Your Cancer Care Team
The Benefits of a Cancer Team Focused on You
Living with cancer can look and feel very different for each patient. That’s
why Chesapeake Urology’s Cancer Center offers integrated and individualized
care and treatment in one convenient location.
Medical oncologist
Michael Adashek, DO, manages your care and treatment, working closely with the Center’s
multidisciplinary team of specialists, including:
- Advanced practice providers (physician assistant and nurse practitioner) who work closely with Dr. Adashek in implementing your treatment plan
- A nurse navigator who collaborates with your care team to help plan your
- consultations, tests, and procedures
- A new patient coordinator who will serve as the point of contact for medical and insurance forms, registration, and more
- An infusion nurse who will ensure your safety and comfort during infusions (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal, and targeted therapy) at Chesapeake Urology’s dedicated Infusion Therapy Center.
- Front desk staff, a medical assistant, a lab assistant, and support staff provide patients with additional information, comfort, and care.
Access to Chesapeake Urology’s Integrated Care Network
As part of Chesapeake Urology, the largest urology group in the Mid-Atlantic region, and an affiliate of United Urology Group, the Chesapeake Urology Cancer Center provides an unparalleled continuum of care and access to an integrated network of urology specialists, including:
- Urologists, urologic oncologists, and urogynecologists – physicians who are also surgeons with specialized training in robotic, organ-sparing, and minimally invasive surgical procedures
- Radiation oncologists at Chesapeake Urology’s Prostate Center for Radiation Therapy
- Infusion therapy nurses who deliver targeted treatments including chemo, immuno- and hormonal therapy in Chesapeake Urology’s state-of-the-art Infusion Therapy Center
- Patient navigators who guide newly diagnosed patients and their caregivers through the cancer journey, from diagnosis through survivorship
- Advanced practice providers (physician assistants and nurse practitioners) who help deliver your care and treatment
- Clinical trial coordinators who walk you through appropriate clinical research trials
- A Care Management Program to help patients manage their care needs between visits
- Uropathologists for the most precise diagnosis of GU cancers
- Support groups and a cancer survivorship program for psychosocial support during and after your cancer treatment