Where Can You Find America’s Top Doctors for Treating Cancer?
Right here at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The latest edition of Castle Connolly’s “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer” names ten cancer specialists from our Comprehensive Cancer Center among the 2,000 best cancer specialists across the country ... more than any other hospital in our region. Physicians are selected based on their nomination by peers and an extensive review of their credentials by a physician-led research team.
Choosing a physician who is considered the best by his/her peers empowers patients to make informed decisions about the right doctor for their particular type of cancer.
The following physicians under these specialty categories are listed in the 2007 edition:
Bayard L. Powell, MD – Hematology
David Hurd, MD – Medical Oncology
Glenn J. Lesser, MD – Medical Oncology
Frank Torti, MD – Medical Oncology
Stephen Tatter, MD, PhD, - Neurological Surgery
Samuel S. Lentz, MD – Gynecologic Oncology
William G. Ward, MD – Orthopaedic Surgery
Richard Rauck, MD – Pain Medicine
Edward G. Shaw, MD – Radiation Oncology
Edward A. Levine, MD – Surgery
The Comprehensive Cancer Center at WFUBMC is the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in western North Carolina – the gold standard for all aspects of cancer care and research.