Our Doctors
The team of colorectal cancer physicians who care for patients at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are researchers and scientists as well as care providers who are constantly seeking the best new treatments for their patients.
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Anthony L. Back, MDDr. Back treats patients with colorectal, liver, pancreatic, and stomach cancer. He has become the resident expert in communication between physicians and patients and acts as a mentor for many new physicians. Read more about Dr. Back and his work at SCCA.
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David R. Byrd, MDDr. Byrd is a UW professor of surgery, the section chief of surgical oncology, and the director of the Melanoma Center. He was the first surgeon to bring the sentinel lymph node biopsy technique to the Northwest. He is an expert in many surgical procedures, including the Whipple procedure used in pancreas cancer treatment.
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Karen D. Horvath, MDDr. Horvath is a surgeon who specializes in treating colon cancer. Read more about Dr. Horvath and her work at SCCA.
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Edward H. Lin, MDDr. Lin is a medical oncologist who believes that when caring for patients, tender, loving, empowering care, is needed, along with a strong partnership, for a shared, very personal journey. Read more about Dr. Lin and his work at SCCA.
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Gary N. Mann, MD, BChDr. Mann is a surgeon at UW Medicine specializing in general surgery, melanoma, endocrine neoplasia management, sarcoma, pancreas cancer, and molecular imaging of endocrine tumors.
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Venu G. Pillarisetty, MDDr. Pillarisetty is a surgical oncologist who cares for patients with pancreas cancer and other gastrointestinal malignancies.
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Veena Shankaran, MDDr. Shankaran is a medical oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with pancreas and gastrointestinal cancers.
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Mika N. Sinanan, MD, PhDDr. Sinanan's focus is on the patient and his/her family, to work with them to create a surgical plan for care that suits their individual needs while offering the best chance of cure.
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Samuel H. Whiting, MD, PhDDr. Whiting cares for people who have colon, pancreatic, and liver cancer, working in partnership with them to treat their disease. Read more about Dr. Whiting and his work at SCCA.
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