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Physicians
PAUL I. WASSERMANN, M.D.
Dr. Paul Wassermann was the founding oncologist of Scottsdale Medical
Specialists, joining the group in 1974. He is originally from Utah,
graduating from Utah State University. He earned his medical degree
from Cornell Medical College in 1969. He completed his residency and
his Medical Oncology Fellowship at Presbyterian University of
Pennsylvania Medical Center. In addition to his practice at Scottsdale
Medical Specialists, Dr. Wassermann was the Chief of
Hematology/Oncology at Maricopa County General Hospital from 1974 to
1977. He has continually been an active member of various state and
county cancer organizations. Dr. Wassermann's main areas of interest
are Blood disorders, Myeloma, and Lymphomas. He is also an avid train
collector, photographer, and a devoted family man.
PATRICK J. DONOVAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Patrick Donovan joined Scottsdale Medical Specialists in 1984. He
is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He
completed residency training at Michigan State University, and the
University of Nebraska. He trained in Medical Oncology and Malignant
Hematology at the University of California San Francisco. He is a
member of both state and national cancer organizations, and represents
the state of Arizona at the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Clinical Practice Committee. He has been Chairman of the Cancer
Committee at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn for several years. His main
areas of interest are Breast Cancer and Malignant Lymphomas.
AURELIO C. TIRO, M.D.
Dr. Aurelio Tiro is a native of the Philippines, receiving his Doctor
of Medicine from the University of the Philippines in 1968. He
completed his residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago,
and his fellowship at Northwestern University Medical Center. Dr. Tiro
was first licensed in the state of Illinois. He established a private
practice in Hematology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine in Illinois,
practicing there from 1976 to 1991. While there, Dr. Tiro held
Chairmanships of the Department of Medicine and The Medical Committee
at MacNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois and Walther Memorial
Hospital in Chicago. In 1992, Dr. Tiro moved himself and his family to
Scottsdale, joining Scottsdale Medical Specialists. He was Chairman of
the Cancer Committee at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn from 1994 to 1996.
He is an active member the American Society of Hematology and the
American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Tiro's main areas of
interest are Lymphomas and Clotting disorders.
SUSAN J. PARTYKA, D.O.
Dr. Susan Partyka joined the Oncology team at Scottsdale Medical
Specialists in 1999. She completed her medical education at the
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992, and
her residency training at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington
Hills, Michigan in 1995. From there, Dr. Partyka was accepted into a
Medical Oncology and Hematology Fellowship at the world-renowned M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Although invited to stay on
staff at M.D. Anderson when her Fellowship was completed, Dr. Partyka
chose instead to bring her expertise and training to the Scottsdale
area. Dr. Partyka is very interested in research and clinical trials.
She is actively involved with the American Society of Hematology and
the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Her main areas of interest
are Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal/Neuroendocrine Malignancies, and
Hematologic Malignancies.
GIRALDO KATO, M.D.
Dr. Giraldo Kato is our newest member of the Oncology/Hematology team at Scottsdale Medical Specialists, joining the group in 2002. Dr. Kato received his Doctor of Medicine in 1985. He obtained a Masters of Public Health from the University of Miami and completed his residency in 1997 at East Carolina University School of Medicine. His Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology was completed at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University. He is an active member of ASCO, ASH, ALMA. Dr. Kato's enjoys the outdoors and is a hiking enthusiast.
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