Gastrointestinal Oncology Center

Loyola’s Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Center is unique in the Chicago area, offering patients and their families the benefit of meeting all the members of their health-care team in one visit. Treatment plans and options are formulated by the team and presented to the patient and the family during the same day. Our team of specialists uses this multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with:

Anal cancer
Bile duct cancer
Carcinoid tumor
Colon cancer, colorectal cancer and rectal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Intra-abdominal sarcomas
Liver cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Small and large bowel cancer
Stomach cancer

The GI Oncology Center is a key program of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center and the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Oncology Institute. Clinical research physicians and basic scientists work in close collaboration to develop innovative treatments for gastrointestinal cancer patients.

Our comprehensive services include evaluation by a multidisciplinary team of specialists and sub-specialists, a tailored treatment plan based on the latest surgical, chemotherapy and radiation treatment approaches and access to clinical trials and compassionate support throughout treatment.

Our team includes medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, radiologists, pathologists and gastroenterologists as well as genetic counselors and nutritionists. In addition to your physician specialists who will care for you, nurses, social workers and chaplains, among many others, will partner with you to provide supportive care that treats your whole person – body, mind and spirit.

Since Loyola’s GI oncology team meets weekly, the open communication among members of the team about a patient’s medical needs continues throughout treatment. Additionally, a nurse coordinator works directly with patients to help them through each stage of treatment.

Patients also can benefit from the services offered at the Coleman Foundation Image Renewal Center, located within the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. The center provides complementary and supportive care including art therapy, massage therapy, biofeedback, pain management, acupuncture, nutritional counseling and access to psychotherapists and pastoral care.

GI Oncology at Loyola

Contact Us

For an appointment or for more information about Gastrointestinal Oncology Center, call (708) CAN-HELP.