Gastrointestinal Oncology Program

computer illustration of the human digestive system When you come to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey for treatment of a gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, you have a multidisciplinary team of experts dedicated to your care and wellbeing. To request an appointment, call 844-CANCERNJ.

Our GI cancer specialists perform the newest and most effective practices for diagnosing and treating pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions involving the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas, retroperitoneum, and other intra-abdominal organs.

The Gastrointestinal Oncology Program’s care team includes surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, advanced practice nurses, and oncology nurse navigators who work together to ensure that the best long-term outcome for each patient is achieved with a comprehensive, coordinated, and individualized approach. Through weekly review of patient cases and close collaboration with researchers, we offer the full spectrum of therapies and advanced treatment options including cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), precision medicine, immunotherapy, and novel treatment approaches through clinical trials.

Our physicians see patients at our New Brunswick location as well as at several RWJBarnabas Health facilities across the state.

USNWR Colon Cancer Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, earned several High Performing ratings in the 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals survey, including for colon cancer surgery.

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Your Gastrointestinal Oncology Team

H. Richard Alexander, Jr., MD, FACS

Chief Surgical Officer,
Chief, Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute;
System Director of Surgical Oncology, RWJBarnabas Health;
Regional Director of Surgery for Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBH Facility

Brett L. Ecker, MD

Surgical Oncologist
Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, and Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Mariam F. Eskander, MD, MPH

Surgical Oncologist
Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology,
and Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Daniel L. Feingold, MD, FASCRS, FACS

Chief, Colorectal Surgery

Miral Sadaria Grandhi, MD

Director of Hepatobiliary Surgery
Surgical Oncologist

Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FSSO

Chief Diversity Officer
Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Surgical Oncologist
Associate Professor of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Associate Professor of Health, Behavior and Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health

Timothy Kennedy, MD, MBA

Surgical Oncologist

Russell C. Langan, MD, FACS, FSSO

Associate Chief Surgical Officer, System Integration and Quality
Director of Surgical Oncology, Northern Region, RWJBarnabas Health | Rutgers Cancer Institute
Chief of Surgical Oncology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Surgical Oncologist

Howard S. Hochster, MD, FACP

Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Associate Director for Clinical Research and Director, GI Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Director of Oncology Research, RWJBarnabas Health

Lyudmyla Berim, MD

Medical Oncologist

Patrick Boland, MD

Medical Oncologist

Prateek Gulhati, MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Matthew Pierre Deek, MD

Radiation Oncologist
Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Lara Hathout, MD, FRCPC

Radiation Oncologist
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Division of Clinical Radiation Oncology,
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Director of Brachytherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology