UPMC Cancer Center at Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) have partnered with community-based hospitals throughout the region to develop UPMC Cancer Centers, one of the largest integrated community networks of cancer physicians and health care specialists in the country.

UPMC Cancer Center at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, part of the UPMC Cancer Centers community network, allows patients to receive the highest level of cancer care without having to leave their communities.

Location:

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
University Drive C
Pittsburgh, PA 15240

Phone:

(412) 688-6178

Fax:

N/A

Physicians:

Medical Oncology

Sandra Blakowski, MD
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David Roodman, MD
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Surgical Oncology

Peter Ferson, MD
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Sebastien Gilbert, MD
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Arlan Mintz, MD
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Arjun Pennathur, MD
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Available Specialties:

Hematology
Medical oncology
Pathology
Surgical oncology

Treatment Services:

Biological therapy administration (BRMT)

Colony stimulating factors (CSF)
Monoclonal antibodies (MoAb)

Chemotherapy administration

Diagnostic Services:

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Computerized tomography (CT)
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Medical sonography
Nuclear medicine
Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow biopsies
Bone marrow smears, hemocults

Other Services:

Bloodwork
Growth factor injections
Iron infusions
IV administration
Lab facilities
Paracenthesis and lumbar punctures
Therapeutic phlebotomy

Cancer Care Services:

Clinical trial screening and enrollment
Hospice / home care
Nutritional counseling
Pastoral care
Physical and occupational therapy
Symptom / side effects management
Support groups / psychosocial counseling

Appointments and office hours:

Our clinic is open from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. on Wednesday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. Chemotherapy treatments are available Monday through Friday.

Appointments can be made by calling (412) 688-6178 and can be coordinated through a family physician or PCP, or through another specialist. This enables us to obtain records needed to make a patient’s appointment and to have treatment options available at the time of visit.

Online appointment requests are also available for this location.

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