The Right Team Makes a True Difference
Pancreatic cancer is a challenging disease to fight, but it鈥檚 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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Meet our Pancreas Program Faculty
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 and Chief
Division Chief of Surgical Oncology
Douglas B. Evans, MD
Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Professor of Surgery; Professor, Surgical Oncology; Chair, Department of Surgery
Medical Oncologists
Medical oncologists treat cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy.
Ben George, MD
William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; 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
Alexandria T. Phan, MD, FACP
Professor
Radiation Oncologists
Radiation oncologists specialize in using radiation to treat cancer.
Beth A. Erickson, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FABR
Professor
William Hall, MD
Professor
Santosh V. Yajnik, MD
Associate Professor
Christina Small-Tom, MD
Instructor
Research Interest GYN brachytherapy Pancreas Stomach/Biliary Duct
Pathologists
Pathologists diagnose disease by studying cells and tissues under a microscope.
Juan Felix, MD
Vice Chair, Director, Professor
Bryan C. Hunt, MD
Associate Professor
Whayoung Lee, MD, FCAP
Assistant Professor
S. Krisztian Kovacs, MD
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
Matthew T. Peller, MD
Assistant Professor
Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselors provide assessment of genetic risk factors and family history for patients.
CJ Christian, MS, CGC
Certified Genetic Counselor, Oncology
Advanced Practice Providers
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are health care providers who work together with physicians to provide direct medical care to patients.
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
Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Ann Hanson, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Amanda Schlundt, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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
Mohammed Aldakkak, MD
Assistant Professor
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
Nikki K. Lytle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Mochamad (Muska) M. Nataliansyah, MD, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery; CHDS implementation scientist
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.
Jong-In Park, PhD
Professor; Eminent Scholar
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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(Beltran Ponce SE, Small CJ, Ahmad T, Patel K, Tsai S, Kamgar M, George B, Kharofa JR, Saeed H, Dua KS, Clarke C, Aldakkak M, Evans DB, Christians K, Paulson ES, Erickson B, Hall WA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Aug 23 PMID: 39182645 08/26/2024
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(Bae JY, Ryu CB, Lee MS, Dua KS.) World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Jun 16;16(6):326-334 PMID: 38946856 PMCID: PMC11212511 07/01/2024
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(Ward EP, Vincent-Sheldon S, Tolat P, Kulkarni N, Aldakkak M, Budithi R, Clarke CN, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK.) Surgery. 2024 May;175(5):1386-1393 PMID: 38413302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186348752 02/28/2024
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(Oslock WM, Williams LJ, Kinard CG, Long JJ, Montgomery KB, Clarke CN.) American Journal of Surgery. September 2024;235 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196545868 09/01/2024
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(Clarke CN, Ward E, Henry V, Nimmer K, Phan A, Evans DB.) Annals of Surgical Oncology. August 2024;31(8):4976-4985 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191033039 08/01/2024
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(Jameson GS, Hosein PJ, Pierce E, Kamgar M, Gordon MS, Snyder C, Roe DJ, Wertheim BC, Davey M, Barrett MT, Von Hoff DD, Borazanci E.) Cancer Medicine. June 2024;13(12) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196660360 06/01/2024
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(Grimbergen G, Eijkelenkamp H, Snoeren LMW, Bahij R, Bernchou U, van der Bijl E, Heerkens HD, Binda S, Ng SSW, Bouchart C, Paquier Z, Brown K, Khor R, Chuter R, Freear L, Dunlop A, Mitchell RA, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Godoy Scripes P, Tyagi N, de Leon J, Tran C, Oh S, Renz P, Shessel A, Taylor E, Intven MPW, Meijer GJ.) Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. July 2024;47 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193854752 07/01/2024
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(Westerhoff JM, Sanford NN, Hall WA.) The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. August 2024;9(8):687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197058786 08/01/2024
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(Masch R, Conzuelo-Rodriguez G, Mitchell JA, Alfaro K, Soler M, Chavez LF, Wu S, Sun J, Hu L, Marinela-Hernandez D, Alonzo TA, Felix JC, Cremer ML.) PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(7):e0003333 PMID: 38985817 PMCID: PMC11236093 07/10/2024
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(Rayes R, Partovi O, Strohbeen S, Bureau BL, Giorgadze T, Mostafa M, Asmi N.) Cureus. 2024 Jan;16(1):e52729 PMID: 38384597 PMCID: PMC10879725 02/22/2024
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(de Ortiz de Choudens S, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Aldakkak M, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Shreenivas A, Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Dua KS, Khan AH, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA.) Cancer Med. 2024 Jan;13(1):e6582 PMID: 38140796 PMCID: PMC10807686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180644976 12/23/2023
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(Thalji SZ, Fernando D, Dua KS, Madhavan S, Chisholm P, Smith ZL, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):e1224-e1231 PMID: 37078282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176508848 04/20/2023
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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. 2023 Jan;133 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S1-S11 PMID: 35678265 PMCID: PMC9732152 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131512635 06/10/2022
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(Onyenekwu CP, Czaja RC, Norui R, Hunt BC, Miller J, Jorns JM.) Am J Clin Pathol. 2022 Nov 03;158(5):655-663 PMID: 36208148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144627063 10/09/2022
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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