Southeastern Surgical Oncology
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About Our Practice


Every member of Southeastern Surgical Oncology is committed to exceeding your expectations. We are available for any question or problem and will do whatever we can to help you solve it. A physician is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Regular office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. We accept most insurance plans but please call to verify. New patients are always welcome.

WHAT IS SURGICAL ONCOLOGY?

Surgical Oncology is a subspecialty of general surgery that involves the newest surgical treatment of patients with cancer. Fellowship training is available in 14 surgical oncology training programs which are overseen by the governing board, the Society of Surgical Oncology. Surgical Oncology provides state of the art surgical care for common malignancies as well as complex and rare surgical problems. Surgical Oncology fellowships are 2-3 years long and involve intensive training in the latest surgical techniques available for a variety of cancers. A coordinated multi-disciplinary approach between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation therapists is essential to optimize patient outcome. Advance surgical oncology procedures commonly performed by the surgeons of Southeastern Surgical Oncology include:

SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY FOR BREAST CANCER AND MELANOMA

BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY

OPEN/LAPAROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF LIVER TUMORS

HEPATIC ARTERY INFUSION FOR CHEMOTHERAPY

INTRA-OPERATIVE ULTRASOUND

DAIGNOSTIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

LIMB PRESERVING SURGERY FOR SARCOMAS

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC TUMORS