Our nationally recognized team
Our accomplished physicians are leaders in the field and hold leadership roles in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Roswell Park physicians not only follow the evidence based NCCN treatment guidelines used around the world; they write them.
- Roswell Park’s Joseph Skitzki, MD, sits on the NCCN panel that creates the practice guidelines for the treatment of melanoma.
Our quality cancer care
We provide multidisciplinary cancer care that integrates the expertise from several specialists, including dermatologists, dermatopathologists, plus surgical, medical and radiation oncologists. Our comprehensive care includes:
- Latest immunotherapies that improve survival.
- Surgery from experienced, oncology focused dermatologists and surgical oncologists.
- Isolated limb infusion for advanced disease of the limb.
- TIL therapy such as such as Amtagvi™ (lifileucel), to harness and multiply your own immune cells, known as T cells, to fight melanoma that has metastasized. Roswell Park is an authorized treatment center, the only one in the region, for the new TIL therapy, Amtagvi.
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery team to repair and restore skin tissue and facial structures and minimize scarring after removal of very large skin cancers.
- Clinical trials to access the very latest treatments.
New breakthrough for patients with metastatic melanoma
Amtagvi™ (lifileucel) is a breakthrough new cellular therapy called tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, or TIL therapy, and uses your own powerful immune cells as a “living drug” to fight your cancer. The very first TIL therapy to gain FDA approval, Amtagvi is for patients with metastatic melanoma and it’s available at Roswell Park.
Our comprehensive support
We offer a range of support services to care for you, not just your cancer, including nutrition services, physical therapy, spiritual care, counseling, music, art, and pet therapy, and more:
- Young Adult Cancer program to address the unique needs of patients in their 20s and 30s.
- Tobacco cessation to help you quit the habit for good.
- Survivorship Center to help you aim for a higher level of lifelong wellness.