Our surgical oncologists provide care for patients with cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, and soft tissue. These specially-trained surgeons direct the preoperative evaluation, definitive operative treatment, and long-term postoperative care of patients. Using a fully integrated multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of cancer, they work closely with Stony Brook's radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and gynecological oncologists. Our participation in national clinical trials allows us to use the latest in therapeutic advances for the care of different cancers — and this gives our patients the only opportunity available in Suffolk County to benefit from such studies. As physicians of the Stony Brook University Cancer Center, we are committed to providing the most sophisticated, compassionate, and timely surgical oncology services. We are leaders in performing minimally invasive surgery for cancer, as well as in providing other innovative approaches to the treatment of cancer, such as heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced abdominal tumors.