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 highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

I believe the best care can be achieved only when patients understand their conditions properly and are fully satisfied with the care they receive. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health priorities. Dr. Cartmell is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Anemia, Breast Cancer, and Leukocytosis.

Shawn Shambaugh is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Shambaugh is highly rated in 36 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Leukocytosis, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Vikas Ghai is an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Ghai is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma.

Ather Mehboob is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Mehboob is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Breast Cancer.

David Kanamori is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Kanamori is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Breast Cancer, and Hemolytic Crisis.

Ricardo Salas is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Salas is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma.

Madiha Naseem is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Naseem has been practicing medicine for over 10 years is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, Appendix Cancer, and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei.

Kim Ng is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Dr. Ng is currently accepting new patients.

Pradip Rustagi is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Rustagi is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Hemophilia B.

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Neeraj Agnihotri is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Agnihotri is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Lung Cancer.

Jian Chen is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Chen has been practicing medicine for over 44 years is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Dyserythropoietic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia. Dr. Chen is currently accepting new patients.

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Tsering Tamang is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Tamang has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), and Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.

Vinh-linh Nguyen is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Nguyen is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

Chrystina Castellon is an Oncologist in Bakersfield, California. Her top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Mauro Janoski is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Wilbur Montana is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Cervical Cancer, and Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix.

Alexander Gaitanis is a Hematologist in Bakersfield, California. His top areas of expertise are Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Thrombocytopenia.

Orestes Pavia is an Internal Medicine provider in Lamont, California. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.