The 20 Best Pancreatoblastoma Doctors in California, US

A talented surgeon and award-winning instructor and researcher, Laleh G. Melstrom, M.D., M.S., joined City of Hope, attracted by the opportunity to help develop breakthrough cures and treatments. Educated at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Melstrom received her medical degree at Cornell Medical College in New York City, continuing her training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She held professorships at both Cornell and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, before arriving in California. Dr Melstrom is certified in robotic surgery and specializes in the treatment of cancers of the liver, pancreas, melanoma and sarcoma. She has published over 120 scholarly articles and is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences. Expertise: Liver Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Metastatic Colon or Rectal Cancer to Liver, Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump, Cholangiocarcinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Gallbladder Cancer, Melanoma, Sarcomas, Robotic SurgeryResearch Areas: Metastatic CRC, Melanoma, Bile Duct Cancer, Liver Cancer. Dr. Melstrom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy.

Andrew Lowy is a Surgical Oncologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Lowy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.

Diane Simeone is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Simeone is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Simeone is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Hendifar is a Hematologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Hendifar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Tara Seery is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Seery is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Ampullary Cancer, Pancreatoblastoma, and Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).

Dr. Eric Nakakura is a cancer surgeon who specializes in tumors of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts and gastrointestinal tract. He also treats soft tissue sarcomas, including tumors of the retroperitoneum (a space in the abdominal cavity), trunk and extremities. At the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, he helps manage complex gastrointestinal tract cancers, soft tissue sarcomas and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, including carcinoid and islet cell tumors. In his research, Nakakura studies endocrine differentiation in gastrointestinal tumors. Nakakura earned his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. He earned a doctorate in cellular and molecular medicine at Johns Hopkins University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine and received advanced training in surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. At Johns Hopkins, he completed a fellowship in surgical oncology with an emphasis on pancreatic, biliary and gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. Nakakura is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Kimberly Dalal is a General Surgeon in Burlingame, California. Dr. Dalal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Dalal is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ravi Patel is a board certified Medical Oncologist who has been practicing for more than 30 years. He completed his residency at the University of Illinois after obtaining a medical degree from Gujarat University Medical College in India. He went on to complete a fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.From the early stages of his career, Dr. Patel was exposed to and focused on bone marrow transplantation along with a wide variety of oncology and hematology training.Dr. Patel founded Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center in 1984, growing it from a 1,200 square foot office with one employee into the comprehensive, community focused, diagnostic, treatment, educational and research-based cancer center it is today with over 250 employees and a 120,000 square foot campus.While serving as managing director of the center, Dr. Patel continues to actively care for his patients and serve as principal investigator on the center's many clinical research studies. Dr. Patel is actively involved with the leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and academic research programs to assure that cancer patients in Kern County have access to the most cutting-edge medicines and treatments available anywhere in the world.Through choosing to work with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center TRIO-US Network, UCLA employees manage clinical trials alongside CBCC's own research staff. Several of the treatments tested at CBCC have proven to be highly successful and have gone on to receive approval from the Federal Government's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These breakthrough treatments have changed the way many forms of cancer are now being managed around the world.As a result of his clinical research experience, Dr. Patel has authored several scientific papers in such respected journals as the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Clinical Lymphoma. He is sought after as a lecturer and consultant on clinical oncology issues and patient care. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA and is actively involved with the Residency Program in Internal Medicine at the Kern County Medical Center. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

Assad Hassoun is a General Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Hassoun is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Hassoun is currently accepting new patients.

Ajithkumar Puthillath is a Hematologist in Stockton, California. Dr. Puthillath is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Dr. Puthillath is currently accepting new patients.

Isaac Paz is a General Surgeon in South Pasadena, California. Dr. Paz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Breast Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Small Bowel Resection, and Gastrectomy.

Yi-jen Chen is a Radiation Oncologist in Arcadia, California. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Ureteral Reconstruction, and Endoscopy.

Percy Lee is a Radiation Oncologist in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Liver Embolization.

Keith Cavaness is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Chico, California. Dr. Cavaness is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Insulinoma, Esophageal Cancer, Glucagonoma, Pancreatectomy, and Splenectomy.

Zev Wainberg is an Oncologist in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wainberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Nicholas Nissen is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Nissen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Pancreatectomy.

Brendan Visser is a General Surgeon in Stanford, California. Dr. Visser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy.

Vincent Chung is an Oncologist in Duarte, California. Dr. Chung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Timothy Donahue is a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Donahue is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatoblastoma, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Ari Baron is an Oncologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Baron is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pancreatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.