Meet the Research Team

Dr. Simbo Aduloju, MD

Simbo Aduloju, MD works with the research program from the Decatur office. He is a member of the American College of Physicians and has been awarded the Zemansky Introduction to Physics Prize, the Minority Access to Research Career Scholarship, and the Edward Stein Full Tuition Scholarship Award.

“I’m involved in GCS’s research program because it creates treatment opportunities to community oncology patients and allows them to experience a broad range of treatment options in this era of targeted therapy.”

Dr. Aaron Alizadeh, MD

Aaron Alizadeh, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Decatur office. During Fellowship, Dr. Alizadeh worked in Dr. Mamoru Shoji’s lab evaluating drug conjugation with tissue factor expressing tumor cells. Before relocating to Atlanta, he worked as a faculty member for the William Beaumont Hospital Medical Oncology Fellowship Program and participated in clinical trial work with Beaumont’s NCI-designated Community Clinical Oncology Program. Dr. Alizadeh is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

“As an oncologist, I believe I have a responsibility to contribute towards research. So much of today’s treatment benefits that are offered to our patients stand on the shoulders of prior research endeavors. Georgia Cancer Specialists consistently offers our patients cutting-edge clinical trials. These trials ultimately serve our patients by offering them new treatment opportunities which they otherwise might not have access to.”

Dr. Ranjana Bhargava, MD

Dr. Ranjana Bhargava, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Athens office. Dr. Bhargava completed a fellowship in oncology and hematology at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD. She has presented at regional and national meetings and most notably presented an abstract at the 2012 ASCO conference titled the “Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Breast Cancer Histology: A Retrospective Database Review”.

Dr. Rodolfo Bordoni, MD

Dr. Rodolfo Bordoni is the Director of Clinical Research for Georgia Cancer Specialists and is located at our Northside office. He is the founder and former Co-Chair of the annual Atlanta Lung Cancer Symposium and the founder and Chair of the Atlanta Precision Oncology Symposium.  He has been a National Cancer Institute investigator since 1992, the Principal Investigator for over forty oncology clinical trials, the Leader of the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Lung Cancer Research Working Group from 2014 through 2017, and a member of the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Group.

Dr. Nishan Fernando, MD

Dr. Nishan Fernando, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Center Pointe office. His certifications for the American Board of Internal Medicine are in both Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Fernando is a frequent and well-known speaker in the medical oncology community and has published numerous papers-particularly concerning colorectal cancer in publications like the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Pradeep Jolly, MD

Dr. Pradeep Jolly, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Center Pointe office. Dr. Jolly is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Physicians, and the Medical Association of Georgia. While achieving his Research Fellowship at the Emory University School of Medicine he worked diligently in the Leukemia Laboratory. Dr. Jolly is currently board certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine.

Dr. Cheryl Jones, MD

Cheryl Jones, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Macon office. She is committed to delivering clinical research opportunities to patients in their communities. She serves as the GCS site principal investigator in Macon and is an active participant in the GCS Research and Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Jones also served as president of the Bibb County Medical Society in 2004. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Medical Association of Georgia, the Middle Georgia Educational Foundation, the Middle Georgia Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society in Dougherty and Bibb Counties, and the State of Georgia.

“It is important to offer these latest advances and opportunities to our patients. Not only do our patients and their families benefit from the availability of the cutting-edge research we offer at GCS, but everyone whose life may one day be touched by a cancer diagnosis benefits, too.”

Dr. Premila Malhotra, MD

Premila Malhotra, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Macon office. Dr. Malhotra was the Chief Fellow in Hematology/Oncology at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is currently a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

“I am passionate about cancer research because the advances made in cancer research over the last decade have fundamentally changed how people look at cancer. It is not looked upon a death sentence anymore. The emerging scientific landscape offers the promise of significant advances for current and future cancer patients.”

Dr. Priya Rudolph, MD

Dr. Priya Rudolph, M.D., Ph.D. is the lead sub-investigator at our Athens office. She completed her residency and fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Dr. Rudolph is board certified in hematology and oncology and has broad experience in treating multiple benign and malignant hematologic disorders as well as all adult cancers.

“I encourage my patients to participate in clinical trials because they are key to advancing medical care. GCS offers many clinical trial options for our patients which are helpful in determining strategies and treatments that may be more effective than currently available treatment options.”

Dr. Aaron Schueneman, MD

Dr. Aaron Schueneman, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Blairsville office. Prior to joining Georgia Cancer Specialists, Dr. Schueneman was actively involved in research at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He has special interests in cancer immunotherapy, general hematology and oncology, and early phase clinical research trials.

He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Association of Cancer Research. Dr. Schueneman obtained his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering. He is a retired Lieutenant Commander from the medical corps of the U.S. Navy.

Dr. Tatyana Sklyar

Dr. Sklyar is a lead sub-investigator at our Macon location.  Dr. Sklyar is a board-certified physician in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine.  A member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology, she has clinical interests in cancer immunotherapy and solid tumors.

Dr. Jayanthi Srinivasiah, MD

Dr. Jayanthi Srinivasiah (Dr. Jay), MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Decatur office. She is very active in recruiting patients for participation in clinical trials and emphasizes care of the whole patient throughout cancer treatment. Dr. Jay received the NCI clinical trials award and is passionate about finding new cures through cancer research.

Dr. Gena Volas-Redd, MD

Dr. Gena Volas-Redd, MD is the lead sub-investigator at our Marietta office. Notable speaking obligations she has been invited to include the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer in Barcelona, Spain and has presented countless abstracts nationally. Dr. Volas-Redd currently works with the Atlanta Region CCOP Clinical Trial Network with UAB on a weekly basis.