CURRENT NEWS
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER FIRST IN NEW ENGLAND TO ACQUIRE NANOKNIFE
Roger Williams Medical Center is the first hospital in New England to offer a novel cancer therapy to treat inoperable tumors located in sensitive organs like the pancreas and liver. The NanoKnife probes are used to rapidly deliver very short electrical pulses that target the tumor. The normal tissue around the tumor is spared, while the tumor tissue itself is destroyed. The NanoKnife system is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It provides an important new minimally invasive treatment option that can be used in a significant number of patients who are not eligible for more traditional approaches. Call 401-456-2464 for more information or to schedule an appointment. DR. N. JOSEPH ESPAT NAMED DIRECTOR OF ROGER WILLIAMS CANCER CENTER
After serving on a interim basis, Dr. Espat has been appointed as the Cancer Center Director. The Cancer Center has seen remarkable growth and the Division of Surgical Oncology continues to demonstrate impressive academic and clinical performance. Dr. Espat plans to continue programmatic development to ensure that the people of Rhode Island and surrounding states have access to the very best cancer care. GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAM UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Ponnandai Somasundar, Assistant Chief of Surgical Oncology, is leading a new clinical and academic program that will focus on the special needs of elderly patients with cancer. The members of the Division of Surgical Oncology feel it is essential that clinical services and outcomes research have the capabilities to accommodate our elderly patients and ensure that they benefit from the same treatments we provide to other age groups.

Our surgeons specialize in minimally-invasive
laparoscopic surgery. Click on the links below
to see them at work.

Laparoscopic Pancreas Surgery
Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
Laparoscopic Esophagus Surgery

See the report on Health Check 10 on Microwave ablation technology at Roger Williams Medical Center,
the first hospital in the country to perform this procedure.

Hear a message from our director, Dr. N. Joseph Espat.