Cancer Institute
of New Jersey

Melanoma and Soft Tissue
Oncology Program

The Melanoma
and Sarcoma Center

195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 235-CINJ

Program Description:

The Melanoma and Soft Tissue Oncology Program is a multidisciplinary clinical and scientific study group designed to offer a full spectrum of up-to-date treatments for patients with melanoma and sarcoma through the use of standard, innovative and experimental therapies. Services offered through this program include: skin cancer screening, sophisticated diagnosis, including lymph node mapping and other surgical options; isolated limb perfusions; adjuvant therapies, including vaccine protocols and interferon therapy; phase I trials; biological therapies, including interleukin-2; interferon; biochemotherapy; chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Some of the melanoma and sarcoma protocols are nationally sponsored through the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and some are available only at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

The Melanoma and Sarcoma Center is the clinical arm of the Melanoma and Soft Tissue Oncology Program. It operates in conjunction with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the Departments of Dermatology; Pathology; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; and Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology.

Special Services:

  • Multidisciplinary evaluation
  • Evaluation for clinical trials
  • Second-opinion service

Participating RWJUMG Physicians & Professionals:

  • Barbara Hale, L.C.S.W.
  • Edmund C. Lattime, Ph.D.
  • Linda Shanabrook, B.A., R.N.

You can find us on the web ...
http://cinj.umdnj.edu

Robert S. DiPaola, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

dipaolrs@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Prostate Cancer, Urologic Oncology

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995

Degree:  

University of Utah, 1988

Internship:  

Medicine, Duke Medical Center, 1989

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Duke Medical Center, 1991

Fellowship:  

Oncology/Hematology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1994


Susan M. Doyle-Lindrud, DNP, APN


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

lindrusm@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast and genitourinary oncology

Specialty:  

Nurse Practitioner - American Nurse Credentialing Center, 1994

Degree:  

Columbia University, 1994


Molly Gabel, MD


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Phone:  

732-253-3939

Fax:  

732-253-3952

Email:  

molly.gabel@rwjuh.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast, prostate and gynecologic cancers

Specialty:  

Radiation Oncology - American Board of Radiology, 1995

Degree:  

University of Massachusetts, 1988

Internship:  

OB/GYN, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1989

Residency:  

Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, 1993


Bruce G Haffty, MD


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Phone:  

732-253-3939

Fax:  

732-253-3952

Email:  

hafftybg@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer

Specialty:  

Radiation Oncology - American Board of Radiology, 1988

Degree:  

Yale University, 1984

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1985

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1987


Isaac Y Kim, MD, PhD


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

kimiy@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Laparoscopy, Urologic Oncology, Robotics

Specialty:  

Urology - Eligible

Degree:  

Northwestern University Medical School, 1997

Internship:  

Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1998

Residency:  

Urology/Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 2003

Fellowship:  

Laparoscopy/Endourology, University of California College of Medicine, 2005


Mark N. Stein, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6777

Fax:  

732-235-8099

Email:  

steinmn@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

GU Malignancies, Phase I Clinical Trials

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

Degree:  

New York Medical College, 1998

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 1999

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 2001

Fellowship:  

Oncology/Hematology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 2004


Mary B. Todd, DO


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

toddmb@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Genitourinary Malignancies

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - Eligible

Degree:  

Oklahoma State University for Osteopathy, 1978

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, U.S.P.H.S. Hospital, 1979

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut/Mount Sinai Campus, 1981

Fellowship:  

Medical Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, 1984


Robert E. Weiss, MD, FACS


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Phone:  

732-235-7776

Fax:  

732-235-6042

Email:  

weissre@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 4100
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Oncology, urologic oncology, erectile dysfunction, BPH, stone disease, impotence, prostate cancer, renal cancer, bladder cancer, testis cancer

Specialty:  

Urology - American Board of Urology, 1996

Degree:  

New York University Medical School, 1985

Internship:  

Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1986

Residency:  

Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1991

Fellowship:  

Urology Oncology, Memorial Sloan -Kettering Cancer Center, 1994