Claire Cote
Chief Operations Officer
Tami Hamilton
Chief Financial Officer
Michele Whidden
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Chiara Battelli MD, PhD
President
- Education
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Medical School, Italy - Residency
Maine Medical Center
- Board-Certified
Internal Medicine, Hematology, Medical Oncology - Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Medical Center, Boston, MA
Dr. Chiara Battelli was born in Fabriano, Italy. She completed medical school and her Oncology Fellowship in Rome. Eager to learn more about the basic mechanism of cancer development, she moved to the US to work in the laboratory of Dr. Maciag at Maine Medical Center Research Institute. During this she met her husband, Mark, a very proud native of Portland, Maine.
After completing the PhD program, Dr. Battelli decided to remain in the United States to follow her lifelong dream of practicing medical oncology. She completed the Residency Program in Internal Medicine at Maine Medical Center and then the Fellowship Program in Hematology and Medical Oncology at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
She returned to Maine and joined New England Cancer Specialists in September, 2013. Dr. Battelli became president and lead physician of the practice in 2018. Her practice focuses on the treatment of breast cancer. She is particularly interested in clinical and translational research, quality improvement, and medical education. In her spare time Dr. Battelli enjoys her family, her friends and her two English Setters. She loves to travel the world, to experience different cultures and their food.
David C. Benton MD
- Education
University of Connecticut School of Medicine (M.D.) - Residency
Brown University Medical Center
- Board-Certified
Hematology, Medical Oncology - Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, Brown University Medical Center
Dr. Benton grew up in Connecticut, and went to college in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he studied physics. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Connecticut, School of Medicine. He then spent seven years at Brown University Medical Center in Providence, RI, where he completed his residency, chief residency, and fellowship in Hematology and Oncology. He is also board-certified in Palliative and Hospice Medicine.
Dr. Benton focuses on treatment of lymphoma, and cancers of the lung, prostate and gastrointestinal tract.
He has traveled extensively, living in Poland for two years and working in Kenya during his residency. He moved to Maine in 2007 with his wife and two sons.
Devon L. Evans MD
- Education
Jefferson Medical College - Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Board-Certified
Internal Medicine, Hematology, Medical Oncology - Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Dr. Devon Evans grew up in rural Massachusetts and went to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He did his Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, and his Fellowship at Brown University Medical Center in Rhode Island. He explored other areas of the country through ‘locum tenens’ positions in Martha’s Vineyard, Gresham, OR and Kealakekua, HI before coming to New England Cancer Specialists in 2007.
Dr. Evans is board certified in hematology and oncology, with interests in lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, and brain tumors. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society for NeuroOncology, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He states “I became an oncologist with the hope of providing comfort and strength to those made vulnerable by a challenging disease. I am amazed every day by my patients as they fight to live their lives in spite of their cancer, and refuse to let it define them. Their courage remains my inspiration.”
Dr. Evans lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife and three daughters. His outside interests center on enjoying the wonderful outdoor attractions of Maine with his family: skiing in the winter, and running, swimming and boating during the summer.
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John Paul Winters III MD
- Education
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK - Residency
University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
- Board-Certified
Internal Medicine, Hematology, Medical Oncology - Fellowship
Hematology/Oncology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Dr. Winters was raised in Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University. He received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma-College of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at the University of New Mexico and stayed an additional year as Chief Resident. Afterwards, he completed fellowship training in hematology and oncology at the University of Vermont in Burlington where he and his wife fell in love with the people and landscapes of New England. Following fellowship, he spent a year practicing and pursuing outdoor activities in Bend, Oregon before joining New England Cancer Specialists in late 2015.
He is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and oncology with interests in benign hematology, malignant hematology, and melanoma. He is a member of the American Society of Hematology and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Winters lives in Portland with his wife and their 2 young children. His outside interests include downhill and nordic skiing, snowshoeing, backpacking, running, cooking, and reading fiction.
