2016 Cancer Annual Report | Page 9

SURGICAL Oncology

A vast array of surgical expertise from many specialties is available through the Renown Institute for Cancer including general surgery , thoracic surgery , neuro-surgery , urologic surgery , gynecologic oncology , hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery , and head and neck surgery . The surgeons work very closely with a team of medical oncologists , radiation oncologists , and other specialists to assure coordination of treatment , planning , and care from diagnosis to post-surgery .
Surgical Oncologist Renown Health VP and Chief Clinical Officer
Renown Surgical Services features state-of-the-art technology
Renown Institute for Cancer and sophisticated equipment to support even the most advanced or complicated types of surgery . In addition to extensive experience with traditional open procedures , surgeons have expertise in minimally invasive techniques such as robotic surgery which utilizes the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System for prostatectomy , gynecologic cancers , and colorectal surgery . Radiofrequency ablation is available for less invasive removal of liver and kidney tumors , and brachytherapy is available to provide internal radiation therapy for many types of cancers .
Peter C . Lim , MD Medical Director
Gynecologic Oncology and Institute for Robotic Surgery

MEDICAL Oncology

Christos Galanopoulos , MD , MBA , MS , FACS
Renown Institute for Cancer forged a new partnership with the medical oncologists at Cancer Care Specialist , LLC this year . This new partnership focuses on clinical integration of the two medical oncology programs , including clinical practice , clinical research , professional education and much more . Most importantly , this affiliation provides hematology and oncology cancer care for northern Nevadans and northeastern Californians in multiple locations around Reno and through Telehealth and outreach satellite clinics around the region .
Medical oncology provides you and your loved ones an opportunity to discuss treatment options to personalize your care . We work in coordination with all providers who are essential to your treatment and offer all services in one convenient location . This includes laboratory , radiology and infusion services . We also collaborate with highly skilled surgeons and radiation oncologists here at Renown . We provide personalized
Deepa Mocherla , MD Medical Oncologist
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