GI Colorectal Clinical Program

Clinical Program Overview

The Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Cancer Program at the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center is a comprehensive, multidiscipliniary program.  We offer expertise in surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, genetics, gastroenterology, interventional radiology, pathology and radiology.

Patients are offered the latest methods of treatment for both early and late presentations of upper gastrointestinal cancers of the liver, pancreas and stomach, as well as cancers of the lower gastrointestinal tract -- colon, rectal and anal cancers.  Other tumors include those of the bile ducts, small intestine, appendix and peritoneal lining.

Our goal is to provide personalized care for each patient, utilizing the most up-to-date methods in a supportive, caring and easily-accessible setting.

Treatment Methods

Combined multimodal therapy is often employed ustilizing the most advanced surgical techniques (including laparoscopy, robotic surgery and transanal endoscopic microsurgery -- TEM), chemotherapeutic regimens, and radiation techniques that best treat the patients.

All patients with cancers of the gastrointestinal tract are presented at a multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal/Colorectal Oncology Conference.  The best approach for each patient is discussed and agreed upon by a large group of specialists in surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology and radiology among others.  Subsequent care and follow up are also presented as treatment progresses.

Clinical Trials

Multiple research protocols are available to our patients. As a patient you have access to novel therapies through participation in  both Tufts Medical Center clinical trials and national clincal trials.

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Our Experts

To find out more information about any of our experts, or to get contact information, click on a link below.

 

Surgery	Roger Graham, MD Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology Director, Breast Health Center Larry Brinkerhoff, MD Martin Goodman, MD Director, Peritoneal Malignancy Service Janice Rothschild, MD Bruce A. Orkin, MD Co-director, Colorectal Cancer Program Daniel A. Popowich, MD
Medical Oncology	Robert Martell, MD, PhD Co-director, Colorectal Cancer Program Gary Strauss, MD J. Scott Nystrom, MD
Gastroenterology	Joel Weinstock, MD Chief, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology Harmony Allison, MD Martin Beinborn, MD Peter Bonis, MD Laura Borodyansky, MD Moises Guelrud, MD Kenneth Hung, MD, PhD Marshall Kaplan, MD Chief, Emeritus, Division of Gastroenterology Alan Kopin, MD Hannah Lee, MD Lori Olans, MD Andrew Plaut, MD Kathleen Viverios, MD
Radiation Oncology	Kathryn Huber, MD, PhD
Radiology	E. Kent Yucel, MD Radiologist-in-Chief Mark S. Bankoff, MD Chief, Body CT Stephen M. Bloom, MD Adult Diagnostic Radiology David Cherniak, MD Body CT Kevin P. Daly, MD Interventional Radiology Neil J. Halin, DO Chief, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Hoon Ji, MD, PhD Chief, Body MRI Judith F. Katz, MD Chief, Ultrasound Nayer Nikpoor, MD Chief, Nuclear Medicine Robert C. Sarno, MD Chief, Adult Diagnostic Radiology
Medical Genetics	Jodi D. Hoffman, MD Diana W. Bianchi, MD

Links

There is a large amount of information available on the internet relating to Gastrointestinal Cancer and other medical issues. The physicians at Tufts Medical Center want to remind you that not everything you find on the internal is true and much of what you read may be opinion, may be biased and may not be supported by facts. To help you, we have provided some links to other sites that we feel are reliable and fair.