As a practicing oncologist, my major goal is to ensure that my patients receive the highest quality cancer care. This means making sure we are giving the most up to date treatments and in the right situations. We also need to carefully consider the impact that any options may have on the patient and their loved ones. In many cases, this can mean there is not just one right way to address the problem at hand. Thus, working together with patients to form the best plan is one of the privileges of my profession. I work closely with our team of surgeons, radiation oncologists, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, and social workers through the course of a patients’ care.
Major passions of mine are clinical and translational research. Research is the critical key to improving the care of our patients both today and tomorrow. I have been actively involved in clinical research since the days of my training and have both developed and conducted multiple clinical trials. I am an active member in the NCI National Clinical Trial Network system, in addition to multiple other active research consortia.