The 20 Best Esophageal Cancer Doctors Near Me in Charleston, SC

Kathryn E. Engelhardt, M.D. M.S. is double board-certified in thoracic surgery and general surgery; she specializes in surgery of the lung, airway, esophagus, stomach, chest wall, and mediastinum. Whenever possible, Dr. Engelhardt performs surgery using minimally invasive robotic technology, providing optimal outcomes, quicker recoveries, and shorter hospital stays.Dr. Engelhardt graduated from Cornell University before returning to her home state of Ohio to complete medical school at the University of Cincinnati. She started her post-graduate medical training here at the Medical University of South Carolina in general surgery. After finishing general surgery training, she traveled to Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St Louis; a hospital consistently ranked among the best in the country by US News and World Report. There she spent two years in advanced training to specialize in cardiothoracic surgery. She now has brought her expertise back to the low country to serve the people of South Carolina and the surrounding communities.Dr. Engelhardt has earned numerous awards, including the Curtis P. Antz MUSC Surgical Society Award for Excellence, the MUSC Yarbrough Award for Excellence in Resident Research, the Southeastern Surgical Congress Gold Medal Forum, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Excellence in Research, and she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. Dr. Engelhardt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Perforation, and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Quynh Chu, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon caring for patients at MUSC and Hollings Cancer Center. She specializes in treating diseases of the lung, esophagus, airway, mediastinum, and chest wall with a particular interest in thoracic surgical oncology and minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques. Dr. Chu is committed to helping patients understand their diagnoses and treatment options, working with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve individualized care for each patient, and advancing cancer care through research and innovation.Dr. Chu received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her medical degree with honors from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She completed general surgery residency at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, during which time she pursued a research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Shen then completed specialty training in cardiothoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and its partner institution New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She has performed extensive research in tumor immunology and investigated novel methods of drug delivery to prevent cancer recurrence, authoring numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Chu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. Her clinical expertise encompasses Esophageal Cancer.

Schedule an appointment with Toros Ali Dincman, MD, PhD in Charleston, SC | Specializes in: Cancer - Gastrointestinal, Cancer - Prostate & Genitourinary, Hematology/Oncology | MUSC Health. Dr. Dincman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer. Dr. Dincman is currently accepting new patients.

Mohammad Yaghoobi is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Yaghoobi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Dyskinesia, Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Brenda Hoffman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Barrett Esophagus, Encopresis, Bowel Incontinence, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Badih Elmunzer is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Elmunzer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Choledocholithiasis, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Dr. Sharma is the Donald O. Castell Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) with a clinical and translational focus in Neurogastroenterology \& Motility (NGM), particularly diabetic gastroparesis and Parkinson's disease. He obtained his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University, completed internal medicine residency at Temple University Hospitals, and GI fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Sharma's research focus is understanding the pathophysiology of gut-brain axis in various conditions and developing innovative, non-invasive, and promising neuromodulation therapies through his insights, outstanding mentorship and collaborations, and his engineering background. He currently serves as principal investigator of a NIH-funded multi-center, randomized, sham-controlled study investigating thoracic neuromodulation for diabetic gastroparesis (R01-DK133520) and one of the multiple PIs of one of the 5 centers in the NIDDK-supported Gut-Brain Parkinson's Disease Consortium (GBPDC) (U01-DK140923). Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bowel Incontinence, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Gastroparesis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Theodore Gourdin is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Gourdin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 62 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Diverticular Disease, Gastric Dysmotility, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Shelly Shand is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Shand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Paget Disease of the Breast, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Multiple Myeloma.

Lee Royall is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Royall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 60 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

William Marsteller is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Marsteller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 56 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Eddie Irions is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Irions is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Indigestion, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Albert Lockhart has been caring for patients with gastrointestinal cancers for over 20 years. His particular areas of expertise and the focus of his research is in treating gastric and esophageal cancers. He also sees patients with colorectal and pancreatic cancers.Dr. Lockhart's research aims to bring new therapies to cancer patients by conducting clinical research studies involving new treatment approaches and personalized medicine.At MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Dr. Lockhart is the Director of the Division of Hematology \& Oncology and Associate Director for Clinical Science. Prior to joining MUSC, Dr. Lockhart was on the faculty and in leadership roles at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis/Siteman Cancer Center, and at Vanderbilt University/Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.Dr. Lockhart graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1993. He completed residency training at Barnes Hospital at Washington University, fellowship training in hematology/oncology at Duke University, and a fellowship in drug development at GlaxoSmithKline in the North Carolina Research Triangle Park. He also earned a master's of health science (MHS) in clinical trials at Duke University. He completed his undergraduate degree, a bachelor's degree in biology, from Rice University. Dr. Lockhart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Cancer. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer. Dr. Lockhart is currently accepting new patients.