Pancreas Cancer

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Our Doctors

An expert team of physicians care for patients in the Pancreas Cancer Specialty Clinic. In addition, many other people are part of the Care Team and play important roles in caring for patients with pancreas cancer.

Anthony L. Back, MD

Anthony L. Back, MD

Medical Oncology

Dr. Back treats patients with colorectal, liver, pancreatic, and stomach cancer.

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Teresa A. Brentnall, MD

Teresa A. Brentnall, MD

Gastroenterology

Dr. Brentnall is a gastroenterology specialist practicing at UW Medical Center and specializes in familial pancreatic cancer and colon cancer associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

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David R. Byrd, MD

David R. Byrd, MD

Surgical Oncology

Dr. Byrd is a UW professor of surgery, the section chief of surgical oncology, and the co-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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Andrew L. Coveler, MD

Andrew L. Coveler, MD

Hematology

Dr. Coveler is a medical oncologist who treats cancers of the gastrointestinal system.

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Carlos Cuevas, MD

Carlos Cuevas, MD

Radiology

Dr. Cuevas is an attending physician in radiology at SCCA.

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William P. Harris, MD, PhD

William P. Harris, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology

Dr. Harris is a medical oncologist who cares for patients in the Pancreas Cancer Specialty Clinic.

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Sunil R. Hingorani, MD, PhD

Sunil R. Hingorani, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology

Dr. Hingorani is a medical oncologist and director of the Pancreas Cancer Specialty Clinic. He specializes in the care of pancreas cancer patients and runs a research laboratory dedicated to uncovering mechanisms of pancreas cancer formation and developing new early detection and treatment strategies.

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Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD

Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD

Gastroenterology

Dr. Hwang is a gastroenterologist who strives to provide excellent care to his patients and to improve their quality of life.

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Wui-Jin Koh, MD

Wui-Jin Koh, MD

Radiation Oncology

Dr. Koh is the Medical Director for Radiation Oncology. He specializes in treating gynecological and gastrointestinal cancers.

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Orpheus Kolokythas, MD

Radiology

Dr. Kolokythas provides his clinical colleagues with the best imaging information possible in order to establish the correct diagnosis. By doing so aides in optimizing the patient's individual treatment.

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Edward H. Lin, MD

Edward H. Lin, MD

Medical Oncology

Dr. 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, BCh

Gary N. Mann, MD, BCh

Surgery

Dr. 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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James O. Park, MD

James O. Park, MD

Surgery

Dr. Park is a surgical oncologist from University of Washington Medical Center who works with the pancreas cancer care team at SCCA.

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Venu G. Pillarisetty, MD

Venu G. Pillarisetty, MD

Surgical Oncology

Dr. Pillarisetty is a surgical oncologist who cares for patients with pancreas cancer and other gastrointestinal malignancies.

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Michael D. Saunders, MD

Michael D. Saunders, MD

Gastroenterology

Dr. Saunders is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He is also director of the Digestive Disease Center at UW Medical Center.

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Veena Shankaran, MD

Veena Shankaran, MD

Medical Oncology

Dr. Shankaran is a medical oncologist who specializes in caring for patients with pancreas and gastrointestinal cancers.

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Melissa P. Upton, MD

Melissa P. Upton, MD

Pathology

Dr. Upton is a pathologist who expertise is gastrointestinal and liver pathology, genitourinary pathology, cytopathology; and the application of immunohistochemical and molecular markers to diagnostic pathology issues.

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Samuel H. Whiting, MD, PhD

Samuel H. Whiting, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology

Dr. 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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Care Team

Important members of the PCSC care team include nurses, dieticians, and others.