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Gastrointestinal Cancers Team

Cancer Care Teams: | Breast | Gastrointestinal | Gynecologic | Head & Neck | Leukemia, Myeloma & Stem Cell Transplant | Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder | Lung | Neuro-Oncology | Pediatric | Prostate, Renal, Bladder & Testicular | Sarcomas & Bone | Skin

Learn More About Screening & Treatment • Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder Care Team

Enhancing Treatment through Research

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Pancreatic Cancer:
What We Know
Dr. Heloisa Soares of the UNM
Comprehensive Cancer Center
talks about the current state of
treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Visit the UNM Health Hour, where
you can subscribe to the podcasts.

The Gastrointestinal Multidisciplinary Team focuses on all the organs of the digestive system. They have expertise in treating cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, small bowel, colon, rectum and anus. The team includes medical oncologists, surgical oncologists and radiation oncologists, and also radiologists, pathologists, basic scientists, epidemiologists and population scientists. In addition to treating people with these kinds of cancers, the team conducts basic and clinical research. 

To make an appointment, call us at 505-272-4946.

“I don’t make the decision
[to treat with Lutathera®]
on my own. This is true
multidisciplinary teamwork.”


– Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD
       Section Leader, clinical program:
         hepato-pancreato-biliary & neuroendocrine tumors

Learn about the new theranostic: Lutathera®

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Meet the Gastrointestinal Team

Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD

Heloisa
Soares, MD, PhD

Jessica Belmonte, MD

Jessica
Belmonte, MD

Vi Chiu, MD

Vi
Chiu, MD

Ian Rabinowitz, MD

Ian
Rabinowitz, MD

Medical Oncologists

Treat cancer using chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.

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The order in which a patient receives their care matters. The sequence of treatment can greatly help an individual to overcome their cancer and get back to their life. That is why UNM Cancer Center providers work together as a team  to create the treatment plan for each patient.

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David Lee, MD, PhD

David Lee, MD, PhD

Ben Liem, MD

Ben Liem, MD

William R. Thompson, MD

William R. Thompson, MD

Radiation Oncologists

Use radiation to kill cancer cells. They manage how much radiation to use and how to apply it to the tumor. Radiation oncologists at UNM Cancer Center offer stereotactic body radiation, stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity modulated radiation therapy.

Bridget Fahy, MD, FACS

Bridget Fahy, MD, FACS

Itzhak Nir, MD

Itzhak Nir, MD

Victor Phuoc, MD

Victor Phuoc, MD

Surgical Oncologists

UNM Cancer Center surgical oncologists remove advanced cancers from the delicate tissues of the digestive tract. They can perform Whipple procedures, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC) procedures, and other advanced surgical procedures using open, laparoscopic and robotic surgical methods.

1,810

estimated new cases of
gastrointestinal cancer in
New Mexico for 2019

Source: American Cancer Society

Steven Eberhardt, MD

Steven Eberhardt, MD

Oncology Radiologists

Are trained to interpret many different kinds of images to find cancer and understand its impact.

 

Gloria Darrah, CNP

Gloria Darrah, CNP

Steven Perez, PA-C

Steven Perez, PA-C

Hector Stephenson, PA

Hector Stephenson, PA

Suzanne Gagnon, CNP

Suzanne Gagnon, CNP

Advanced Practice Providers

May give medications or injections, take medical histories, perform medical exams or perform certain medical procedures under the guidance of a physician. Not pictured: Gwendoline Chuba, CNP; Lora Komensky, CNP; and Anna Munoz, CNP

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