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

Sommer Brannan, MSN, FNP

Palliative Care

Lauren Taylor, MSN, FNP-C

Palliative Care