Medical College of Wisconsin Hematology and Oncology Solid Tumor Program
The Solid Tumor Program in the Division of Hematology at the Medical College of Wisconsin is composed of medical oncologists who specialize in treating adults with malignant solid tumors. Our disease-specific programs provide advance care for patients with the following conditions: Bone and Connective Tissue Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Endocrine Cancer, Eye/Orbital Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Liver, Pancreas, and Bile Duct Cancer, Prostate and Urologic Cancer, Skin Cancer, and Thoracic Cancer.
Bone and Connective Tissue Program (Sarcoma)
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John A. Charlson, MD
Associate Professor
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Heather A. Bibis, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Breast Cancer Program
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Abdel Alqwasmi, MD
Staff Physician
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Heather A. Bibis, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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John Burfeind, MD
Staff Physician
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John A. Charlson, MD
Associate Professor
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Lubna N. Chaudhary, MD
Associate Professor
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Yee Chung Cheng, MD
Associate Professor
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Jutta Deininger, DNP, WHNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Angela Halbach, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Amy K. Harker-Murray, MD
Assistant Professor
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Sailaja Kamaraju, MD
Associate Professor
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Maressa C. Sweeney, PA
Physician Assistant
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Deepika Sriram, MD
Assistant Professor
Colorectal Cancer Program
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Ben George, MD
William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; Professor of Medicine; Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program; Associate Director for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine; Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
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Mary E. Holden, PA-C
Nurse Practitioner
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Emily K. Johnson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Samantha A. Lautmann, AGACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
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Alexandria T. Phan, MD, FACP
Professor
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Matthew D. Reuter, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Kathryn E. Stram, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor
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Stuart J. Wong, MD
Center Director, Professor
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Yee Lan Wong, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Endocrine Cancer Program
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Alexandria T. Phan, MD, FACP
Professor
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James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor
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Stuart J. Wong, MD
Center Director, Professor
Eye/Orbital Cancer Program
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Amy K. Harker-Murray, MD
Assistant Professor
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Stuart J. Wong, MD
Center Director, Professor
Geriatric Oncology Program
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Kathryn A. Bylow, MD
Associate Professor
Head and Neck Cancer Program
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Mitchell Fowler, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Stuart J. Wong, MD
Center Director, Professor
Liver, Pancreas and Bile Duct Cancer Program
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Ben George, MD
William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; Professor of Medicine; Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program; Associate Director for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine; Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
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Mary E. Holden, PA-C
Nurse Practitioner
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Emily K. Johnson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Mandana Kamgar, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Alexandria T. Phan, MD, FACP
Professor
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Kathryn E. Stram, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor
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Yee Lan Wong, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Prostate and Urologic Cancer Program
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Abbigail Brauch, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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John Burfeind, MD
Staff Physician
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Kathryn A. Bylow, MD
Associate Professor
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Thomas A. Giever, DO, MBA
Assistant Professor
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Deepak Kilari, MD
Associate Professor
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Emily A. Lemke, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AOCNP
Assistant Professor
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Kelsey Knapp, APNP, A-GNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Ariel Nelson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
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Kristin E. Riemersma, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Rare Tumor Cancers
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Hui-Zi Chen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Tracy L. Kersten, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Razelle Kurzrock, MD, FACP
Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Endowed Chair of Precision Oncology; Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Clinical Research, MCW Cancer Center and Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
Skin Cancer Program
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Amy K. Harker-Murray, MD
Assistant Professor
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Ariel Nelson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
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Jennifer L. Walters, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Stuart J. Wong, MD
Center Director, Professor
Thoracic Cancer Program (Lung and Esophageal Cancers)
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Ben George, MD
William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; Professor of Medicine; Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program; Associate Director for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine; Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
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Emily K. Johnson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Alexandria T. Phan, MD, FACP
Professor
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Janet Retseck, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
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James P. Thomas, MD, PhD
Professor
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Jonathan Thompson, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
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Mary E. Holden, PA-C
Nurse Practitioner
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Yee Lan Wong, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Jennifer C. Ross, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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