Gastrointestinal Cancer

A broad term for cancer that occurs anywhere in the GI tract. This occurs when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably and form tumors, most commonly in the esophagus, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas and stomach.

Many gastrointestinal cancers are diagnosed in more advanced stages of the disease because early stages may not cause any symptoms. Risk factors may include family history, advanced age, obesity, tobacco use high alcohol consumption and more.

Diagnosis & Treatments

We use several advanced GI procedures to detect and treat GI cancers including:

Visit the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute to learn more.

Meet Our Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialists

	Specialties	Location
Alekshun, Todd Joseph, MD 5.0 /5 63 surveys 860.674.0088	Hematology / Oncology Medical Oncology Show Less	Avon Manchester Show Less
Ali, Aurangzeb Zeb, MD, FACS 203.634.0134	General Surgery Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Show Less	Meriden Meriden Show Less
Blakaj, Adriana, MD, PhD 860.972.2803	Radiation Oncology	Hartford
Bliss, Lindsay Ann, MD, MPH 4.9 /5 58 surveys 860.696.2040	Surgical Oncology General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Enfield Show Less
Boyd, Timothy Stephen, MD 860.972.2803	Radiation Oncology	Hartford
Cappa, Joseph Anthony, MD 860.657.1920	Gastroenterology	Glastonbury Bloomfield Bloomfield Hartford Hartford Show Less
Chaudhary, Ahmed Aziz, MD 860.545.2803	Radiation Oncology	Norwich
Curtis, David Eugene, MD 4.8 /5 52 surveys 860.696.2040	Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology General Surgery Surgical Oncology Show Less	Hartford Glastonbury Manchester West Hartford Show Less
Dailey, Mark Edward, MD 4.9 /5 278 surveys 860.972.4183	Hematology / Oncology Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Show Less	Hartford Avon Show Less
Einstein, Michael Mark, MD 860.972.4262	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology Show Less	Hartford Hartford Willimantic Show Less
Elias, Rawad, MD 860.972.4183	Medical Oncology Geriatric Medicine Hematology / Oncology Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Hartford Show Less
Giove, Lawrence M., MD 860.246.6647	Medical Oncology Hematology / Oncology Internal Medicine Show Less	Wethersfield
Golioto, Michael John, MD 860.246.2571	Gastroenterology	Hartford Bloomfield Show Less
Hong, Timothy Joonki, MD 5.0 /5 183 surveys 860.972.4183	Hematology / Oncology Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Show Less	Hartford Avon Manchester Show Less
Jo, Kevin Seungho, MD 203.886.0036	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Wallingford Bloomfield Hartford Meriden New Britain Wallingford Show Less
Johnson, Kristina Hope, MD, FACS, FASCRS 4.8 /5 119 surveys 860.548.7336	Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Farmington Bloomfield Glastonbury Hartford Hartford Show Less
Kim, Susan Y., MD 860.545.2803	Radiation Oncology	Hartford Norwich Show Less
Kopec, Krzysztof Lukasz, MD 860.409.4567	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Farmington Bloomfield Hartford New Britain New Britain Plainville Southington Show Less
Kratzer, Allan S., MD 203.694.8433	Radiation Oncology	Meriden
Leopold, Kenneth Albert, MD 860.972.2803	Radiation Oncology	Hartford
Masoud, Amir E., MD 475.210.4727	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Old Saybrook Fairfield Show Less
Mehendiratta, Vaibhav, MD 860.246.2571	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Glastonbury Norwich Norwich Show Less
Nestler, Jeffry Laurence, MD 860.246.2571	Gastroenterology	Hartford Bloomfield Farmington Glastonbury Show Less
Parikh, Neil D., MD 860.409.4567	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Farmington Bloomfield Enfield Hartford New Britain Plainville Show Less
Plotkin, Eileen K., MD 860.229.9688	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	New Britain Bloomfield Glastonbury New Britain Plainville Show Less
Sardella, William Vincent, MD 4.7 /5 33 surveys 860.548.7336	Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Hartford Hartford West Hartford Show Less
Schipper, Bret Mitchell, MD, FACS, CPE 5.0 /5 88 surveys 860.696.2040	Surgical Oncology General Surgery Show Less	Hartford New Britain Show Less
Schoenfeld, Adam Craig, MD 860.229.9688	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	New Britain Bloomfield New Britain Plainville Southington Southington Show Less
Selden, Michael Aaron, MD 860.246.2571	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Bloomfield Windsor Show Less
Serrano, Oscar K., MD 5.0 /5 44 surveys 860.972.4219	Transplant Surgery General Surgery Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology Surgical Oncology Show Less	Hartford
Shaikh, Inam Ahmed, MD 5.0 /5 77 surveys 860.489.7017	General Surgery Critical Care Surgery Show Less	Torrington
Thumar, Jaykumar, MD 860.972.4183	Hematology / Oncology Medical Oncology Show Less	Hartford Hartford Willimantic Show Less
Thurston, Kristy Tyler, MD 4.9 /5 123 surveys 860.548.7336	Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Hartford Hartford Manchester West Hartford Show Less
Vignati, Paul Vincent, MD 4.9 /5 185 surveys 860.548.7336	Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Hartford Hartford West Hartford Show Less
Weiser, Jeffrey Steven, MD 860.409.4567	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Farmington Bloomfield Bloomfield Glastonbury Hartford Show Less
Wysocki, John David, MD 860.644.4442	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Glastonbury Show Less