Your Medical Team for Skin Cancer Treatment at the University of Colorado Cancer Center
Institutes of Excellence – like the University of Colorado Cancer Center – are known for attracting the best and brightest doctors due to their unique research and educational opportunities. This means each doctor on your care team has superior training in his or her area of expertise. These doctors then bring their specialties together to create a patient-focused approach for each individual patient.
Each doctor on the team has a different area of expertise in skin cancer. Together, they combine their skills to determine and provide what’s best for you – an individual patient – based upon the type of cancer you have, how far it has spread, and even based upon your genes.
The UCCC Skin Cancer Program Team:
- Provides state-of-the-art care for those diagnosed with skin cancer.
- Is recognized as a center for developing and setting new standards in the treatment of skin cancer
- Is recognized as a center for second opinions on all aspects of skin cancer care.
Team Members
Dermatologist – A doctor who has special training to diagnose and treat skin problems.
Dermapathologist – A doctor who identifies disease in lesions of the skin by studying tissues under a microscope.
Dermatologic Surgeon – A doctor who performs surgeries on skin cancers.
Medical Oncologist – A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and biological therapy. A medical oncologist often serves as the main caretaker of someone who has cancer and coordinates treatment provided by other specialists.
Surgical Oncologist – A doctor who performs biopsies and other surgical procedures on cancer patients.
Radiation Oncologist – A doctor who treats patients with cancer using radiation therapy as the main treatment.
Radiologist – A doctor who uses medical imaging technologies like CT scans and MRIs to diagnose and sometimes treat disease.
Oncology Nurse – A nurse who specializes in treating and caring for people who have cancer.
Social Worker – A professional trained to provide counseling and emotional support to patients and assist with practical living issues, such as minimizing the effects of lost work time, coping with disabilities and paying medical expenses.