1984
Dr. James L. Wade III, medical oncologist, begins practice at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois
Central Illinois Community Clinical Oncology Program research consortium established
1985
Practice expands to St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois
1986
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Pana Community Hospital, Pana, Illinois
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, Illinois
1989
Dr. Benjamin T. Esparaz, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
Dr. Edward C. Elliott, radiation oncologist, begins practice at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois (He later joined CCSCI in 1996)
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Shelby Memorial Hospital (now HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital), Shelbyville, Illinois
1993
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at St. Vincent Memorial Hospital (now Taylorville Memorial Hospital), Taylorville, Illinois
1994
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, Illinois
1995
CCSCI relocates Main Office to Monroe Street, Decatur, Illinois
1996
CCSCI begins providing services at St. Mary’s Cancer Care Center, Decatur, Illinois
CCSCI becomes the first and only multi-specialty oncology physician practice in Central Illinois
Dr. Edward C. Elliott, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI
1998
New Crossroads Cancer Center opens, Effingham, Illinois
Dr. Philip A. Dy, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
1999
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Clay County Hospital, Flora, Illinois
Dr. Perry P. Guaglianone, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2000
CCSCI begins providing radiation oncology services at Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Cancer Center, Mattoon, Illinois
Dr. Mary Anne de Paz, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI
Dr. Renata C. Moore, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI
2001
Dr. Mario R. Velasco Jr., medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
Dr. Dolores A. Estrada-Garcia, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
CT Simulator installed at Crossroads Cancer Center
2002
CCSCI establishes The CCSCI Charitable Fund
CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Illinois
2004
Dr. Maria T. Grosse Perdekamp, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
Dr. Seong R. Cho, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI
2005
Expansion of Crossroads Cancer Center, including new pharmacy, enlarged treatment area, expanded laboratory services, and addition of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Effingham, Illinois
Dr. Justin D. Floyd, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2007
CCSCI opens Centralia Oncology Clinic, Centralia, Illinois
Dr. Hanna M. Saba, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
CCSCI begins providing services at Olney-Weber Medical Clinic, Olney, Illinois
2008
Dr. Harold A. Yoon, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI
Kristi M. Toennies, nurse practitioner, joins CCSCI
CCSCI recipient of ASCO Clinical Trials Award
CCSCI breaks ground for new Cancer Care Center of Decatur, Decatur, Illinois
CCSCI begins providing services at Centralia Oncology Clinic, Centralia, Illinois
CCSCI begins implementation of Electronic Medical Records
2009
Crossroads expands diagnostic imaging to include PET/CT scanner
CCSCI opens new Cancer Care Center of Decatur, including addition of diagnostic services (bone densitometry and PET/CT scans)
2010
Dr. Jane Grace M. Manalo, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2011
LeAnn Thiele Rhinehart, family nurse practitioner, joins CCSCI
Dr. Sebastien S. Kairouz, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2012
CCSCI opens new Urologic Oncology department at the Cancer Care Center of Decatur
Dr. Thomas Tarter, urologic oncologist, joins CCSCI
Heidi Sexton, nurse practitioner – urologic oncology, joins CCSCI
CCSCI begins providing services at St. Joseph’s Hospital – Medical Arts Building, Highland, Illinois
Dr. Irene A. Dy, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2013
Dr. Bassam N. Maalouf, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2014
CCSCI begins providing services at St. Joseph’s Hospital – Breese Specialty Clinic, in Breese, Illinois
CCSI begins providing services in Swansea, IL at Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois
Dr. Mark A. Walshauser, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI
2015
Dr. Casey E. Duncan, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI at Crossroads Cancer Center
Dr. Justin D. Floyd joins Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois in Swansea, IL
Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois, S.C. officially becomes Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois
CCSI opens Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois – Sparta in partnership with Sparta Community Hospital, expanding services in St. Louis Metro East
Dr. Justin D. Floyd begins serving patients at Memorial Hospital Oncology Clinic in Chester, IL
Construction begins on major expansion of Crossroads Cancer Center in Effingham, IL
2016
Expansion of Crossroads Cancer Center is completed.
2017
Dr. Gibran H. Mahmud, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Centralia Oncology Clinic, in Centralia, IL
CCSI begins providing services at Salem Township Hospital, in Salem, IL
Dr. Evelena P. Ontiveros, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
Nicole S. Soper, APN, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI in the Urologic Oncology dept. at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
2018
Dr. Vijay K. Damarla, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
Leah D. Teichmiller, physician assistant, joins CCSI at Crossroads Cancer Center
Jennifer N. Born, APRN, NP-C, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
CCSI begins providing services at HSHS Holy Family Hospital, in Greenville, IL
Christel G. Wheeler, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
2019
CCSI joins affiliate network of the University of Chicago Medicine
CCSI breaks ground on Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon construction in partnership with HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, IL
2020
Dr. Camille M. Williams, radiation oncologist, joins CCSI at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Radiation Oncology Center at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
Cancer Care Specialists of IL – Swansea office closes April 17, 2020, moves to O’Fallon, IL
Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon opens April 20, 2020
Michelle D. Voudrie, DNP, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
2021
Laurean J. Winston, PA-C, physician assistant, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
Dr. Jacob S. Witt, radiation oncologist, joins CCSI at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Radiation Oncology Center at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
Kristina L. Berg, APRN-BC, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Crossroads Cancer Center
2022
CCSI begins providing services at HSHS Fields-Wright Medical Facility, in Sullivan, IL
Dr. Pramod Gaudel, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Crossroads Cancer Center
Kelsey D. Beasley, FNP-C, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
Dr. Bachir Farah, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
2023
Dr. Z. Jayson Yang, medical oncologist, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur
Rachael E. DeMattei, DNP, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of O’Fallon
2024
Rachel I. Kline, FNP-C, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Crossroads Cancer Center
Sarah N. Mackey, FNP-C, nurse practitioner, joins CCSI at Cancer Care Center of Decatur