BiliaryTractCancer near Liberty, MO

Biography: Dr. Clinton Gates, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Independence, MO. He is 37 years old and has been practicing for 11 years. Dr. Clinton Gates, MD is affiliated with Centerpoint Medical Center and Lee's Summit Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: I believe that I am just part of the patient care team and that the patient serves as Captain. I love educating patients about the cancer and presenting the pros and cons of all of the possible treatments and letting them make an educated decision about which is right for them.

Biography: Dr. Smith is a board-certified general surgeon with Independence Surgical Clinic.He is from Central Missouri. He studied biochemistry at the University of Missouri Columbia, then attended medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency training at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. While in Denver, Dr. Smith was awarded the Golden Apple Teaching award as a Chief Resident.

Biography: Syed Mustafa Karim, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained medical oncologist with Sarah Cannon at Lee's Summit Medical Center. Dr. Karim treats patients in Lee's Summit, MO. Dr. Karim has 15+ years of experience treating patients for Hematologic disorders with special interests in lung cancer, gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, breast cancer, chronic leukemia and myeloma. In addition to his oncology training with world-renowned Hematologists and Oncologists at Georgetown University, he is fellowship-trained in geriatric medicine, which gives him advanced expertise with older patients affected by cancers. Dr. Karim has an extensive research and professional publishing background and is a former assistance professor of hematology/oncology at the Hofstra University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Karim has served as Director of Breast Cancer Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and organized and presented at multiple international cancer meeting including National Comprehensive Cancer Network Middle East and North Africa (NCCN-MENA).