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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 18 doctor with experience in Anal Cancer near Bakersfield, CA. Of these, 14 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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      Lorenc Malellari
      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery
      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      General Surgery | Colorectal Surgery

      Surgery Center - Dignity Health Medical Group - Bakersfield, CA

      3838 San Dimas St, Suite B 231, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Albanian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Lorenc Malellari is a General Surgeon and a Colorectal Surgeon in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Malellari has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Rectal Prolapse, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy. Dr. Malellari is currently accepting new patients.

      Ravi Patel
      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      Advanced in Anal Cancer

      Ravi Patel, M.D., Inc.

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Ravi Patel is a board certified Medical Oncologist who has been practicing for more than 30 years. He completed his residency at the University of Illinois after obtaining a medical degree from Gujarat University Medical College in India. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.From the early stages of his career, Dr. Patel was exposed to and focused on bone marrow transplantation along with a wide variety of oncology and hematology training.Dr. Patel founded Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center in 1984, growing it from a 1,200 square foot office with one employee into the comprehensive, community focused, diagnostic, treatment, educational and research-based cancer center it is today with over 250 employees and a 120,000 square foot campus.While serving as managing director of the center, Dr. Patel continues to actively care for his patients and serve as principal investigator on the center's many clinical research studies. Dr. Patel is actively involved with the leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and academic research programs to assure that cancer patients in Kern County have access to the most cutting-edge medicines and treatments available anywhere in the world.Through choosing to work with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center TRIO-US Network, UCLA employees manage clinical trials alongside CBCC's own research staff. Several of the treatments tested at CBCC have proven to be highly successful and have gone on to receive approval from the Federal Government's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These breakthrough treatments have changed the way many forms of cancer are now being managed around the world.As a result of his clinical research experience, Dr. Patel has authored several scientific papers in such respected journals as the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Lymphoma. He is sought after as a lecturer and consultant on clinical oncology issues and patient care. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and is actively involved with the Residency Program in Internal Medicine at the Kern County Medical Center. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology
      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology

      San Joaquin Community Hospital

      2615 Chester Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Murali Meka is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Meka is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Anal Cancer, Venous Insufficiency, Gastrostomy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Meka is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology
      Advanced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Interventional Radiology

      Kern County Hospital Authority

      1700 Mount Vernon Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Orlando Micheli is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Micheli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Liver Embolization.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      General Surgery
      2021 22nd St, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Whitney Guerrero is a General Surgeon in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Guerrero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Rectal Prolapse, Hernia, Hemorrhoids, Colostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      San Joaquin Community Hospital

      2615 Chester Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Marcher Thompson is a Radiation Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Posterior Fossa Tumor.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Hematology | Oncology

      San Joaquin Community Hospital

      2620 Chester Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ather Mehboob is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Mehboob is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology | Nuclear Medicine
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Interventional Radiology | Radiology | Nuclear Medicine

      Kern Radiology Medical Group Inc

      2301 Bahamas Dr, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (1.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Krasny is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Krasny is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Visceromegaly, Angiomyoma, and Uterine Fibroids. Dr. Krasny is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Family Medicine

      Personalized Family Medicine, Inc.

      6001 Truxtun Ave, Ste C380, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Heidrick is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Heidrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Ravi Patel M D Inc

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Giridhar Gorla is a Radiation Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Gorla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Cervical Cancer, and Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Ravi Patel M D Inc

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Angel Moran is a Radiation Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Moran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, and Breast Cancer.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Experienced in Anal Cancer

      Ravi Patel, M.D., Inc.

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, French, Gujarati , Hindi, Spanish

      David Kanamori is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Kanamori is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Breast Cancer, and Hemolytic Crisis.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Experienced in Anal Cancer

      Ravi Patel, M.D., Inc.

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, French, Gujarati , Hindi, Spanish

      Shawn Shambaugh is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Shambaugh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Leukocytosis, and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Internal Medicine

      Comprehensive Blood And Cancer Center

      6501 Truxtun Ave, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Rishi Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anal Cancer, and Hepatitis C.

      Randall A. Scharlach
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology

      Rio Bravo Oncology, Inc.

      4500 Morning Dr, Ste 105, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Randall A. Scharlach, MD is a board-certified Radiation Oncologist caring for our patients.  Dr. Scharlach is a 1995 graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine.  He completed his residency in Radiation Oncology at Yale University in 2000, where he served as Chief Resident.  Dr. Scharlach is recognized as an expert in the most advanced radiotherapeutic technologies, including IMRT and IGRT, as well as stereotactic radiation.  Dr. Scharlach has developed successful programs in IMRT, IGRT, and prostate brachytherapy.  He is also trained and experienced in the use of brachytherapy implants, including breast and prostate brachytherapy, as well as Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT).  Dr. Scharlach's publications include research in endometrial cancer and a textbook chapter on salivary gland malignancies.  He has presented well over fifty lectures for professional education on multiple topics including the use of radioprotective drugs, the effects of hypoxia with radiation, oncology pain management, the use of cannabinoids in oncology and the development of advanced radiotherapy technologies.  Dr. Scharlach's areas of expertise include prostate, breast, lung and head/neck cancers. Dr. Scharlach is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Metastatic Brain Tumor.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      San Joaquin Community Hospital

      9602 Stockdale Hwy, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Luis Mariscal is a Radiation Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Mariscal has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      San Joaquin Community Hospital

      9602 Stockdale Hwy, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vikas Ghai is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Ghai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma.

      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Anal Cancer
      Radiology | Radiation Oncology

      Rio Bravo Oncology, Inc.

      4500 Morning Dr, Ste 105, 
      Bakersfield, CA 
       (6.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edward Jung is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Jung is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anal Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Anal Cancer?

      Anal cancer is cancer that starts in the anus. The anus is the opening at the end of your rectum. The rectum is the last part of your large intestine where solid waste from food (stool) is stored. Stool leaves your body through the anus when you have a bowel movement.

      Anal cancer is an uncommon type of cancer.

      When should I see an Anal Cancer doctor near Bakersfield, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Anal Cancer doctor near Bakersfield, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Anal Cancer doctors near Bakersfield, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Anal Cancer doctors near Bakersfield, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Anal Cancer doctor near Bakersfield, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Anal Cancer doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Anal Cancer doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Anal Cancer doctor near Bakersfield, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Anal Cancer doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Anal Cancer doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Anal Cancer doctors near Bakersfield, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Anal Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Anal Cancer doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Anal Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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