Rajesh Bagai, MD, joined Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers in August 2013. He earned his medical degree at the age of 23 from Northeast Ohio Medical University, having completed the six-year honors program in medicine. He completed residency and fellowship training at University Hospitals of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. 

During his time at these institutions, he participated in clinical research trials to develop novel treatment strategies and has presented his findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Dr. Bagai is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and the American Medical Association. He specializes in several solid tumors and hematologic disorders. He is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology. In 2018, Dr. Bagai was recognized as one of Phoenix Magazine’s Top Doctors.

Manpreet K. Chadha, MD, is a medical oncologist at Palo Verde Cancer Specialists in Glendale, Arizona. She has worked as an assistant investigator at TGen Clinical Research Services at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. During her time at TGen, she was the principal and co-investigator in various Phase I, II and III studies involving new therapeutics for patients with advanced cancer. She has been serving on The Arizona Community Oncology Society Board of Directors for the past 2 years.

Dr. Chadha earned her medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College in Delhi, India. She completed her fellowship in medical oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. She is also fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine.

Abhinav Chandra, MD, MSc, FACP, MBA, is the executive medical director of specialty care at Yuma Regional Medical Center and the medical director of the Yuma Regional Cancer Center. He is also the medical director of the Institutional Research program for the Yuma Regional Cancer Center. Dr. Chandra is the Chair of Treatment Steering Committee, Arizona Cancer Coalition, Arizona Department of Health Services. He has been principal investigator for his site for industry-sponsored and population health based clinical trials.

Dr. Chandra earned his doctorate at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India, and completed his MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Ian DeRoock, MD, joined Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers in 2009 after completing a residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of California at Davis. He previously earned his medical degree at the University of Arizona, and is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology.

Dr. DeRoock has been active in developing clinical trials for pancreatic cancer and lymphoma and has presented his research findings at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting as well as the Annual Pan-Pacific Lymphoma Conference. He specializes in all adult cancers and hematologic disorders.

Jody Pelusi, PhD, FNP, AOCNP, is an oncology nurse practitioner at Honor Health Research Institute in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she cares for oncology patients undergoing phase 1 clinical trials and standard of care therapies. 

Dr. Pelusi is recognized as an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner by the National Oncology Nursing Society.  She has 47+ years of experience in oncology care in a multitude of settings. Her research focuses on long-term cancer survivorship issues, educational needs of cancer caregivers, cancer genetics, and implementation of oral chemotherapy medication programs into private practice.

Dr. Pelusi has had a 4-year appointment to the FDA’s Oncological Drug Advisory Committee where she was the first nurse and first non physician to serve on this Committee. She also served on the FDA‘s ODAC Pediatric and Quality of Life subcommittees. She has previously served on the National Oncology Nursing Society’s Board of Directors and is currently on the Governing Board of the Intercultural Cancer Council. 

Mahesh Seetharam, MD, FACP, MBBS, is a hematology oncologist and director of oncology for the Early Therapeutics Program at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He specializes in sarcoma and cutaneous malignancies.

Dr. Seetharam earned his medical degree from Government Mysore Medical College in Mysore, India. He completed a year of research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, before pursuing his internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at Stanford University.

Patrick J. Donovan, MD, FACP, is certified by the American Board of Medical Oncology and American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, and American Society of Clinical Oncology. His special interests include breast cancer, lymphomas, and melanoma.

Albert Guy Wendt, MD, is a medical oncologist in the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Wendt is board certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology. His expertise includes breast cancer risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He was also the  President of the Arizona Clinical Oncology Society from 2003-2007.