Need a referral to a good cyberknife/radiation oncologist at UCSF

[Julie2]

Hi,

One of my internal mammary node is pressing the sternum. My oncologist wants to deal it with chemo but I would like to get it treated with a focal radiation or cyberknife. Can anybody give a good radiation oncologist name at UCSF?

Thanks,
Julie

[hutchibk]

Message Chrisy and Courtney... they are both connected to UCSF I think, or they may know the name of a good recommendation.

[Lani]

No personal experience here, but I understand Penny Sneed is a radiation oncologist at UCSF who specializes in treatment of breast cancer brain mets and is kind and caring.
I think she mainly uses gamma knife rather than Cyberknife

Why not go to Stanford? A Stanford neurosurgeon invented the Cyberknife. They are I believe the only facility in the country to have two Cyberknives and they have more experience than any facility in the world in using the Cyberknife for treatment of tumors and metastases in sites other than the brain.

Try Googling Cyberknife Stanford.

Good luck

[Julie2]

Lani,

Could you give me a good referral at Stanford?

Thanks,
Julie

[Lani]

from Stanford Cyberknife website:
our team



Steve Chang, MD
Neurosurgeon
Co-Medical Director, Cyberknife Radiosurgery Program



Iris Gibbs, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Co-Medical Director, Cyberknife Radiosurgery Program





John Adler, MD
Neurosurgeon


Nikolas Blevins, MD
Head and Neck Surgeon


Daniel Chang, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist

Robert Dodd, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon

Sarah Donaldson, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Mike Edwards, MD
Neurosurgeon (Pediatrics)

Steven Hancock, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Griff Harsh, MD
Neurosurgeon

Kate Horst, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Robert Jackler, MD
Head and Neck Surgeon

Albert Koong, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist

Quynh-Thu Le, MD
Radiation Oncologist


Billy Loo, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncologist

Stefan Mindea, MD
Neurosurgeon

Jon Park, MD
Neurosurgeon

Joseph Shrager, MD
Thoracic Surgeon

Scott Soltys, MD
Radiation Oncologist

Robert Lieberson, MD
Neurosurgeon

^^^^

I have heard Iris Gibbs speak, I have gone (almost 15 years ago) with someone to their initial appointment to learn about Cyberknife treatment of a recurrent acoustic neuroma with Dr Adler (who invented the Cyberknife), and
over the years I have met (at meetings and lectures and otherwise) Drs. Donaldson, Hancock and Horst. All have seemed knowledgeable and caring.

If I had known who to recommend I would have done so.

Don't think you can go too wrong.

Esther had treatment (I think of her liver mets) at Stanford if I recall. Perhaps others have and can chime in.

[bejuce]

Dr. Horst was my radiation oncologist and she is outstanding. Dr. Adler was one of the inventors of Cyberknife I think.

[CourtneyL]

Dr. Penny Sneed at UCSF is the best. I highly recommend her. Right now she is doing a month of research so I don't know if she is seeing patients. I saw her briefly on Monday when I went in for Gamma Knife. Her associate, Dr. Shannon Fogh is also great. You really can't go wrong with the UCSF rad onc team - they are all fantastic. Good luck!