Steady growth followed, and in 2002 the practice grew to three physicians Drs. Singh as well as Drs. Joan Dahmer and Christopher Verdi. By 2006, Arizona Center for Hematology and Oncology added a fourth physician, Dr. Parmjeet Banghar.
In 2008, this vision became reality as Arizona Center for Hematology and Oncology brought on two more physicians, Drs. James Choi and Clarence Adoo, expanded to add PET/CT services and partnered with leading radiation oncologists Dr. Daniel Reed, Dr. Christopher Biggs and Dr. Terry Lee. Now able to provide hematology, oncology, PET/CT and radiation oncology services, Arizona Center for Cancer Care was born.
Arizona Center for Cancer Care quickly became the first of its kind to offer patients in areas like the West Valley Brachytherapy treatment, which is an effective, less-invasive treatment for prostate, breast, lung, esophageal, gynecologic and head/neck cancers, among others. They also became the first to invest in and offer Radiosurgery to the area using a state-of-the-art technology called RapidArc radiation therapy. This very precise form of therapeutic radiation uses beams of radiation to treat cancerous tissues without a surgical incision or opening, allows patients to receive treatment in as little as 10 minutes, compared to the several hours it used to take with older technologies like the cyber knife and gamma knife.
Also in 2012, Arizona Center for Cancer Care built on its initial vision of providing the West Valley with multi-specialty cancer treatment services and technologies it was time to expand to provide service across Maricopa County.
So, over the next two years, Arizona Center for Cancer Care would grow from 32 physicians providing service throughout the West Valley to nearly 60 specialists working in more than 35 offices across the Valley including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Deer Valley, Peoria, Avondale, Glendale, Surprise and Wickenburg.
Truly a cancer center without walls, Arizona Center for Cancer Cares services stretch acrossthe Valley. We are able to offer cancer patients and their families the best doctors, best treatment technologies and best medical trials in the country.
Arizona Center for Cancer Care is proud to be certified by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI)Certification Program (QCP), which recognizes medical oncology and hematology/oncology practices that are committed to delivering the highest quality of cancer care. QCP evaluates an individual practices performance in areas that affect patient care and safety.
We are also accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the leading organization of board-certified pathologists, serving patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide.
In recent years, our partner offices have been honored by Az Business Magazine as among the Most Admired Companies in Arizona, Ranking Arizona Magazine as among the Finest Health Care Facilities in Arizona and by Phoenix Magazines Annual Top Docs Issue. Arizona Center for Cancer Cares award-winning specialists and researchers are among the most notable names in Arizona medicine and beyond. Please use the Find a Doctor link to learn about each individual physicians honors and awards.