Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder Cancers Team
“Our team delivers patient-centered services because patients with HPB ailments and their families face profound burdens. We take pride in providing state of the art medicine, accessible to all and close to home. Safety and quality are our principal priorities.”
— Itzhak Nir, MD
Cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct can grow and spread quickly, and they can be hard to treat. Often, these cancers require a combination of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.
The exact treatments that you get — and the order in which you get them — make a profound difference in your ability to fight your cancer.
That’s why the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Team at the UNM Cancer Center uses a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care. We want to give you the best chance of beating your cancer.
To make an appointment, call us at 505-272-4946.
Support Services help you through one of the most difficult times of your life by offering resources for education, social and emotional support.
Find support by connecting to resources in the community and support groups within our center.
My goal is to be caring and compassionate while explaining treatment plans and educating patients.
Meet the Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder Cancer Team
Many experts collaborate to offer you the best care and treatment.What Each Team Member Offers
Treat cancer using chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy. They also manage many clinical trials and will oversee your care while you’re on a clinical trial.
Guides you in your treatment and serves as your regular point of contact.
Remove cancers from the hard-to-reach liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct. They perform advanced surgical procedures using open, laparoscopic and robotic surgical methods. Our team also uses unique recovery methods to make your recovery after surgery quicker. Some of our methods include treatments that lower the use of opioids for pain control.
Use radiation to attack cancer cells. They manage how much radiation to apply to the tumor and how to get the radiation to the tumor while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Our team offers stereotactic body radiation, stereotactic radiosurgery and intensity modulated radiation therapy.
Trained to interpret many different kinds of images, they find cancer and help the team to understand its impact.
Use imaging techniques to perform targeted procedures, including biopsies, and stent and drain placement.
May give medications or injections, take medical histories, perform medical exams or perform certain medical procedures under the guidance of a physician.