Chest Oncology Program
INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT AND CARE FROM AN EXPERIENCED ONCOLOGY TEAM
Our chest oncology program at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders specializes in:
Lung cancer, Esophageal Cancer, and Lymphomas.
We are a multidisciplinary team of specialists working together to evaluate and design a treatment plan just for you.
OUR PROGRAM OFFERS:
- Physician visit scheduled within three to five days of initial contact.
- Medical Case Conferences using team approach to provide a complete staging work-up and best treatment plan of care.
- Treatment organized and coordinated across specialties.
- Case management by program staff.
- Information sent back to primary care physician.
- Evidence-based guidelines for care and treatment.
- Patient and family-centered approach to care.
- Specialized pain management.
- Diagnostic tools - CT, MRI, and PET scans.
- Bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology (laser therapy and stent placement).
- Clinical trials research.
- American Cancer Society sponsored Resource Center.
- Social support for patients and families.
- Smoking cessation.
Cancer & Blood Disorders
Wellness Center
A website where you can learn how to improve your health, prevent disease, manage chronic health problems, and obtain reliable information for improving quality of life.
Gregory Emmons, DO
Oncologist
Maria Ikossi, MD
Thoracic Surgery
Program Leader
Mahesh Pandey, MD
Oncologist
James Place, MD
Chief Radiologist
Lori Dyer, RN, OCN
Clinical Trials, RN
Jennifer Hazen, RN, OCN
Patient Navigator
Lori Wilbur-Dunham
Certified Tumor Registrar
