SquamousCellCarcinomaofSkin near Mount Pleasant, SC

Care Philosophy: Communication is key in all aspects of life including cancer care where we fear what we ignore. If you allow me to explain to you in details what is your condition and all the available treatment options available to you, I can guarantee you life going forward would be less intimidating. Cancer at the end of the day is a word, not a sentence!

Biography: Dr. Beldner is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He was raised in Charleston, graduated from Porter-Gaud School and completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University. He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He has been a partner at Lowcountry Hematology and Oncology since 2007. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his wife, who is pharmacist at the VA Medical Center, and their three young sons.

Biography: Dr. Bellil completed his undergraduate degree at The College of Charleston and earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Bellil completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology at Duke University Medical Center with a clinical research focus on lung cancer. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology and has been practicing in the Charleston area for three years.

Biography: Dr. Lentsch is a surgeon who specializes in head and neck cancer, thyroid tumors, salivary tumors, and skin cancers of the head and neck, particularly melanoma. In addition he has the largest experience in South Carolina with salivary endoscopy and minimally invasive salivary gland surgery as well as with hypoglossal nerve stimulator implantation - the newest surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky and earned his medical degree at the University of Louisville. Dr. Lentsch continued at the University of Louisville for his Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency and then completed a two year fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center.