Cancer Medical Professionals
Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cancer Program
HOSPITALS
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
KEY CONTACTS
Patrick Getty, MD, Director, Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology, (216-844-3033), Patrick.Getty@UHhospitals.org
Henry Koon, MD, Discipline Lead, Medical Oncology (216-844-0120), Henry.Koon@UHhospitals.org
David Mansur, MD, Discipline Lead, Radiation Oncology (216-844-2536), David.Mansur@UHhospitals.org
Colleen Palay, RN, Patient Care Coordinator (216-286-6570), Colleen.Palay@UHhospitals.org
For hospital transfers, please call 216-844-1111.
Conditions Treated
- Bone sarcomas
- Soft tissue sarcomas
Procedures and Therapies
- Stereotactic, MRI- and ultrasound-guided biopsies
- Sarcoma surgery (definitive and palliative)
- Radiation therapy (adjuvant, definitive and palliative)
- Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for appropriate tumor types
- Systemic treatment for unresectable sarcoma
- Pathology review by dedicated sarcoma pathologists
Distinguishing Features
- Part of NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Multidisciplinary consultation with the sarcoma team
- All cases presented at multidisciplinary sarcoma tumor board
- Innovative clinical trials of new treatments
- Genetic assessment to guide preventive strategies in cancer-prone families
- Supportive Oncology program (symptom management)
- Integrative Medicine program (alternative medicine)
- Cardio-oncology program (treatment-related cardiac adverse events)
- Personalized medicine determined by genomic testing
- Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer program