Treatment Centers/Physicians

Although i was not the patient and i did go to every apt with my grandmother we went to Fox chase Cancer Center ( 333 cottman ave philadlephia, PA 19111) 215-728-2570. we saw Steven Cohen.

Hi Marion,
Seeing these names and hospitals listed is helpful, especially for geographical guidance.
However, should I assume that people are sending in names ONLY if they were happy/satisfied with their experience??

Also, maybe only I care about this since my mother is stage IV (considered non-resectable due ONLY to bone mets & NOwhere else), but I also would love to know what type of treatment these gave, and what stage the cancer was, and how it worked out.
We are “beyond geography”, hoping to find someone who is willing to take a chance with a very advanced but healthy patient by trying different things.

Diagnostic second opinions, pain management of bone mets, gall bladder surgeries, etc are all very different aspects that we could also be touching on, in addition to expertise in administering chemotherapy.

I am hesitant to even list my mother’s physicians, as they have drawbacks in certain ways. But maybe I should, with a short description of our experience???

Please advise. Many MANY thanks for doing this and so much else!!!

Hi Marion,

Prof John Primrose works with CC patients at Souhampton General Hospital in the UK –

http://www.suht.nhs.uk/ContactUs/Directoryofconsultants/PrimroseProfessorJohn.aspx

Best wishes,

Gavin

In the Internal Medicine Associates my Dad nearly been treated by Richard Christopher, MD

Because he said that my Dad has a mental health problem.. another says none.

Mary’s surgeon for her liver trisegmentectomy was Dr. Brendan Visser of Stanford. Mary’s oncologist is George Fisher of Stanford. You can find them both by putting their names along with Stanford into your google search window. It is actually faster than using Stanford’s own search engine.

My liver resection was performed at the Cleveland Clinic and my surgeon was and still is, Dr. John Fung. He is the Department Chair of General Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and was the former Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. For appointments the number to call is 216-444-3776. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/default.aspx

Dr. Fung is a remarkable surgeon. He took amazing care of me and got me through the darkest time in my life. Although he would be totally in his right to have a huge ego, he doesn’t. Can’t say enough positive things about him.

Just a note about the Cleveland Clinic….it is a HUGE teaching hospital so there are “teams” that take care of “pieces/parts” of a patient. During my 21 day stay at the Clinic after my resection, I was really frustrated at the lack of communication between the teams.

My tests and treatments have been at the Goshen Center for Cancer Care.

My surgeon is Dr. Daniel Diener. Dr. Richard Hostetter assisted with the diagnosing surgery May 29, 2007, and he will pray with his patients who ask him to do so.

My primary oncologist is Dr. Carol Westbrook, and I love her!

My primary radiation oncologist is Dr. James Wheeler, and Dr. Brown has assisted him. They are caring men who both go to my church.

Dr. Michael Hall did most of the stent work (I have a stent in each branch and 2 stents in the common bile duct.) He serves at several area hospitals, so he is only at the Goshen Hospital 1 day each week. Seems to be the way some of the smaller cities get quality doctors when the specialty is not commonly needed. He looks Doogie Howser young, so I was tickled to learn that he is older than my oldest kid. He’s very good at what he does.

The Goshen Cancer Center has its own website, http://cancer.goshenhealth.org/main
listing all the cancer doctors there as well as other caregivers in the Cancer Center. They take a holistic approach, with specialists in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, spiritual help, almost any approach you want to consider.

I have truly been blessed to find such excellent care so close to home. When the pathology report came back after my hysterectomy suggesting ovarian cancer, I was referred to Dr. Gini Fleming at the University of Chicago Medical Center. My oncologist sent all the reports for re-evaluation, and they confirmed that it was NOT ovarian cancer. So I saw a specialist (I can’t remember his name right now) in the adenocarcinoma/cholangiocarcinoma family. I think he expected to see a tired, listless, aging patient but was pleasantly surprised that I had so much energy and good memory/understanding of my health as well as good questions. He suggested I go home and enjoy life! The U of C Hospital is a teaching hospital. I don’t know why, but I was seen there and never ever saw any bill from them. My oncologist, Dr. Westbrook used to work at U of C and was good friends with Dr. Fleming. Whether I benefitted from their friendship or if that is the way the teaching college tries to work or what, I don’t know, but if the cancer returns and clinical testing is warranted, I’ll be back there. They have a deal with some of the area hotels for patients coming from out of town. Because the hospital initiated the reservation, my friend and I stayed in a very nice hotel in downtown, with a great view of the city for only $69 a night. That was about 1 year ago, in August 2008.

I have not had personal experience with these but after some research, these two come up often as highly recommended when dealing with CC:

Barnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
http://www.barnesjewish.org/

Mayo Clinic
Rocheter, MN
http://www.mayoclinic.org

Darla