Genitourinary cancers account for 11% of all cancers and 23% of all cancer deaths in the US each year. Trusting your care to a team of specialists is key to thriving and surviving. At West Cancer Center & Research Institute our comprehensive, personalized approach to cancer care is unique in the Mid-South. In 2022, West treated over 1,000 newly diagnosed patients with the latest diagnostics and treatments. We help patients manage all types of genitourinary cancers, with bladder, kidney and prostate being the most prevalent.
Our West providers work closely with the urology community to partner for your care. Each patient’s disease is unique and so is our plan for you.
Our GI Cancer Specialists
You can trust our multidisciplinary specialists to work together to create a plan specific to your disease to ensure the most positive outcomes and quality of life.
Bradley Somer, MD
Medical Oncology Lead
Daniel Vaena, MD
Medical Oncology Lead
Holger Gieschen, MD
Radiation Oncology Lead
Yuefeng Wang, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology Lead
Scott Baum, MD
Radiology
Jeffrey Green, MD
Radiology
Chika Obele, MD, DABR
Radiology
Daniel Powell, MD
Radiology
Shridhar Shankar, MD
Radiology
Allen Ardestani, MD, PhD
Radiology
Janice Pazar, PhD
Psychologist
Anita Vincent, RDN, CSO, LDN
Oncology Nutrition Specialist
W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh
Palliative Care
Katie Parker, ANP-FNP
Palliative Care
Lauren Taylor, MSN, FNP-C
Palliative Care