Medical Oncology
At Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center’s Medical Oncology Department, our team of four full-time, board-certified medical oncologists and three certified family nurse practitioners delivers exceptional, compassionate care.
Kamal Bakri, M.D.
Sajjad Malick, M.D.
Kenneth Manning, M.D.
Cassandra Moore, M.D.
Collen Kritz, CFNP
Charlene Ray, CFNP
Vicki Richardson, NP
Kamal M. Bakri, M.D.
A native of India, Dr. Bakri has been Medical Director of the Medical Oncology Department at Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center since 1988.
Dr. Bakri graduated from Baroda Medical College in Baroda, India in 1973. He completed post-graduate study at Baroda Medical College in 1976. He came to the United States for his internship and residency at The Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn in Brooklyn, N.Y., completing it in 1979.
Following his residency in Internal Medicine, Dr. Bakri did a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., from 1979 to 1981.
Dr. Bakri was Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Oncology at Chicago Medical School from 1981 to 1982. In 1982 Dr. Bakri opened a private practice in medical oncology in Fayetteville. In 1988, he moved his practice into the newly opened Cancer Center on the campus of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in 1988.
Dr. Bakri serves as the Medical Director of the Medical Oncology Department. An active presenter at weekly Cancer Conferences, Dr. Bakri is well respected by his peers for his knowledge and dedication to cancer care. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Bakri is a member of the American College of Clinical Oncology and, while at Chicago Medical School, was a member of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
Dr. Bakri’s involvement in scientific and medical research began in 1982 and continues to this day with his collaboration with researchers at the Lineberger Cancer Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is principal investigator of many ongoing clinical trials at the Cancer Center.
Dr. Bakri is married and has a son and a daughter.
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Sajjad A. Malick, M.D.
A native of Pakistan, Dr. Malick received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 1987. He completed an internship in Medicine and Surgery at Civil Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan in 1989.
An Internal Medicine Residency in Chicago brought Dr. Malick to the United States in 1990. He completed his residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Ill. in 1993.
Following his residency, Dr. Malick immediately began a fellowhip in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Maryland Cancer Center in Baltimore, Md. During his fellowship he took an active part in clinical trials and research protocols in the treatment of metastatic colon cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, head and neck cancer and leukemia. He completed his fellowship in 1996.
Dr. Malick received specialty board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1995, subspecialty board certification in medical oncology in 1999 and subspecialty board certification in hematology in 2001.
Prior to joining Dr. Bakri in the Medical Oncology Department of the Cancer Center in August 1999, Dr. Malick was a hospitalist and consultant at Barnwell County Hospital and Palmetto Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Associates in Barnwell, S.C. from 1997 to 1999.
Dr. Malick is an active participant in weekly Cancer Conferences at the Cancer Center. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the North Carolina Medical Society.
Dr. Malick and his wife have a daughter and a son.
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Kenneth R. Manning, M.D.
A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Dr. Manning graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. in 1983. In 1987 he earned his medical degree from Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va.
Dr. Manning completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem in 1990 and a Fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in 1992.
Dr. Manning previously practiced in Suffolk, Va. and Tulsa, Okla., where he was affiliated with Oklahoma Oncology, Inc. While in Tulsa, Dr. Manning also served as Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in Tulsa, principal investigator for the Tulsa, Oklahoma CCOP, and past president of the Oklahoma Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Manning’s memberships include the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the North Carolina Medical Society. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
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After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Princeton University in 1994, Dr. Cassandra Moore went on to get her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, N.M.
In 1999, Dr. Moore began her residency in Internal Medicine (categorical Medicine track) at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worchester, Maine. Upon completion of her residency in 2003, Dr. Moore left the University of Massachusetts Medical Center to pursue a fellowship in Hematology & Medical Oncology at Duke University Medical Center. At Duke, she was awarded the Physician Service Excellence Award in 2004.
