Georgia Cancer Specialists (GCS) — a Top 10 private cancer practice in the U.S. — continues to grow and expand its services with the addition of Dr. Sherine J. Thomas to its Lake Oconee, Rockdale and Athens offices.

GCS now has 45 physicians and 29 offices.

“We’re excited about adding Dr. Thomas to our talented team,” said Dr. J. Bancroft Lesesne, president and interim CEO. “His experience and education make him a real asset to Georgia Cancer Specialists.”

Dr. Thomas joins Dr. Victoria Afshani at the Lake Oconee office, Dr. Kevin Peacock at the Rockdale office, and Dr. Richard Loyd and Dr. Nirav Dhruva at the Athens office.

“I am very happy and excited to be joining the great team of doctors at Georgia Cancer Specialists,” said Dr. Thomas.

Dr. Thomas completed his fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center’s Feist-Weiller Cancer Center in Shreveport, LA, and his residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center’s Department of Medicine in Shreveport, La. He received his medical degree from the Medical College Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. His areas of special interest are genitourinary and gynecological malignancies, gastrointestinal cancers, and head and neck tumors.

Dr. Thomas is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He has published and presented several reports, including ones focusing on Corticosteroid-induced Bronchospasm, Factor VIII excess, and Achromobactor Xylosoxidans.

Georgia Cancer Specialists is a Top 10 private cancer practice in the U.S. and a leader in advanced cancer treatment and research. The practice supports more than 200,000 patient visits each year. GCS offers community-based medical oncology and hematology services and is the first private oncology practice to also provide a full range of support services for patients in Georgia, including nutritional counseling, pain management, wellness counseling, and home health coordination. The GCS research department, whose focus is bringing targeted cancer therapy to communities, is the first in Georgia to offer Phase I clinical trials, the most novel cancer therapies available. GCS has 29 offices, 45 physicians, and more than 500 support staff members located in Metro Atlanta, North and Central Georgia, Southeast Tennessee, and Southwest North Carolina. Georgia Cancer Specialists can be found on the web at www.gacancer.com. GCS is The Cancer Answer.

Conact GCS at Lake Oconee (1000 Cowles Clinic Way, Magnolia Building; (706) 454-0159), Rockdale (1501 Milstead Road, Suite 110; (770) 760-9949), and Athens (1000 Hawthorne Ave., Suite J; (706) 369-4478) offices.