16 Physicians and Surgeons from Virginia Cancer Specialists Named as Virginia Business 2025 Top Doctors

Medical peers voted 16 Northern Virginia hematologists, oncologists, and oncology surgeons from Virginia Cancer Specialists to Virginia Business magazine's 2025 Top Doctors list.

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Cancer Specialists, the largest private cancer practice in Northern Virginia, announced today that 16 of its physicians and surgeons have been recognized as a 2025 Top Doctor by Virginia Business magazine.

Virginia Business magazine's Top Docs is a peer-selected, statewide list in cooperation with the Medical Society of Virginia. Balloting and vetting are managed by a research firm based in Colorado, and only doctors holding MD, DO, or DPM degrees, who are licensed to practice in Virginia in good standing are eligible to vote. Awards span 87 practice specialties and represent the top 15% of the state's 9,096 doctors who were nominated.

"It's an honor to be recognized by my peers as one of Virginia Business magazine's top oncology doctors," shares Harold C. Agbahiwe, MD, radiation oncologist, who provides care in the Fairfax location. "This acknowledgement reflects the dedication of our entire team to providing compassionate, comprehensive care. It's wonderful to be recognized alongside so many talented colleagues who share the same commitment to our patients that we do at Virginia Cancer Specialists."

"Being named a top doctor is a tremendous honor that I share with my entire team. In oncology, success is never a solo effort – it's the result of a collaborative, carefully orchestrated approach between many types of professionals representing various disciplines. This recognition reflects the strength of our entire team and our shared commitment to delivering personalized, multidisciplinary care," Keeran R. Sampat, MD, who provides care in the Arlington location.

This year's list of Virginia Cancer Specialists physicians and surgeons honored as 2025 Virginia Business magazine Top Doctors includes:

Harold C. Agbahiwe, MD, Radiation Oncology
Stephanie Akbari, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery
Robert Christie, MD, FACP, Hematology/Oncology
Ajay Dar, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Anne Favret, MD, Oncology
Elizabeth Feldman, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncology
John Feigert, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Sandeep J. Khandhar, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
Timothy A. McCarthy, MD, Hematology
Geoffrey D. Moorer, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Patricia A. Rodriguez, Hematology (Retired)
Keeran R. Sampat, MD, Oncology
Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO, Oncology
Amit Sarma, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Gregory S. Sibley, MD, Radiation Oncology
Hernan I. Vargas, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery  

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About Virginia Cancer Specialists

Virginia Cancer Specialists, the largest private cancer practice in Northern Virginia, was recognized in 2024 and 2025 as the #1 physician practice in Virginia with the most Castle Connolly top doctors in cancer care and across all medical specialties. It features a world-class treatment team fighting cancer and diseases of the blood, offering access to the most current treatment protocols, clinical trials, and comprehensive care. Its fully staffed, comprehensive clinical research program also includes a dedicated research facility for Phase I clinical trials—the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, the largest of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. The practice offers medical oncology, radiation oncology, musculoskeletal tumor surgery, breast surgery, thoracic surgery, genetic counseling, palliative care, oncology nurse navigators, oncology infusion nurses, oncology pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, and laboratory technicians.

Virginia Cancer Specialists is a practice in The US Oncology Network (The Network). This collaboration unites the practice with more than 2,600 independent providers dedicated to delivering value-based, integrated care to patients — close to home. Through The Network, independent doctors come together to form a community of shared expertise and resources dedicated to advancing local cancer care and to delivering better patient outcomes. The Network is supported by McKesson Corporation, whose coordinated resources and infrastructure allow doctors in The Network to focus on the health of their patients, while McKesson focuses on the health of their practices. Virginia Cancer Specialists also participates in clinical trials through Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a joint venture with US Oncology Research and one of the world's leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. It has conducted more than 600 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA today.

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