Our Team

While having new technology like the CyberKnife can definitely improve patient care and efficiency, no center can really provide quality care without caring and knowledgeable staff. Our dedicated CyberKnife Team is made up of experienced physicians, radiation therapists, physicists, and patient care coordinators, who are always committed to providing the highest quality of care for our patients.  

	Albert C. Mak, M.D. Medical Director of Radiation Oncology Dr. Albert Mak is the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology for the Pasadena CberKnife Center. A Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Mak earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley in 1985 and his M.D. degree from Chicago Medical School in 1989. Dr. Mak completed his residency training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas from 1990-1994. Dr. Mak has served as the Medical Director for the Departments of Radiation Oncology at Glendale Adventist Medical Center and White Memorial Medical Center since 1995. Having extensive experience in IMRT and brachytherapy, he also performs permanent seed implantation for prostate cancer patients at the outpatient surgery center in the facility. Dr. Mak is the Co-Director for the Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, one of the very few radiosurgery programs in Los Angeles. When Dr. Mak is not delivering radiation, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his family and friends.
	Igor Fineman, M.D. Medical Director of Neurosurgery Dr. Igor Fineman is the Medical Director of Neurosurgery for the Pasadena CyberKnife Center and the Director of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery at Huntington Hospital, Pasadena. Additionally, he is also Co-Director of the Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, CA, faculty member at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, and Visiting Associate at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA. Dr. Fineman earned his B.S. in Bioengineering from UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1990. After receiving his M.D. in 1994 with a Thesis degree – a designation at UCLA School of Medicine which designates a thesis (Neurotrauma), Dr. Fineman completed a Neurosurgical Residency at the UCLA Medical Center from 1995-2000, followed by a fellowship in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery from 2000-2001. Dr. Fineman became a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgical Surgery in 2004. Dr. Fineman is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association for Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, North American Spine Society and the Society for Neuroscience. Dr. Fineman’s clinical expertise is in stereotactic neurosurgery and surgical treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, as well as treatments of benign and malignant tumors of the brain and spine with radiosurgical and open surgical techniques. In his spare time, Dr. Fineman enjoys music, travel, and spending quality time with his family.
	Sara H. Kim, M.D. Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist Dr. Sara Kim is a Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist. She earned her B.S. in Biology from the University of California at Berkeley and graduated with an M.D. from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1997. She did her residency at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1999-2003. She is Board-Certified by the American Board of Radiology. Hospital affiliations include Glendale Adventist Medical Center and White Memorial Medical Center. Over the years, Dr. Kim has published manuscripts, won numerous awards and presented over a dozen presentations to peers and colleagues at various meetings and seminars. Dr. Kim enjoys spending time with her family when she is not at work.
	Ana Maria Grace, M.D. Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist Dr. Ana Grace is one of our Radiation Oncologists at the Pasadena CyberKnife Center. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry from California State University Fullerton and her MD Degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her residency training at the University of Southern California and the University of Arizona. Dr. Grace is Board-Certified by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Grace also practices at White Memorial Hospital. She serves as Cancer Liaison Physician for the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grace is fluent in Spanish and has a special interest in Gynecological malignancies. When she is not treating patients, Dr. Grace enjoys traveling and biking with her husband.

CyberKnife Medical Physicist
Our physicist works closely with our physicians and radiation therapists to assure that the highest level of safety and quality care is maintained during the entire treatment process. In addition, our physicist is responsible for treatment planning and providing quality assurance testing of the CyberKnife machine and its components.

Radiation Therapists
Our board-certified radiation therapists play a vital role in the caring of our patients. Their main responsibilities are to assist our physicians with advanced radiation planning and to administer the planned treatment. In addition to our physicians, our radiation therapists are also available to answer any questions our patients and/or their families may have.

Patient Care Coordinators
Our caring patient care coordinators serve as liaisons between our patients and our medical staff. They are responsible for a number of tasks that keep our center running smoothly – from arranging and tracking appointment to ensuring patients understand every aspect of their care, they play an active role in caring for patients under the supervision of our Director of Operations.