Grand Valley Oncology
Grand Junction, CO 81505
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Community Hospital’s Grand Valley Oncology is committed to improving our patients and their families’ quality of life right here on the Western Slope. We understand that access to care, comfort and compassion is important in treating cancer. In recognizing this we offer a patient-centered approach that treats the whole patient and not just the disease. We put patients first.
Cancer Care Teams
Breast Cancer Care Team
Our breast cancer care team offers compassionate and comprehensive care using the latest treatments, techniques and technology to help achieve the best possible outcomes.
Grand Valley Oncology's breast cancer care team is comprised of medical oncologist Dr. Kristina Goutsouliak, radiation oncologists Dr. Ryan Bagley and Dr. Jonathan Frandsen and surgeons Dr. Courtney Fulton and Dr. Stacy Henderson. This team of physicians work closely and take an integrative approach to treat and monitor breast cancer.
Left to Right: Courtney Fulton, MD, Surgery; Kristina Goutsouliak, MD, Medical Oncology; Stacy Henderson, MD, Plastic Surgery; Jonathan Frandsen, MD, Radiation Oncology; Ryan Bagley, MD, Radiation Oncology
Surgery
Dr. Courtney Fulton and Dr. Stacy Henderson work together to offer comprehensive surgical options to treat breast cancer. Treatment plans are individualized to provide the best possible outcomes. Dr. Fulton is the only fellowship trained breast cancer surgeon in western Colorado. Her passion is oncoplastic surgery, a form of breast reconstruction that combines cancer resection with tissue resculpting. Dr. Henderson is a plastic and microvascular surgeon and is the only surgeon in the region to offer completely natural breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgeries using living tissue from the abdomen (DIEP flap), bottom (SGAP flap), back (TDAP flap) or thigh (PAP flap).
Medical Oncology
Treating breast cancer requires a multifaceted treatment approach. Treatment options are continually evolving and becoming more personalized, precise and less invasive, allowing for the best possible outcomes without compromising quality of life. Dr. Kristina Goutsouliak offers compassionate and comprehensive treatment tailored to your unique breast cancer subtype, stage, genetic factors, overall health and personal preferences.
Radiation Oncology
Radiation also plays a vital role in the management of breast cancers to decrease the likelihood of recurrence. Dr. Ryan Bagley and Dr. Jonathan Frandsen offer cutting-edge radiation techniques to not only treat the cancer but to decrease both short and long-term side effects from therapies. At Community Hospital, we utilize state-of-the-art radiation equipment including the TrueBeam from Varian Medical Systems. This technology allows for improved cancer outcomes and better recovery.
Head and Neck Cancer Care Team
Our head and neck cancer care team strives to provide our patients with the most compassionate care and comprehensive care possible. Our approach is not only patient centered, but with the goal that we treat the whole patient, not just the disease. In order to best serve our patients, we offer a multidisciplinary clinic in which patients can meet with all the physicians who will be involved in their care. In addition, this clinic includes meetings with the ancillary services offered: speech and swallow therapy, nutrition and physical therapy.
Head and Neck Cancer Care Team
Left to right: Kathryn Glover, MD, Medical Oncology; Adam Baker, MD, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery; Katie McKee-Cole, MD, ENT; Ryan Bagley, MD, Radiation Oncology; Jonathan Frandsen, MD, Radiation Oncology
Surgery
Surgical resection plays a key role in the management of many cancers of the head and neck. These surgeries are complex and often require expertise in modern reconstructive techniques. Dr. Katie McKee-Cole and Dr. Adam Baker come to Grand Junction from high volume head and neck cancer centers in Philadelphia. They are trained in all the latest surgical and reconstructive techniques.
Radiation
Radiation also plays a vital role in the management of head and neck cancers. In the last decade, numerous advanced techniques have been developed to decrease the risk of short and long-term side effects from radiation. Dr. Ryan Bagley and Dr. Jonathan Frandsen come to our team from high volume, world class cancer centers where they learned how to employ these advanced planning and treatment techniques. In addition, Community Hospital has state-of-the-art radiation equipment, the TrueBeam from Varian Medical Systems. The combination of our physicians' expertise and treatment techniques allows for improved cancer outcomes and better recovery.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is integral to achieving positive outcomes in many head and neck cancers. Dr. Glover comes to our team from the University of South Florida, where she found herself drawn to hematology and medical oncology, inspired by the patients she encountered. Dr. Glover offers the latest knowledge and expertise in chemotherapy and immunotherapies.
Lung Cancer Care Team
Our lung cancer care team's approach is not only patient centered but also focuses on treating the whole patient and not just the disease. We strive to provide our patients with the most compassionate and comprehensive care possible. A patient's individualized cancer treatment plan may include radiation therapy. In this treatment, high-energy x-rays, electrons, or other sources of radiation are used to destroy cancer cells.
Treatment with radiation is provided by a team of radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists and physicists. Our highly trained and experienced radiation therapy team works closely with medical oncologists, surgeons and specialists from other disciplines to provide the best, comprehensive cancer care possible.
Left to Right: Kathryn Glover, MD, Medical Oncology; Jonathan Frandsen, MD, Radiation Oncology; Ryan Bagley, MD, Radiation Oncology; Omar McTabi, DO, Pulmonology; Jonathan King, MD, Medical Oncology; Robert Brooks, MD, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
Pulmonology
Dr. Omar McTabi is a triple board certified pulmonologist with Advanced Pulmonary and Critical Care of the Grand Valley. He is committed to seeing patients with lung cancer in a timely manner to efficiently begin treatment. His role in lung cancer is critical from diagnosis to recovery.
Surgery
Surgical resection plays a critical role in the management of lung cancer. Dr. Robert Brooks is board certified in thoracic surgery. He brings decades of experience to our team. He is trained in the latest techniques, including video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Over his career, he has operated on thousands of patients.
Chemotherapy
Dr. Jonathan King is our lung cancer specialist. His bedside manner is outstanding. One of his patients referred to him as "a cup of love" and when you see his joyful smile and sense his compassionate heart, you may very well agree. In addition to traditional chemotherapies, he and his team at Grand Valley Oncology offer the latest treatments available for individuals with lung cancer, including cutting edge clinical trials and immunotherapy.
Dr. Kathryn Glover cherishes the deep, personal, and long-term relationships she builds with her patients, considering it an honor and privilege to help navigate the challenges of a new cancer diagnosis alongside them and their families. Known for her personable and deeply invested approach, Dr. Glover treats her patients as family, walking them through their journey with compassion, kindness and care. Her dedication and determination as a physician are evident in her commitment to providing the highest quality of care.
Radiation Oncology
Radiation also plays an important role in the management of lung cancers. In the last decade, numerous advanced techniques have been developed to decrease the risk of short and long term side effects from radiation. Dr. J Ryan Bagley and Dr. Jonathan Frandsen utilize advanced planning and treatment techniques. Community Hospital has state-of-the-art radiation oncology equipment, the TrueBeam from Varian Medical Systems. The combination of our physicians' expertise and treatment techniques allows for improved cancer outcomes.
Radiology
At community hospital, we offer a wide array of services for our lung cancer patients, including: lung cancer screening; CT guided biopsies; PET CT services; and the latest interventional procedures (cryotherapy and microwave ablation). As a group, our radiology team has decades of experience.