MCGI works with oncology providers across Maine through partnerships with hospital systems, cancer centers and independent practices. We continue to collaborate with these sites through research studies, genomic tumor board offerings and/or clinical support.
Cary Medical Center – Caribou, ME
Central Maine Medical Center – Lewiston, ME
MaineGeneral Health
MaineHealth
Mount Desert Island Hospital – Bar Harbor, ME
New England Cancer Specialists
Northern Light Health
York Hospital – York, ME
Northern Light Maine Coast and Mount Desert Island Hospital
Brooks practices at Eastern Maine Medical Center and oversees their clinics at the Mt. Desert Island Hospital, the Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, and the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. He is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology caring for patients in all areas of medical oncology, hematologic oncology and benign hematology. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine then completed his medical residency at the University of Pennsylvania-Presbyterian Medical Center. Following that, he completed a three-year fellowship in hematology/oncology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Brooks arrived at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Oncology program in 1980 and has held many leadership positions over those years. He spent two and a half years in China as Sr. Vice-President of Medical Affairs and Chief of Oncology Development for United Family Healthcare and returned to Eastern Maine Medical Center in 2011. He now lives with his wife, Astri, in Bar Harbor, ME.
Georges practices oncology at York Hospital in Southern Maine. He holds board certification in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. Georges received his M.D. from Georges University School of Medicine in Grenada; West Indies followed by an internship and residency at University of Massachusetts. He completed his fellowship in hematology-oncology at MD Anderson Cooper Cancer Center, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Inhorn is the Chief of Oncology at Mercy Hospital in Portland, ME. A native Madisonian, he studied mathematics and molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the M.D./Ph.D. program at Washington University Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital followed by a medical oncology fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Inhorn practiced in St. Louis for seven years, where he was associate director of hematology/oncology at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, prior to relocating to Maine. He has a special interest in breast cancer and clinical trials.
Lu-Emerson is a board-certified neuro-oncologist at Maine Medical Center. Her experience includes the development and conduction of phase 2/3 trials for brain tumor patients with current research focus on the mortality and morbidity associated with brain tumors and associated treatments. Lu-Emerson received her M.D. from New York University School of Medicine, followed by a residency at University of Washington in Seattle and a Fellowship in the Neuro-Oncology program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.
Rasmussen is Director of Molecular Genetics at Spectrum Medical Group. She has extensive experience in Clinical Molecular Genetics: development and interpretation of molecular genetic assays, including next-generation sequencing and gene expression profiling. Rasmussen has provided cancer genetic counseling in the community oncology setting. She also has experience in tumor tissue banking for research and has worked in cancer molecular genetic research, primarily identifying mutational or gene expression profiles of tumors for prognosis or prediction of response to therapy. Rasmussen received her Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire followed by a fellowship in clinical molecular genetics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Sanyal is the Senior Medical Director for the Medical Oncology Group at Maine Health. Following an MBBS, he earned his medical degree from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India followed by becoming a Member of the Royal College of Physicians at Peterborough District Hospital, UK. He completed a Residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI. Most recently he earned a Master of Health Care Delivery Science (MHCDS) from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Sanyal is an active in oncology research activities and is the recipient of multiple grants and awards as well as being the author of several scientific publications.
Sinclair is the Director of the Clinical Research program and a hematologist/oncologist at Northern Light Cancer Care. She is board certified in Hematology and Oncology. Her interests include breast cancer, clinical research and genomic medicine. Sinclair received her D.O. from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine followed by a residency at University of Connecticut School of Medicine in internal medicine, and a fellowship with the National Cancer Institute in hematology/oncology.
Thomas joined New England Cancer Specialists as a physician and the Director of Clinical Research in 2012. His clinical focus is on thoracic cancers (lung cancer, esophageal cancer) as well as GU cancers (prostate, testicular, bladder and kidney cancers). He also serves as an advisor to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society and CMS/Medicare. Thomas completed his medical school training in Frankfurt, Germany and an internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship at Colombia University in New York City.
Anna Niegowska is an oncologist and hematologist who sees patients at the Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. Prior to being a member of Mercy’s active staff, she completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, NY. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of Lublin in Lublin, Poland and then did her residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Queens, NY.
Stanley Chaleff is a pediatric oncologist and hematologist who sees patients at the Maine Children’s Cancer Program at MaineHealth. A member of Maine Medical Center's active staff, he joined the cancer staff in 2008 after completing a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine and then did his pediatric at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
