ST. JOSEPH – A new oncologist will be joining the Spectrum Health Lakeland staff.

Daniel Douce, MD, will see patients alongside Gerald Kozuh, MD, Edmund Paloyan, MD, and Sapna Patel, MD, at Lakeland Cancer Specialists with practice locations in Niles and St. Joseph. With the addition of Douce, the Niles practice will move to Suite 304 within the Lakeland Medical Suites in Niles, located at 42 N. St. Joseph Avenue, and expand from four to eight exam rooms.

Douce earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed a residency with Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington and went on to serve in Louisiana and Afghanistan. Prior to coming to Lakeland, he completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont.

Patients at Lakeland Cancer Specialists have access to a wide variety of services and support for a cancer diagnosis including access to more than 100 clinical trials, chemotherapy and infusion services, holistic support services and medical oncology, staff said. Readers looking for more information or to find a physician can visit lakelandcancerspecialists.com or call (269) 428-4411.