SURGICAL Oncology
A vast array of surgical expertise from many specialties is available through the Renown Institute for Cancer including general surgery, thoracic surgery, neuro-surgery, urologic surgery, gynecologic oncology, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and head and neck surgery. The surgeons work very closely with a team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other specialists to assure coordination of treatment, planning, and care from diagnosis to post-surgery.
Surgical Oncologist Renown Health VP and Chief Clinical Officer
Renown Surgical Services features state-of-the-art technology
Renown Institute for Cancer and sophisticated equipment to support even the most advanced or complicated types of surgery. In addition to extensive experience with traditional open procedures, surgeons have expertise in minimally invasive techniques such as robotic surgery which utilizes the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System for prostatectomy, gynecologic cancers, and colorectal surgery. Radiofrequency ablation is available for less invasive removal of liver and kidney tumors, and brachytherapy is available to provide internal radiation therapy for many types of cancers.
Peter C. Lim, MD Medical Director
Gynecologic Oncology and Institute for Robotic Surgery
MEDICAL Oncology
Christos Galanopoulos, MD, MBA, MS, FACS
Renown Institute for Cancer forged a new partnership with the medical oncologists at Cancer Care Specialist, LLC this year. This new partnership focuses on clinical integration of the two medical oncology programs, including clinical practice, clinical research, professional education and much more. Most importantly, this affiliation provides hematology and oncology cancer care for northern Nevadans and northeastern Californians in multiple locations around Reno and through Telehealth and outreach satellite clinics around the region.
Medical oncology provides you and your loved ones an opportunity to discuss treatment options to personalize your care. We work in coordination with all providers who are essential to your treatment and offer all services in one convenient location. This includes laboratory, radiology and infusion services. We also collaborate with highly skilled surgeons and radiation oncologists here at Renown. We provide personalized
Deepa Mocherla, MD Medical Oncologist
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