Program Members
Clinical Program Leader
Howard Hochster
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:gastrointestinal cancer; colon cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; biliary cancer
- Appt:(203) 200-4422
Clinical Research Program Leader
Howard Hochster
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:gastrointestinal cancer; colon cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; biliary cancer
- Appt:(203) 200-4422
Digestive Diseases
Harry Aslanian
Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Associate Director, Endoscopy
Director, Yale Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Director of Gastroenterology, Yale Health Plan
Clinical Interests:Pancreatic and biliary disease; Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), including fine needle aspiration (FNA); Intestinal submucosal lesions; Endoscopic diagnosis, staging and therapy of gastrointestinal malignancy including Esophageal, pancreatic and rectal cancer, EUS-guided celiac plexus block and neurolysis; Evaluation of pancreatic cysts; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): Therapeutic and interventional endoscopy; Esophageal, duodenal and biliary stent placement; Gastrointestinal bleeding including treatment of GAVE; Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), Colonoscopy and polypectomy; Radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia
- Appt:(203) 200-5083
Priya Jamidar
Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Director, Endoscopy
Clinical Interests:Gallstone disease; pancreatitis; bile-duct cancers; pancreatic cancer; unexplained upper abdominal pain (sphincter of Oddi dysfunction); treatment of giant common bile duct stones; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); endoscopic sphincterotomies (including minor papilla, precut and pancreatic duct); biliary and pancreatic stent insertions; stricture dilations and common bile duct stone extractions; therapeutic pancreaticobiliary endoscopy and sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOMS); mother-daughter endoscopy
- Appt:(203) 200-5083
Tamar Taddei
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Clinical Interests:Liver cancer; benign and malignant neoplasms of the liver, cirrhosis and its complications; transplant hepatology
- Appt:(203) 737-6060
Hepatology
Mario Strazzabosco
Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Director, Transplant Hepatology
Clinical Interests:liver transplantation; liver cancer; liver cirrhosis; biliary tract diseases and cholestasis; primary biliary cirrhosis; primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Office:(203) 737-6060
- Appt:(203) 785-4138
Medical Oncology
Howard Hochster
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Research Program Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:gastrointestinal cancer; colon cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; biliary cancer
- Appt:(203) 200-4422
Jill Lacy
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:Colorectal cancer; pancreatic cancer; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; gall bladder cancer; anal cancer; biliary cancer; liver cancer; neuroendocrine tumors; brain tumors; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL); Hodgkin's disease; Kaposi's sarcoma
- Appt:(203) 200-4422
Stacey Stein
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:developing new clinical trials to provide new treatment options for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
- Appt:(203) 200-4422
Radiation Oncology
Bryan Chang
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Interests:Gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatic, rectal, and anal cancers; head and neck cancer; lung cancer; stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for tumors of the chest and abdomen; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
- Office:(203) 785-3575
- Appt:(203) 200-2000
Kenneth Roberts
Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Chief and Medical Director for Radiation Oncology at Shoreline Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; pediatric radiation therapy; hematologic malignancy; lymphoma; Hodgkin’s disease; total body irradiation; endovascular brachytherapy; oncologic brachytherapy; gynecologic cancer; cervix cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; colorectal cancer
- Office:(203) 785-2957
- Appt:(203) 200-2000
Surgical Oncology
Daniel Boffa
Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Clinical Interests:Esophageal cancer; lung cancer; achalasia; gastroesophageal reflux disease; hiatal hernias; esophageal diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery; hyperhidrosis
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Charles Cha
Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology and Gastrointestinal)
Clinical Interests:Surgery for benign and malignant disease of the liver, bile duct and pancreas; surgery for gastric and esophageal cancer and sarcoma; minimally invasive surgery (robotic and laparoscopic) for cancer
- Appt:(203) 785-2380
Walter Longo
Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal) and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief
Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Clinical Interests:Colon and rectal cancer surgery; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD); Benign and malignant anorectal diseases; Pelvic floor disorders; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis; Gastrointestinal surgery
- Office:(203) 785-2616
- Appt:(203) 785-2616
Ronald Salem
Lampman Professor of Surgery (Oncology) and Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Section Chief, Surgical Oncology
Clinical Interests:Malignant and pre-malignant diseases of the pancreas; liver and biliary system; esophagus; colon and rectum; laparoscopic staging of malignancies; laparoscopic splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy; gall bladder cancer; lymphoma; melanoma; sarcoma; multimodality management of pancreas and esophageal tumors; liver tumors in pregnancy; retroperitoneal sarcomas
- Appt:(203) 785-3577
Transplant
Sukru Emre
Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Pediatrics
Section Chief, Transplantation Surgery
Director, Yale-New Haven Transplant Center
Clinical Interests:Adult and pediatric liver transplant; Split liver transplant; Living donor transplants; Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery including hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoblastoma; Portal hypertension and shunt surgeries; Immunology and immunosuppressive management of post transplant patients; Organ allocation and donation; Acute liver failure; Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (FAP); Biliary atresia; Hepatitis C
- Office:(203) 785-2565
- Appt:(203) 785-2565
Sanjay Kulkarni
Associate Professor of Surgery (Transplant) and of Medicine (Nephrology)
Clinical Interests:Liver transplant; kidney transplant; pancreas transplant; hepatobiliary surgery; live-donor nephrectomy; laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy; immunosuppression management; vascular access for dialysis
- Office:(203) 785-2556
- Appt:(203) 785-2565
