years healthcare field experience
Practicing Medical Oncologist/Radiation
1986-2001 Karachi/Islamabad, Pakistan
Co-author two head/neck papers
Sub investigator for breast study

Donna Cover
Regulatory Specialist
4 years regulatory experience
22 years healthcare field experience

Cara Beeson
Data Manager
3 years data manager experience
10 years medical oncology office experience

Sue Andry, RN
Data Manager
1 year research experience
40 years nursing / management experience

Jayme Harvey, RN, OCN, CCRP
16 years oncology experience
9 years clinical research experience

Kathryn LaPrees CPhT, BS, CCRP
Billing/Contract Manager
4 years research experience

Our practice primarily draws from Marion County and the six surrounding contiguous counties

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