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Surgical Oncology

Fighting cancer with surgery is what Cancer Care Northwest’s fellowship-trained surgical oncologists know and do best. Cancer Care Northwest’s surgical oncology team is highly trained in the most advanced surgical treatments for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer. Their surgical expertise includes:


Using innovative surgical techniques, Cancer Care Northwest’s surgical oncologists are among the most skilled and experienced in the region:

Dr. Ryan Holbrook is a premier surgical oncologist in the nation performing cytoreductive surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) to treat patients with abdominal cancers. Patients from across the country travel to Spokane for his expertise.

Our breast surgeons have a widespread reputation for being among the best in the Inland Northwest, with expertise in cutting-edge surgical procedures such as oncoplastic breast surgery, skin and nipple sparing mastectomy in collaboration with plastic surgery, and sentinel node biopsy.

Cancer Care Northwest also specializes in robotic-assisted surgical oncology procedures to treat certain forms of cancers. Using the da Vinci® Surgical System, surgical oncologist Dr. Maryam Parviz performs these minimally invasive surgical procedures, which are an alternative option to both conventional open surgery and laparoscopy.

Surgery is a primary treatment method used to treat most types of cancer. Surgery alone may successfully remove cancers that have not yet spread to other parts of the body (localized cancer). Or, it is often paired with other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Surgery is also instrumental in cancer diagnosis. A biopsy is a surgical procedure to remove and examine suspicious tissue. Surgery is helpful in staging the cancer, which tells you if and where cancer has spread.