Gastrointestinal Cancer Program

Each year, approximately 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with some form of gastrointestinal cancer. Many of these cancers are too complex or difficult to be treated with just one modality. The multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at Yale Cancer Center provides all gastrointestinal cancer patients with a truly multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of their complex disease.

Through the program, patients are seen on an individual basis by three cancer specialists (a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, and a surgeon) on their initial visit to Yale. These physicians work together to develop a comprehensive treatment plan that is clear and concise. The benefits of a multidisciplinary program exceed the benefit of the traditional single expert opinion or even a second opinion in that it represents expert opinions from the three treatment modalities and creates an individualized comprehensive plan for the patient.

Physicians in the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program care for patients with gastric bile duct, gall bladder, liver, gastrointestinal, colon, and rectal cancers. Using a comprehensive team approach, our physicians collaborate with diagnostic and interventional radiologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and pathologists to provide the most expert care available for cancer patients. Our outstanding diagnostic imaging services, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), MRI / MRCP and high resolution CT scans, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration, allow for patients to be properly evaluated at the onset of their diagnosis.

Nationally accepted treatment plans are provided for patients who have recently been diagnosed with cancer more individualized plans are carefully customized for patients who have not responded to prior therapies and clinical trials are often available for both situations. Surgical resection, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), liver transplantation, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are all treatment modalities considered for the various types of gastrointestinal cancers. In one visit, patients will have encountered a team of physicians who will work together, combining their skills and knowledge to provide the highest quality of care. The result is a personal comprehensive treatment plan.

The Gastrointestinal Cancers Program cares for patients within Smilow Cancer Hospital.  In addition, the center is part of the nationally recognized Yale Cancer Center and benefits from its ground-breaking research and world-class physicians. Our physicians have special expertise in the treatment of cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, colon, and rectum.

The physicians within the multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal Cancers Program are dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and effective care to gastrointestinal cancer patients, advancing the nation's understanding of cancer, and improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

	Aslanian, Harry Robert, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Associate Director, Endoscopy; Director, Yale Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship; Director of Gastroenterology, Yale Health Plan	(203) 200-5083 Appts (203) 200-2235 Fax
	Boffa, Daniel J., MD	Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Cha, Charles H, MD, FACS	Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology and Gastrointestinal)	(203) 785-2380 Appts (203) 737-4067 Fax
	Chang, Bryan William, MD	Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology	(203) 200-2000 Appts (203) 200-2001 Fax
	Emre, Sukru H., MD	Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics; Section Chief, Transplantation Surgery; Director, Yale-New Haven Transplant Center	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-7162 Fax
	Farrell, James J, MD		(203) 200-5458 Appts (203) 200-2235 Fax
	Hochster, Howard S, MD	Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center; Clinical Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital; Clinical Research Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Yale Cancer Center	(203) 200-4422 Appts (203) 200-6950 Fax
	Jamidar, Priya Arvind, MBChB, FACG, FASGE	Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Endoscopy	(203) 200-5083 Appts (203) 200-2235 Fax
	Kulkarni, Sanjay, MD, FACS	Associate Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Medicine (Nephrology)	(203) 785-2565 Appts (203) 785-7162 Fax
	Lacy, Jill, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)	(203) 200-4422 Appts (203) 200-6950 Fax
	Longo, Walter E, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS	Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal) and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Section Chief; Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery	(203) 785-2616 Appts (203) 785-2615 Fax
	Roberts, Kenneth B, MD	Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology; Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology; Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Shoreline Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital	(203) 200-2000 Appts (203) 200-2001 Fax
	Salem, Ronald R, MD, MA, MB, ChB, FACS, FRCS(Ed), FRCS (C)	Lampman Professor of Surgery (Oncology) and Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Section Chief, Surgical Oncology	(203) 785-3577 Appts (203) 737-4067 Fax
	Stein, Stacey M, MMS, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)	(203) 200-4422 Appts
	Strazzabosco, Mario, MD, PhD	Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Director, Transplant Hepatology	(203) 785-4138 Appts (203) 785-7273 Fax
	Taddei, Tamar Hamosh, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)	(203) 737-6060 Appts (203) 785-7273 Fax

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