Surgical Oncology Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Surgery › Surgical Oncology
About this specialty
A surgical oncologist is a well-qualified surgeon who has obtained additional training and experience in the multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of cancer patients, and devotes a major portion of his or her professional practice to these activities and cancer research.
Source: Society of Surgical Oncology, 2007 [1/1/2008: definition added, source added, 7/1/2009: definition reformatted] Additional Resources: http://www.surgonc.org/ ; American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007, www.abms.org ; American Board of Surgery, 2007, http://www.absurgery.org/ Surgical oncology is a recognized fellowship subspecialty program of surgery. Separate board certification is not currently offered.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| OGORI KALU, MD | NEWARK, NJ | $5,828,852 |
| CAROL BOWEN-WELLS, MD | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $4,821,955 |
| TARUN BHANDARI, M.D. | BRICK, NJ | $2,102,163 |
| MURTAZA SHAKIR, M.D. | KATY, TX | $843,793 |
| PAUL BLOOMSTON, MD | FORT MYERS, FL | $659,557 |
| DAVID RITTER, M.D. | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $544,578 |
| AFSHIN BAHADOR, MD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $489,330 |
| ALFREDO SANTILLAN-GOMEZ, M.D., M.P.H: | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $393,759 |
| LYNN CANAVAN, M.D. | PLANO, TX | $387,341 |
| LEE STARKER, M.D., PH.D | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $386,286 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.