Comprehensive Cancer Care  Medical Oncology  Radiation Oncology

Comprehensive Cancer Care

Patients receive personalized care from a team of caregivers. Each individual treatment plan is developed with input from specialists in medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, primary care, and surgery.

Medical Oncology

The medical oncology program includes an outpatient chemotherapy infusion suite located in the Cancer Care Center. The program is led by Dr. Ijaz I. Arshad, a specialist in hematology and medical oncology. Dr. Arshad is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has a special interest in pain medicine and palliative care and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

The Alyce and Elmore Kraemer Cancer Care Center also offers certain Phase III clinical trials in which patients have access to new medicines and treatment. Get more information on clinical trials.

 Medical Oncology
 262-335-8109

Radiation Oncology

Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Radiation Oncology is located in the Cancer Care Center and offers highly specialized internal radiation beam therapy. It has Washington County’s only linear accelerator, which is able to deliver radiation to the tumor in a highly targeted manner without harming healthy tissue. The radiation oncology staff includes Medical College radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, radiation therapists, a medical dosimetrist and a medical physicist.

Roger Byhardt, MD, FACR, and Mark Macedon, MD, recently joined the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital. Read the media release.

 Radiation Oncology
 262-306-7850

Medical and radiation oncology services include access to support services such as dietary, social services, rehabilitation and support groups. On-site cancer genetic testing and counseling is also available.

Advanced technology includes:

• Varian 2100C linear accelerator with multi-leaf collimator and portal vision
• Eclipse treatment planning system
• CT simulation
• IMRT - one of the most advanced forms of radiation treatment available
• IGRT - image guided radiation therapy utilizing ultrasound images
• Filmless department with digital integration to diagnostic services located at the hospital