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    MediFind found 16 doctor with experience in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) near Santa Cruz, CA. Of these, 14 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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      Glenn D. Wong
      Advanced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Advanced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      PAMF - Oncology

      2850 Commercial Crossing, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Glenn Wong is a Hematologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Wong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Dr. Wong is currently accepting new patients.

      Timothy L. Washowich
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Santa Cruz Center Imaging

      2025 Soquel Avenue, 1st Floor, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Timothy Washowich is a Radiologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Washowich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Lung Nodules, and WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes.

      John C. Pestaner
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Santa Cruz Center Imaging

      2025 Soquel Avenue, 1st Floor, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      John Pestaner is a Radiologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Pestaner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Scoliosis, and Lump in the Abdomen.

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      Monica G. Harish
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Santa Cruz Center Imaging

      2025 Soquel Avenue, 1st Floor, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Monica Harish is a Radiologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Harish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Vertigo, Thyroid Nodule, and Lump in the Abdomen.

      Albert Lu
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Radiology
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Radiology

      Santa Cruz Center Imaging

      2025 Soquel Avenue, 1st Floor, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Albert Lu is a Radiologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Lu has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Niemann-Pick Disease, Vertigo, Chronic Cough, and Scoliosis.

      Thomas B. Nguyen
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Santa Cruz Center Imaging

      2025 Soquel Avenue, 1st Floor, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Thomas Nguyen is a Radiologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Breast Lump, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Carbuncle, and Boils.

      Damien L. Smith
      Advanced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Advanced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      PAMF - Urology

      2911 Chanticleer Ave, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Damien Smith is an Urologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, UPJ Obstruction, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Daniel J. Greene
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Urology - Dignity Health Medical Group - Santa Cruz, CA

      1667 Dominican Way, Suite 234, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      I provide thoughtful, compassionate, world class care to all patients. Dr. Greene is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Obstructive Uropathy, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Julie M. Jaffe
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Hematology | Oncology

      Oncology & Hematology - Dignity Health Medical Group - Santa Cruz, CA

      1779 Dominican Way, Suite B, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Julie Jaffe is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Jaffe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Her top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, and Familial Colorectal Cancer.

      Michael Johnson
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Family Medicine

      Scotts Valley Center

      4663 Scotts Valley Drive, 
      Scotts Valley, CA 
       (6.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Johnson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Scotts Valley, California. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      PAMF - Oncology

      2850 Commercial Crossing, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Wu is an Oncologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Wu is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Hematology | Oncology

      Oncology & Hematology - Dignity Health Medical Group - Santa Cruz, CA

      1779 Dominican Way, Suite B, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Amir Tabatabai is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Tabatabai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Agranulocytosis, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      PAMF - Urology

      2911 Chanticleer Ave, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Rosen is an Urologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy. Dr. Rosen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      PAMF - Urology

      2911 Chanticleer Ave, 
      Santa Cruz, CA 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Steven Roberts is an Urologist in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Roberts is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Frequent or Urgent Urination, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Roberts is currently accepting new patients.

      Peter N. Bretan
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Coastal Health Partners

      1820 Main St, 
      Watsonville, CA 
       (14.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Is a practicing renal transplant surgeon and urologist, with special training in laparoscopic surgery. He is past president of the Marin Medical Society, a Professor in Urology teaching students at UC Berkeley, a CMA Trustee, and an International Expert in Kidney and Prostate Diseases with over 200 peer reviewed scientific publications. With these rich and varied experiences, Dr Bretan believes in the Patient Centric Doctor Led Relationship as the core to continuity of efficient medical care. Dr. Bretan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Neurogenic Bladder, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Prostatectomy.

      Philip A. Knorr
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
      Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

      Coastal Health Partners

      1820 Main St, 
      Watsonville, CA 
       (14.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      I have been a physician for over 25 years, specializing in adult and pediatric Urology. I am excited to join Coastal Health Partners, and look forward to working collaboratively with this great team of physicians on each patient's unique and individual medical needs. I am Spanish speaking and committed to providing the patients of this community with the utmost quality of care since our patients are our highest priority. Dr. Knorr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), and Urinary Tract Infection in Children.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)?

      Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer (90%) and originates in the lining of the renal tubules (small tubes in the kidney) that filter and clean the blood, remove waste products, and produce urine. Renal cell carcinoma occurs more often in men, people who smoke, or who have other kidney disorders, as well as individuals with a family history of kidney cancer or inherited disorders that increase the risk of renal cell carcinoma (see Causes below). Renal cell carcinoma is categorized by the following stages: Stage I – Tumor is in kidney, has not spread (metastasized), and is 7 centimeters or less. Stage II – Tumor is in kidney, has not spread, and is larger than 7 centimeters. Stage III –  The kidney cancer is any size and has spread to near lymph nodes (metastasis); or the cancer has spread to blood vessels in the kidney or nearby blood vessels (renal vein or vena cava), to the parts of the kidney that collect urine, or to the layer of fat surrounding the kidney and may have spread to nearby lymph nodes. Stage IV – The cancer has spread outside the fat surrounding the kidney, and may have spread to the adrenal gland on top of the kidney or nearby lymph nodes; or the cancer has spread to other areas of the body, such as the adrenal glands, distant lymph nodes, liver, lungs, brain, or bone. The stage of renal cell carcinoma determines its treatment and outcome (prognosis).

      When should I see a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor near Santa Cruz, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor near Santa Cruz, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctors near Santa Cruz, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctors near Santa Cruz, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor near Santa Cruz, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor near Santa Cruz, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctors near Santa Cruz, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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