About Us

The Richmond Cancer and Blood Disease Center, Inc. is headquartered in Richmond, Indiana. We are one of the largest practices in the Eastern Indiana. Our professional team of medical oncologists, hematologists, and nurse practitioners is dedicated to providing quality care in a compassionate and comfortable environment. Together with our affiliate hospitals (see below), we maintain a comprehensive, multidisciplinary cancer treatment program, with state-of-the-art chemotherapy and radiotherapy, psychological support, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling, and radiological imaging.

The Richmond Cancer and Blood Disease Center serves a broad region encompassing the Wayne, Fayette, Jay, Franklin, and Randolph counties of Indiana. See our locations page for the addresses and maps of our main and satellite offices. Our group members are board certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology. We believe in the importance of offering newer treatments as they become available, and we accomplish this by staying abreast of new research, therapeutic trends, and clinical protocols through medical journals, national and local organizations, clinical trials, and conferences. We have published several articles in peer-reviewed medical journals; see our publications page for a bibliographical list.

Our affiliate hospitals include Reid Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Indiana; Fayette Memorial Hospital, Connersville, IN; Jay County Hospital, Portland, IN; St. Vincent Hospital, Winchester, IN; and Wayne Hospital, Greenville, OH.

Membership
Indiana Medical Oncology Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American College of Physicians
Indiana State Medical Association
Wayne County Medical Society
Hoosier Oncology Group
American Medical Association

History

Reid Hospital and the Richmond Cancer Blood Disease Center became Eastern Indiana's first Certified Cancer Program.

Dr. Agrawal left his practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1986 to open the Richmond Cancer and Blood Disease Center in Richmond, Indiana and develop a cancer program for Reid Hospital. The physicians at CBDC worked with Reid Hospital and the American College of Surgeons to earn national certification for the comprehensive treatment of cancer. In doing so, Reid Hospital's cancer program became the first certified program in Eastern Indiana.

The American College of Surgeons awards certification to programs after a voluntary inspection of hospital clinical practices, including diagnosis and treatment, educational offerings for community residents as well as healthcare professionals and prevention programs. The ACS Approvals Program sets standards for cancer programs and reviews the programs to make sure they conform to those standards. Recognizing that cancer is a complex group of diseases, the program promotes consultation among surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologist, diagnostic radiologist, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary cooperation helps enhance patient care.

"We are honored that our cancer program at Reid Hospital has received the ACS Recognition to ensure our program has met the national standards for cancer care," states Dr. Gaddipati.