Pancreas Cancer

Our Doctors




 

Anthony L. Back, MD

Dr. 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.

 

 

 

Teresa A. Brentnall, MD

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Sunil R. Hingorani, MD, PhD

Dr. Hingorani is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of pancreas cancer patients. He also runs a research laboratory dedicated to uncovering mechanisms of pancreas cancer formation and developing new early detection and treatment strategies.

 

 

 

Wui-Jin Koh, MD

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

 

 

 

Edward H. Lin, MD

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.

 

 

 

Gary N. Mann, MD, BCh

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.

 

 

 

James O. Park, MD

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

 

 

 

Venu G. Pillarisetty, MD

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

 

 

 

Veena Shankaran, MD

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

 

 

 

Samuel H. Whiting, MD, PhD

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.

 

 



Patient Guide to Clinical Studies

Patient Guide to Clinical Studies

Find out more about clinical studies, what they are, and how to participate in them.

Pancreas Cancer Webcasts

SCCA expert physicians discuss the latest about pancreas cancer on Patient Power.

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Driving directions to SCCA on South Lake Union.