Multidisciplinary Hepatobiliary Pancreas Clinic
The Multidisciplinary Hepatobiliary Pancreas Clinic at UW Hospital and Clinics brings together a complete team of health care professionals to treat problems of the liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract.
How the Multidisciplinary Hepatobiliary Pancreas Clinic Operates
Surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, social workers and financial specialists are each actively involved in patient evaluation and treatment, and each member of the team understands the special needs of patients and their families.
Treatments
- Use of less invasive diagnostic techniques, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), endoscopic ultrasound and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning
- New surgical techniques, including laparoscopy and intraoperative ultrasound
- Innovative treatments for liver tumors, including radiofrequency ablation and chemoembolization
- New methods of chemotherapy
Patient Story: Against the Odds - A Pancreatic Cancer Survivor's Story
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| Alyssa Brewer and her husband Matthew, with Dr. Sharon Weber at the Jazzed for Hope pancreatic cancer event |
Alyssa Brewer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at age 37, a disease often considered terminal. Five of the first six doctors she spoke to initially treated her like a lost cause.
But she was determined to survive, and with the help of her husband, changed her lifestyle and diet, and thirteen months later she showed no discrete tumor mass.
When she needed a risky surgery to survive, she turned to the UW Carbone Cancer Center and surgeon Dr. Sharon Weber.
