The Right Team Makes a True Difference
Pancreatic cancer is a challenging disease to fight, but it’s not impossible. Having the right team can make all the difference. At MCW, our team of doctors and professionals have international recognition for their work finding new ways to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer. When you come to us, our team becomes your team.
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Surgical Oncologists
Surgical oncologists treat cancer by removing the tumor and portions of the pancreas if necessary.
Kathleen K. Christians, MD
Professor
Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO
Associate Professor
Douglas B. Evans, MD
Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Professor of Surgery; Professor, Surgical Oncology; Chair, Department of Surgery
Susan Tsai, MD, MHS, FACS
Professor
Medical Oncologists
Medical oncologists treat cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy.
Ben George, MD
William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program; Associate Director for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine; Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
Mandana Kamgar, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologists
Radiation oncologists specialize in using radiation to treat cancer.
Beth A. Erickson, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FABR
Professor
William Hall, MD
Associate Professor
Pathologists
Pathologists diagnose disease by studying cells and tissues under a microscope.
Juan Felix, MD
Vice Chair, Director, Professor
Bryan C. Hunt, MD
Assistant Professor
James Adam Miller, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Advanced Gastroenterologists
Gastroenterologists perform advanced procedures, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to help diagnose pancreatic cancer and relieve symptoms.
Phillip Chisholm, MD
Assistant Professor
Srivats Madhavan, MD
Assistant Professor
Zachary Smith, DO
Associate Professor
Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselors provide assessment of genetic risk factors and family history for patients.
Amanda Jacquart, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor
Advanced Practice Providers
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are health care providers who work together with physicians to provide direct medical care to patients.
Kelsey Doll, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Lisa Graber, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Natalie Lang, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Menako, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Misustin, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Lauren Newell, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Gabriella (Gabby) Pyptiuk, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Bente Smith, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Tanya Radke, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Susan Thoreson, MS, FNP-BC, APNP, AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Dietitians
Dietitians provide special counseling to ensure adequate diet and nutrition to keep the body healthy.
Michele Derdzinski, RD, CD
Dietitian
Psychologist
Psychologists are responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating behavioral problems related to mental or physical health and work to improve a patient's quality of life.
Karen E. Kersting, PhD
Assistant Professor
Scientific Investigators
Michael B. Dwinell, PhD
Professor; Founding Director, Center for Immunology; Director, Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory for Colon Cancer Research; Hanis-Stepka-Rettig Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Cancer Metastasis, Tumor Microenvironment, Mucosal Inflammation
Guan Chen, MD, PhD
Professor
Gwen Lomberk, PhD
Chief, Division of Research; Director, Basic Science Research; Department of Surgery; Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology
Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD
Professor and Gardetto Chair for Immunology and Immunotherapy; Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Microbiology & Immunology; Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
NK cell development and function
Thomas McFall, PhD
Assistant Professor
I am interested in experimental-systems approaches that enable mechanism-based inference in genomic medicine and can help identify patients for selective therapeutic strategies.
Marja T. Nevalainen, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Prostate Cancer Research, Department of Pathology and Pharmacology & Toxicology; Assistant Dean of Research, Medical College of Wisconsin; Director, Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
Dr. Nevalainen is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cytokine and steroid hormone signaling in prostate cancer. Dr. Nevalainen holds the title of Eminent Scholar at MCW. She is also Director of Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence at MCW Cancer Center, which is a multi-disciplinary hub for prostate cancer research within the institution with an international collaborative network. She also serves as Associate Director of Education for the MCW Cancer Center.
Jong-In Park, PhD
Professor
Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD
WBCS Endowed Professor of Breast Cancer Research; Director, MCW Tissue Bank; Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Pathology
Raul A. Urrutia, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery; Director, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
Recent Publications
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Oncocytic nodular hyperplasia of the thyroid.
(Suster D, Ronen N, Giorgadze T.) Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Dec;61:152049 PMID: 36162158 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138430048 09/27/2022
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(Troendle DM, Ruan W, Fishman DS, Barth BA, Liu QY, Giefer M, Kim KM, Martinez M, Dall'oglio L, Torroni F, De Angelis P, Faraci S, Bitton S, Wilsey M, Khalaf R, Werlin S, Dua K, Gugig R, Huang C, Mamula P, Quiros JA, Zheng Y, Grover A, Fox VL.) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Dec 01;75(6):755-760 PMID: 36122368 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142403349 09/20/2022
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(Saif A, Verbus E, Erickson B, Kamgar M, Tsai S, Evans D, Hernandez JM, Hall WA.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Nov 24 PMID: 36427115 11/26/2022
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(Prisciandaro J, Zoberi JE, Cohen G, Kim Y, Johnson P, Paulson E, Song W, Hwang KP, Erickson B, Beriwal S, Kirisits C, Mourtada F.) Med Phys. 2022 Oct 31 PMID: 36316956 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141715065 11/02/2022
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(Dream S, Yen TWF, Doffek K, Evans DB, Wang TS.) Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Aug;407(5):2067-2073 PMID: 35538172 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129711351 05/11/2022
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(Johnston N, Samuels TL, Goetz CJ, Arnold LA, Smith BC, Seabloom D, Wuertz B, Ondrey F, Wiedmann TS, Vuksanovic N, Silvaggi NR, MacKinnon AC, Miller J, Bock J, Blumin JH.) Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun 09 PMID: 35678265 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131512635 06/10/2022
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Cervical Cancer Prevention in El Salvador: Gains to Date and Challenges for the Future.
