About Your Lung Cancer Team
Internal medicine physician with additional specialty training in the management of cancer patients. Medical oncologists help with planning the optimal sequence of treatment for individuals, and are responsible for long term follow ups and surveillance of cancer status.
Physician specialist with expertise in radiation therapy, used to destroy cancer cells. There are many applications of radiation therapy which require careful planning and coordination with other treatments. The goal is to optimize the benefit of radiation therapy for cancer patients.
Surgeon with additional specialty training in surgery of the lung, esophagus, and other internal organs in the chest.
Internal medicine physician with specialized training in diagnosis and treatment of lung and respiratory diseases. These physicians are a key component in optimizing lung health for our patients before and after therapy for cancer.
Physician trained in the interpretation of imaging studies of the body, such as x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and PET scans. Radiologists play an important role in the proper staging, follow up, and measurement of a patient's response to cancer therapy.
Physician specialist who confirms a tissue diagnosis of cancer and determines characteristics of the disease in a patients. Pathologists are able to share information with the treatment team about what type of cancer the patient has and how it may behave.
