Ellis Fischel Cancer Center's gastrointestinal cancer program serves as a regional treatment center for the diagnosis and treatment of all cancers of the digestive system. This facility has a team of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists with practice specialties in gastrointestinal cancers. Through screening, diagnosis, surgical intervention, staging, treatment and long term follow up, the interdisciplinary team of physicians and health care providers provide individualized treatment plans and comprehensive care as well as access to the most advanced treatments possible.

The specialized services at Ellis Fischel include participation in multiple institutional and national clinical trials for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers.

Gastrointestinal diseases treated at Ellis Fischel
Gastric Cancer (Stomach)
Duodenal and Small Bowel Cancer
Colon Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Bile Duct Cancer
Pancreatic CancerStomach Cancer
Gall Bladder Cancer
Appendicial Cancer

Treatments of these cancers can include
Chemotherapy/Biotherapy
Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump
Chemo embolization therapy
Radiation Therapy
Clinical Trials
Surgery

• Minimally invasive surgery
• Radio rrequency ablation
• Intraoperative ultrasound
• Pancreatic Resection (Whipple Procedure)
• Liver Resection
• Biopsy

The gastrointestinal cancers clinical team
Paul Dale, MD - Surgical oncologist
Carl Freter, MD - Medical oncologist
Chris Papageorgio, MD - Medical oncologist
Steven Westgate, MD - Radiation oncologist
M. Jeanne Shellabarger, ACNS-BC - Clinical nurse specialist

For more information on the clinical team or to make an appointment, please call (573) 882-8454.