Robert T. Woodburn, M.D., founder of the Cancer Health Treatment Centers, was born and raised in East Chicago, Indiana, and attended East Chicago Roosevelt High School. He completed four years of undergraduate studies and four years of medical school at Indiana University. He interned at the University of California at Davis, and returned to Indiana University where he completed three years of residency training in Internal Medicine. He then went on to do his subspecialty training in Hematology and Medical Oncology. Following one year on the faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, he returned to Northwest Indiana and entered the private practice of medicine in the specialties of Hematology and Medical Oncology. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. He was active in medical education as Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, Indiana University Northwest until his retirement from the University in 1994. Dr. Woodburn founded this corporation in 1977. In 2003, he was presented the “Sagamore of the Wabash” award by Governor Frank O’Bannon. This is the highest honor bestowed upon a citizen of the state of Indiana for distinguished service. Dr. Woodburn retired December 31, 2006.

Murugavel Muthusamy, M.D., graduated from Coimbatore Medical College in Madras, India. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. He then went on to specialize in Hematology, Medical Oncology and Blood Banking at State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology. Dr. Muthusamy lives with his wife and two children in Chesterton. Dr. Samy, as he prefers to be called, joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 1993 and practices at our Michigan City, Valparaiso and Knox Clinics.

Cheryl Morgan-Ihrig, M. D. was born and raised in Munster, Indiana and graduated with honors from Munster High School in 1981. Accepted into The Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University, she obtained her M.D. degree in 1987, then completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine in 1990, and Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship in 1993 at the University of Pittsburgh. She was a visiting bone marrow transplant fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. She currently resides in Munster with her husband and two sons. She joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 1993 and practices at our Munster Clinic.

Mohammed Ali, M.D. holds degrees from Saifabad Science College and Osmania Univerisity. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom . He received his medical degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He was a Fellow in Hematology/Medical Oncology at Milwaukee County General Hospital and a Fellow in Medical Oncology at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, New York. He has been in private practice in Northwest Indiana since 1980. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Ali and his wife currently reside in Munster and have three grown sons. He joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 1995 and practices at our Munster Clinic.

Jyotsna Sanghvi, M.D. is a graduate from Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital (K.E.M.) in Bombay, India. She did her Residency and a Rotating Internship at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Bombay. She completed her Internship in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois followed by Residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. She completed a two year fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Mount Sinai and Rush Presbyterian St. Luke Hospitals. She remained in private practice in Illinois before coming to Northwest Indiana in 1990. Dr. Sanghvi is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 1995 and practices at our Merrillville Clinic.

Virginia Tan Tabib, M.D. is a cum laude graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Philippines. She completed a Rotating Internship at Santo Tomas University Hospital, Philippines before completing a Medical Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Columbus Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She completed her Fellowship in Medical Oncology at Northwestern University Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. She has been in private practice in the Valparaiso area since 1983 and prior to this in Chicago since 1979. She joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 1996 and practices at our Valparaiso Clinic. She is Chinese and speaks and writes in Mandarin and Fuginese dialect. Since she grew up in the Philippines, she also speaks and writes in Tagalog dialect and Spanish. Her priorities include God, family and community.

Balagopal Keralavarma, M.D. graduated from Madras Medical College, Madras University, Madras, India. He did his Residency at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois where he was also a Fellow in the Department of Hematology/ Oncology. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. Dr. Keralavarma and his wife currently reside in Munster. He joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 2000 and practices at our Munster Clinic.

George E. Sloan, M.D. graduated Cum Laude from Medical School at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, in 1994. His internal Medicine residency was at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital. His hematology/oncology fellowship was at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. He practiced in the Chicago area for four years before joining Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 2004. Dr. Sloan has a wide range of clinical interests including breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and hematological malignancies. Dr. Sloan is a volunteer Clilnical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine Northwest. Dr. Sloan practices at our Merrillville and Valparaiso Clinics.

Leno Thomas, M.D graduated from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore India. She did her training in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh McKeesport Hospital in Pennsylvania and her fellowship in Oncology/Hematology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She comes to Cancer Health Treatment Centers from Redington General Hospital in Maine where she was the Medical Director of Oncology and established the first full-time Cancer Care clinic in that community. She joined Cancer Health Treatment Centers in 2007. Dr. Thomas is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and board eligible in hematology and practices in our Merrillville Clinic.