Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program Physicians
When you visit our physicians within the Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program, you will meet with a team of gastrointestinal specialists, including a gastroenterologist with special expertise in high-risk patients, a genetic counselor, a medical geneticist, a nutritionist, and (when needed) a gynecologic oncologist. This team helps develop a comprehensive, personalized program to try to prevent cancer from occurring and increase the likelihood of detecting cancer early, if it should occur.
The gastrointestinal cancer prevention physician team includes:
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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Gideon Steinbach, MD, PhD
Gastroenterology
Dr. Steinbach's research is focused on gastrointestinal cancer prevention, including genetic and clinical predisposition, chemoprevention, and early detection.
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Elizabeth M. Swisher, MD
Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Swisher is medical director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program.
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