When you come to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey for treatment of a gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, you have a multidisciplinary team of experts dedicated to your care and wellbeing. To request an appointment, call 844-CANCERNJ.
Our GI cancer specialists perform the newest and most effective practices for diagnosing and treating pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions involving the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, retroperitoneum, and other intra-abdominal organs.
The Gastrointestinal Oncology Program’s care team includes surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, advanced practice nurses, and oncology nurse navigators who work together to ensure that the best long-term outcome for each patient is achieved with a comprehensive, coordinated, and individualized approach. Through weekly review of patient cases and close collaboration with researchers, we offer the full spectrum of therapies and advanced treatment options including cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), precision medicine, immunotherapy, and novel treatment approaches through clinical trials.
Our physicians see patients at our New Brunswick location as well as at several RWJBarnabas Health facilities across the state.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, earned several High Performing ratings in the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals survey, including for colon cancer surgery.
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Your Gastrointestinal Oncology Team

- Chief Surgical Officer,
- Chief, Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute;
- System Director of Surgical Oncology, RWJBarnabas Health;
- Regional Director of Surgery for Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBH Facility

- Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon

- Surgical Oncologist
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, and Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

- Surgical Oncologist
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology,
- and Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

- Chief, Colorectal Surgery

- Director of Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Surgical Oncologist

- Chief Diversity Officer
- Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Surgical Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Associate Professor of Health, Behavior and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health

- Surgical Oncologist

- Associate Chief Surgical Officer, System Integration and Quality
- Director of Surgical Oncology, Northern Region, RWJBarnabas Health | Rutgers Cancer Institute
- Chief of Surgical Oncology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Surgical Oncologist

- Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

- Distinguished Professor of Medicine
- Associate Director for Clinical Research and Director, GI Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute
- Director of Oncology Research, RWJBarnabas Health

- Medical Oncologist

- Medical Oncologist

- Medical Oncologist

- Radiation Oncologist
- Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Radiation Oncology
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

- Radiation Oncologist
- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Division of Clinical Radiation Oncology,
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Director of Brachytherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology

- Associate Director for Faculty Affairs and Development
- Vice Chair of Clinical Research & Faculty Development
- Clinical Chief, Radiation Oncology at RWJUH/Rutgers Cancer Institute
- Radiation Oncologist

- Advanced Practice Nurse

- Advanced Practice Provider

- Advanced Practice Nurse
- Inpatient Surgery Advanced Practice Provider

- Advanced Practice Provider

- Physician Assistant


- Registered Nurse

- Social Worker

- Oncology Nurse Navigator
- Chief of Cancer Survivorship, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

- Staff Nurse

- Social Worker