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Rapid developments in cancer research are leading to new, specialized technologies and treatments. Smilow Cancer Hospital is answering the demand for more subspecialty cancer care by providing access to specialized care in all Smilow locations so that patients do not have to travel or wait for appointments.
Yale Hematology is pleased to welcome Anish Sharda, MBBS, MPH, and Lourdes Mendez, MD, PhD, as Assistant Professors of Medicine (Hematology).
Jacquelyne Gaddy, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and cares for patients as part of the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
Yale Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Anna Kress, MD, and George Goshua, MD, MSc, to the section of Hematology as Assistant Professors of Medicine (Hematology).
Our specialists in breast cancer care at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers in North Haven and Hamden bring together a team of clinicians whose focus is to care for patients with breast cancer.
Following research led by Dr. Jane Kanowitz and Paula Pike at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in North Haven, Smilow Cancer Hospital and its Network sites are implementing use of a chemotherapy toxicity calculator for patients over the age of 70. Data showed that the unbiased tool predicts risk of toxicity, the risk of hospitalization, and the need to either lower the dose of chemotherapy or change the treatment plan; it also neutralizes unconscious biases that can affect treatment.
A new pilot program developed at Yale Cancer Center offers patients next-day access for oncologic consultations, which researchers say should reduce wait times for treatment and increase patient satisfaction.
Our breast surgeons at The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital are at the forefront of providing innovative and compassionate breast care, in collaboration with an expert team of specialists.
Classical Hematology, also known as 'Benign' Hematology, is the area of non-cancer related blood disorders.
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital have several clinical trials available for patients with myeloma in need of new options or looking to receive the latest treatment advances.
Smilow Cancer Hospital surgeons provide advanced care and superb clinical outcomes for patients with liver, pancreas, biliary, upper gastrointestinal, and peritoneal surface cancers, in addition to melanoma and sarcoma.