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Melanoma Clinic
Special Clinics
At Loyola University Health
System's (Loyola) Melanoma Clinic, multidisciplinary
teams of health professionals have access to the latest
techniques in cancer therapy, research and support.
They actively work to meet the medical and emotional
needs of patients newly diagnosed with melanoma, and
requiring care.
Melanoma is the most serious
form of skin cancer. Unlike other types of skin cancer,
which include basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma,
melanoma has a strong tendency to metastasize, or spread,
to other locations in the body, such as the lymph nodes,
bones, lungs and brain. However, when detected in its
earliest stages and treated properly, melanoma is highly
curable. For early, thin malignant melanoma localized
to the skin, the five-year relative survival rate is
96 percent. About 81 percent of melanomas are diagnosed
at a local stage.
Gerard V. Aranha, MD, chief
of surgical oncology and professor of surgery at Loyola,
has more than 20 years of cancer surgery experience.
He is Loyola's chief investigator for a national clinical
research study investigating the use of sentinel node
biopsy to improve the treatment of melanoma.
Joseph Clark, MD, a hematologist/oncologist,
is an associate professor of medicine at Loyola.
Brian Nickoloff, MD, PhD,
professor of pathology and director of the Cardinal
Bernardin Cancer Center's skin cancer program, is among
the top clinical dermapathology researchers in the world.
Steven J. Goulder, MD, Chief of Dermatologic Surgery and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loyola, is a Board Certified Dermatologist and Mohs Micrographic Surgeon with specialty training in Melanoma.
Eva Parker, MD is a board certified dermatologist and clinical instructor of medicine and dermatology.
Related Links
Loyola
CAN-HELP Cancer Information
Head and Neck Cancer Clinic
Pain Clinic
Radiation Oncology Clinic
Center for Skin Cancer
Surgical
Oncology Services
Participating
Physicians
Gerard
V. Aranha, MD, FACS, FRCS - Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Joseph
Clark, MD - Medicine,
Hematology/Oncology
Brian
Nickoloff, MD, PhD - Pathology
Steven
J. Goulder, MD, FAAD, FASDS - Medicine, Dermatology
Eva
Parker, MD - Medicine, Dermatology
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