Oncology — The Island Infusion Center

The Care You Need, Close to Home.

The Island Infusion Center at Mount Desert Island Hospital offers treatment for cancer, blood disorders and a variety of acute and chronic conditions in a caring, comfortable atmosphere.

The services provided at the Island Infusion Center are the result of a partnership between MDI Hospital and Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Cancer Care of Maine program. This collaboration ensures sophisticated, high-quality cancer care close to home, saving patients from the inconvenience of traveling far for treatment.

Our services include:

  • Individualized case management and care
  • Oncology certified nurses
  • Chemotherapy
  • Anemia treatments
  • Blood product transfusions
  • Infusions for various conditions such as Lyme Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoporosis

10 Wayman Lane
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

207 288-5082 ext. 1390

MDI Hospital

MDI Hospital
17 Hancock Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
207 288-5081

At Mount Desert Island Hospital, we provide comprehensive care for you and your family through our hospital in Bar Harbor and a network of health centers across Mount Desert Island.

Our Providers

Philip L. Brooks, MD

Oncologist

Philip L. Brooks, MD, is a staff physician at Cancer Care of Maine in Oncology/Hematology. In his current role, Dr. Brooks sees patients at several Maine hospitals including Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and Blue Hill Memorial Hospital in Blue Hill.

Dr. Brooks graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

After joining Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in 1980, he served as Tumor Clinic Director and Section Head of Hematology/Oncology. In addition, Dr. Brooks was instrumental in the foundation of Cancer Care of Maine and developed and expanded oncology programs at MDI Hospital, Ellsworth and elsewhere in the region. During his tenure in China from 2009 to 2012, Dr. Brooks developed and implemented the first international-style hospital-associated outpatient oncology clinic in China at Beijing United Family Hospital. He also oversaw all medical operations at United Family Hospitals in Beijing.

Throughout his career, Dr. Brooks has been actively involved in clinical research including roles as Principal Investigator for EMMC’s Community Clinical Oncology Grant, the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. Past academic lecture topics include breast cancer pathways, palliative chemotherapy, breast cancer A to Z, and breast cancer management personalized care.

Philip L. Brooks, MD

Oncologist