Know Our Cancer Care Experts Our Doctors Ronald L. Stephens, MD, MA Dr. Stephens is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas (KU), where he also completed his internal medicine residency and a hematology fellowship; soon after, he completed an oncology fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. Before becoming medical director of The Oncology Center at LMH, Dr. Stephens was on the faculty at KU School of Medicine for 24 years and served as Director of Clinical Oncology for much of that time.
Dr. Affield is board certified in medical oncology, internal medicine, hematology, hospice and palliative medicine. She received her medical degree from KU and completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Affield went on to complete her internal medicine residency and hematology/ oncology fellowship at KU. Additionally, she completed a fellowship in palliative medicine at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care.
Luke M. Huerter, MD
Matthew N. Stein, MD Dr. Stein is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO, and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in oncology and hematology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Sharon E. Soule, MD Dr. Soule is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. After earning her medical degree from KU, she completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Indiana University. While in Indiana, she was a member of the Breast Cancer Program, and her research focused on breast cancer treatment. She also served as Director of Medical Oncology at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis.
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Michelle Affield, MD
The newest member of our physician team is Dr. Huerter, who joined The Oncology Center at LMH in 2011. Dr. Huerter is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in medical oncology. A graduateof KU School of Medicine, he returned to Lawrence after completing a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, where he also completed his residency in 2009.
Karen L. Finkbiner, Pharm.D., R.Ph. Dr. Finkbiner has been The Oncology Center’s Pharmacy Coordinator since 2001. After completing her doctorate degree from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas in 1992, Dr. Finkbiner went to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center to complete her residency in pharmacy practice and another in oncology pharmacy.