Before coming to Cape Fear Valley, Dr. Moore worked at the Cancer Centers of North Carolina in Raleigh. While there, she participated in clinical trials and area tumor boards.
Dr. Moore is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She is the author of five articles in peer-reviewed publications and has a special interest in breast and genitourinary malignancies.
Dr. Moore is married and has three sons and a daughter.
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Colleen Kritz, CFNP, AOCN
Colleen Kritz, CFNP, AOCN, is a Certified Nurse Practitioner in the Medical Oncology Department at the Cancer Center. She works with Dr. Bakri and Dr. Malick, assessing and managing cancer patients who are actively receiving chemotherapy or who are coming for routine follow-up visits.
Colleen earned her LPN from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich. in 1978. She earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Ashland, Wis. in 1982.
Colleen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing in 1990 and her Master of Arts in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, in 1993 from the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. In 1996, she earned her post-graduate certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner also from the College of Saint Scholastica.
Prior to earning her certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Colleen was an experienced Registered Nurse. Her various work areas included medical oncology, coronary care, emergency department, medical-surgical and home hospice. From 1986 to 1989, she served as Head Nurse in the Coronary/Intensive Care Unit at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, Mich.
Colleen was Head Nurse of the Ambulatory Care Department at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan from 1989 to 1996. Her focus was oncology/chemotherapy. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist she became experienced in guided imagery, music therapy, progressive relaxation, symptom management and pain control in caring for oncology patients.
After earning her Nurse Practitioner certification, Colleen worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner with the Grand View Health System Clinic in Ironwood, Mich.
Colleen has been associated with the Medical Oncology Department of the Cancer Center since October 1997. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC. Her certifications also include Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. She is a member of the Oncology Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau and the Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Colleen is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Army Reserve with the 3274th U.S. Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Charlene Ray, CFNP
Charlene Ray, NP, is a Certified Nurse Practitioner in the Medical Oncology Department at the Cancer Center.
Charlene earned her LPN from Jackson Community College in Jackson, Michigan in 1979. She earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from State University of New York Regent’s College in Albany, New York in 1994.
Charlene graduated from Excelsior College Magna Cum Laude in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from Duke University in 2005. Her program of study was Nurse Practitioners Specializing in Oncology & HIV.
Charlene has worked for Cape Fear Valley’s Cancer Center since June 2007. She’s responsible for patients with solid and liquid tumors who are undergoing treatment and those who require continued follow-up observation.
Before coming to the Cancer Center, Charlene was a nurse at the RPK Center for Rehab Spine and Pain Management and Womack Army Medical Center. At Womack, she worked with oncology patients, acted as the central line and oncology resource nurse for hospital staff and was the approved CE provider within the hospital system.
Vicki Richardson, NP
Vicki Richardson is a Certified Nurse Practitioner in the Medical Oncology Department at the Cape Fear Valley Cancer Center. She works with Dr. Sajjad Malick, assessing and treating cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and routine follow-up appointments.
Vicki was born and raised in North Carolina, hailing from Rockingham. Prior to her nursing career, she worked with Cumberland County Mental Health at the Roxie Avenue Center, a mental health facility, where co-workers encouraged her to return to school in pursuit of a nursing degree.
Vicki earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in 2004. She was awarded the Duke Medical School Faculty Wives Scholarship and the Emmy Lou Tompkins Scholarship. Following graduation, Vicki worked on the Long-Term Care unit at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina where she became increasingly more intrigued and motivated to continue her work with the geriatric population. While working with Alzheimer’s patients and witnessing the struggle of her own family as her father suffered and died from this disease, she developed the desire to learn more and provide greater care for those who suffer this cruel disease.
Vicki returned to Duke University receiving the John A. Hartford Foundation Scholarship becoming a Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing Scholar. Vicki was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Degree specializing in the field of geriatrics. She is Board Certified as a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She is a member of the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the North Carolina Nursing Association. She is also a member of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).