(Alfaro K, Soler M, Maza M, Flores M, López L, Rauda JC, Chacón A, Erazo P, Villatoro N, Mumenthaler E, Masch R, Conzuelo G, Felix JC, Cremer M.) Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jun 03;14(11) PMID: 35681756 PMCID: PMC9179345 06/11/2022
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(Deng H, Eftekhari Z, Carlin C, Veerapong J, Fournier KF, Johnston FM, Dineen SP, Powers BD, Hendrix R, Lambert LA, Abbott DE, Vande Walle K, Grotz TE, Patel SH, Clarke CN, Staley CA, Abdel-Misih S, Cloyd JM, Lee B, Fong Y, Raoof M.) JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 02;5(5):e2212930 PMID: 35612856 PMCID: PMC9133947 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131107269 05/26/2022
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(Jain PV, Griffin M, Hunt B, Ward E, Tsai S, Doucette S.) Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Apr;57:151884 PMID: 35074581 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123068927 01/26/2022
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(Das A, Sudhaman S, Morgenstern D, Coblentz A, Chung J, Stone SC, Alsafwani N, Liu ZA, Karsaneh OAA, Soleimani S, Ladany H, Chen D, Zatzman M, Cabric V, Nobre L, Bianchi V, Edwards M, Sambira Nahum LC, Ercan AB, Nabbi A, Constantini S, Dvir R, Yalon-Oren M, Campino GA, Caspi S, Larouche V, Reddy A, Osborn M, Mason G, Lindhorst S, Bronsema A, Magimairajan V, Opocher E, De Mola RL, Sabel M, Frojd C, Sumerauer D, Samuel D, Cole K, Chiaravalli S, Massimino M, Tomboc P, Ziegler DS, George B, Van Damme A, Hijiya N, Gass D, McGee RB, Mordechai O, Bowers DC, Laetsch TW, Lossos A, Blumenthal DT, Sarosiek T, Yen LY, Knipstein J, Bendel A, Hoffman LM, Luna-Fineman S, Zimmermann S, Scheers I, Nichols KE, Zapotocky M, Hansford JR, Maris JM, Dirks P, Taylor MD, Kulkarni AV, Shroff M, Tsang DS, Villani A, Xu W, Aronson M, Durno C, Shlien A, Malkin D, Getz G, Maruvka YE, Ohashi PS, Hawkins C, Pugh TJ, Bouffet E, Tabori U.) Nat Med. 2022 Jan;28(1):125-135 PMID: 34992263 PMCID: PMC8799468 01/08/2022
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(Hall WA, Shoag J, Spratt DE.) European Urology. December 2022;82(6):661-662 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139043020 12/01/2022
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(Hall WA, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Ponce SB, Tsai S, Nevalainen MT, Christians KK, George B, Dua KS, Khan AH, Evans DB, Azmi AS.) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 Sep;40(3):879-889 PMID: 34611794 PMCID: PMC8767496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116412346 10/07/2021
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Behind the mask: physiologic effects of facial personal protective equipment during endoscopy.
(Chisholm PR, Smith ZL.) Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Jul;94(1):169-171 PMID: 33975713 PMCID: PMC8106483 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105456884 05/13/2021
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of universal germline testing for patients with pancreatic cancer.
(Krepline AN, Geurts JL, George B, Kamgar M, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Griffin MO, Evans DB, Tsai S, Kim RY.) Surgery. 2021 Mar;169(3):629-635 PMID: 32826069 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089521842 08/23/2020
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Two-Stage Hepatectomy for Bilateral Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multi-institutional Analysis
(Chavez MI, Gholami S, Kim BJ, Margonis GA, Ethun CG, Tsai S, Christians KK, Clarke C, Mogal H, Maithel SK, Pawlik TM, D’Angelica MI, Aloia TA, Eastwood D, Gamblin TC.) Annals of Surgical Oncology. March 2021;28(3):1457-1465 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098739759 03/01/2021
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(Kersting K.) Principle-Based Stepped Care and Brief Psychotherapy for Integrated Care Settings. 13 February 2018:223-230 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046321268 02/13/2018