Our Doctors

David R. Byrd, MD

Dr. 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.

Paul T. Nghiem, MD, PhD

Dr. Nghiem is an expert at treating Merkel cell carcinoma and other skin cancers. He provides patients with as much information as they are comfortable with and engages them in the decision making processes regarding management options in caring for complex skin cancers. Read more about Dr. Nghiem and his work at SCCA.

John A. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is co-director of the SCCA Melanoma Clinic and widely respected as a leading medical oncologist who has developed better approaches to diagnosing and treating melanoma and kidney cancer. Read more about Dr. Thompson and his work at SCCA.

	Shailender Bhatia, MD Dr. Bhatia is a medical oncologist who cares for patients with skin cancers and kidney cancer.
	Jay J. Liao, MD Dr. Liao treats patients with head and neck cancers, salivary gland cancers, genitourinary cancers, and skin cancers. He is an active member of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Oncology Tumor Group as well as the Genitourinary Oncology Tumor Group.
	Kim A. Margolin, MD Dr. Margolin treats melanoma, kidney cancer, and germ cell cancer. She is particularly interested in clinical trials that provide the newest investigational therapies for her patients.
	Upendra Parvathaneni, MD Dr. Parvathaneni is a radiation onlcologist who treats melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma.
	Jason K. Rockhill, MD, PhD Dr. Rockhill utilizes his skills as a surgeon to treat patients with brain and nervous system cancers. He specializes in gamma knife treatments.
	Raymond S. W. Yeung, MD, FRCS (C), FACS Dr. Yeung is developing melanoma treatments that use radiofrequency energy to destroy cancer cells, particularly those that have spread to internal organs.

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Our Doctors