Upper Gastrointestinal and Mixed Tumor Surgery Team

Moshe Faynsod, M.D., is surgical oncologist at City of Hope South Bay in Torrance, California.

Aaron Lewis, M.D., is a surgeon at City of Hope's South Pasadena and Arcadia locations, specializing in general oncologic surgery.

I. Benjamin Paz, M.D., is a nationally renowned surgical oncology surgeon, with expertise in breast cancer, gastrointestinal and rectal cancers, and tumors involving the bone and soft tissues.

Heather Player, M.D., is breast and colon cancer surgeon and an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at City of Hope. She practices at City of Hope | Antelope Valley and Mission Hills.

Mustafa Raoof, M.D., M.S., is a surgical oncologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and in the Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics.

Hans Schoellhammer, M.D., is a surgical oncologist and melanoma expert at City of Hope.

Vijay Trisal, M.D., the Dr. Norman & Melinda Payson Professor in Medicine, is the system chief clinical officer responsible for setting the vision and direction for systemwide quality, patient safety, and developing guidelines for clinical pathways and protocols.

Lawrence Wagman, M.D., is a surgical oncologist at City of Hope | Upland.

Yanghee Woo, M.D., is director of the Gastroenterology Minimally Invasive Therapy Program.