Dr. Deborah J. Villa

Donna Walker is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Lompoc, California. Dr. Walker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Anemia, and Colorectal Cancer.

Dr. Palchak has bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from UC Irvine. He received his doctorate in medicine from St. Louis University, did a residency in internal medicine at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, then medical oncology fellowship at UC San Diego. He established an independent medical oncology practice in Arroyo Grande in 1994 and has practiced continuously in the south county since that date. He established the region's first cancer research program, first tumor board, first nonprofit to expand services for cancer patients in our community among many other firsts.Respect the patient's wishes and treat others as we wish to be treated. Dr. Palchak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Anal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Board Certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Kennedy provides compassionate care for patients at Mission Hope Cancer Center, and works collaboratively with all departments to provide patients with all aspects of cancer care. Dr. Kennedy is able to offer patients the most advanced treatment with enrollment in cutting edge clinical research studies. She has years of experience in the treatment and diagnosis of all cancers and provides her patients with individualized care for the best possible outcomes.An educator at heart, Dr. Kennedy has a passion for teaching her patients about their disease and how their treatments work. Understanding a disease is empowering for the patient and can remove some of the fear associated with a cancer diagnosis.Dr. Kennedy received her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of California Davis, and Hematology-Oncology fellowship program at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center-Stephenson Cancer Center.As an experienced principal investigator on numerous clinical trials for cancer therapies, Dr. Kennedy has published her findings in national medical journals, and puts her research knowledge into practice when treating patients. Dr. Kennedy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Anal Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Lung Cancer.