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Treatment Center Finder

After receiving a kidney cancer diagnosis, it can be difficult and overwhelming to decide where you should receive treatment. The KCA is here to help you find the specialist you need including urologists, surgeons, and medical oncologists from around the United States.

We know there may be several factors to consider after receiving a kidney cancer diagnosis:

  • Do you want to find a doctor close to home (or close to relatives) to reduce travel during treatment and be close to the doctor should you have complications or side effects?
  • Do you want to find a doctor at an institution where there are a lot of services available to you should you need them throughout treatment?
  • Do you want to find a doctor who sees a high volume of kidney cancer patients?
  • Or another factor important to you.

You’ll find a variety of centers with options in 47 states and Washington, DC: community practices, regional health systems, and academic medical centers.

Two types of providers can be found within the tool:

  1. Urologists/surgeons: a doctor who specializes in treating problems of the urinary tract, which includes your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. They can do surgery to remove your kidney tumor.
    • When you might see this specialist:
      • Your kidney mass is only located in your kidney or pelvic area; the doctor will help determine if the mass is cancer or another type of growth and how it should be treated (surgery or another option).
  2. Medical oncologists: a doctor who treats kidney cancer with medicines.
    • When you might see this specialist:
      • You have been told you have kidney cancer; it has spread from your kidney to other areas of your body; and medications are needed to treat your cancer.
      • You had surgery to remove your kidney mass; your pathology results show that you have kidney cancer and have a high risk that your cancer may recur (return); and you may need medication to prevent any remaining amounts of cancer from spreading (adjuvant treatment).

This is not a complete list of scenarios. Additional types of providers, like radiation oncologists or interventional radiologists, may also be needed to treat your cancer, but are not included in the tool at this time.

The providers listed in this tool meet criteria that the KCA has determined to be important when selecting a kidney cancer provider. Using data provided by our partner, Komodo Health, we evaluated providers by the following factors:

  • The overall number of patients that a provider sees in comparison to similar providers — this could be any condition, not kidney cancer specifically
  • Of those providers who see a high number of patients overall, we then looked at the percentage of patients they see who have kidney cancer
    • For every 10 patients each provider sees, at least 1 has a kidney cancer diagnosis (10% or more of their patients have kidney cancer)
    • However, in an effort to provide a robust list of providers and institutions, for the providers listed in the states below, for every 20 patients each provider sees, at least 1 has a kidney cancer diagnosis (5% or more of their patients have kidney cancer)
      • Hawai’i, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming

It’s important to note that the providers listed in the Treatment Center Finder are not being evaluated by any other factors. They’re also listed in alphabetical order on their practice display card. If your provider is not listed within the Treatment Center Finder, that does not mean they cannot treat kidney cancer; it simply means they did not meet the KCA’s requirements to be included in this tool at this time.

Find a Treatment Center

Please Note: No Treatment Centers in Alaska, Idaho, and Montana meet the inclusion criteria at this time.

All Centers (23 results)

CareLink Partner

O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL


Provider(s):

Charles (Chas) Peyton, MD – Urology/Surgery

Arnab Basu, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health

San Diego, CA


Provider(s):

Yu-Wei Chen, MD – Medical Oncology

Ithaar Derweesh, MD – Urology/Surgery

Rana McKay, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Stanford Medicine Cancer Center

Palo Alto, CA


Provider(s):

Benjamin Chung, MD – Urology/Surgery

Alice Fan, MD – Medical Oncology

Ali Raza Khaki, MD – Medical Oncology

Eila Skinner, MD – Urology/Surgery

Sandy Srinivas, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, CA


Provider(s):

Shuchi Gulati, MD – Medical Oncology

Primo Lara, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, CA


Provider(s):

Karim Chamie, MD – Urology/Surgery

Alexandra Drakaki, MD – Medical Oncology

Brian Shuch, MD – Urology/Surgery

CareLink Partner

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Aurora, CO


Provider(s):

Corbin Eule, MD – Medical Oncology

Thomas Flaig, MD – Medical Oncology

Christopher Geiger, MD – Medical Oncology

Laura Graham, MD – Medical Oncology

Elizabeth Kessler, MD – Medical Oncology

Janet Kukreja, MD – Urology/Surgery

Elaine Lam, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Washington, DC


Provider(s):

Michael Atkins, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL


Provider(s):

David Thiel, MD – Urology/Surgery

CareLink Partner

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Miami Health System

Miami, FL


Provider(s):

Jaime Merchan, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

City of Hope Chicago

Zion, IL


Provider(s):

Walter Stadler, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, NY


Provider(s):

Christopher Anderson, MD – Urology/Surgery

Andrew Lenis, MD – Urology/Surgery

James McKiernan, MD – Urology/Surgery

Karie Runcie, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone

New York, NY


Provider(s):

William Huang, MD – Urology/Surgery

Scot Niglio, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY


Provider(s):

Saby George, MD – Medical Oncology

Eric Kauffman, MD – Urology/Surgery

Qiang Li, MD, PhD – Urology/Surgery

Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD – Urology/Surgery

Bradley Webster, MD – Urology/Surgery

CareLink Partner

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai

New York, NY


Provider(s):

Ketan Badani, MD – Urology/Surgery

Che-Kai Tsao, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute

Rochester, NY


Provider(s):

Chunkit Fung, MD – Medical Oncology

Deepak Sahasrabudhe, MD – Medical Oncology

Peter Van Veldhuizen, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, NC


Provider(s):

William Kim, MD – Medical Oncology

Tracy Rose, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

Cleveland, OH


Provider(s):

Pedro Barata, MD – Medical Oncology

Jason Brown, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Adam Calaway, MD – Urology/Surgery

Jorge Garcia, MD – Medical Oncology

Prateek Mendiratta, MD – Medical Oncology

Lee Ponsky, MD – Urology/Surgery

CareLink Partner

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Portland, OR


Provider(s):

Sudhir Isharwal, MD – Urology/Surgery

Jen-Jane Liu, MD – Urology/Surgery

Ronald Ng, MD – Medical Oncology

Christopher Ryan, MD – Medical Oncology

Marshall Strother, MD – Urology/Surgery

CareLink Partner

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health

Philadelphia, PA


Provider(s):

Costas Lallas, MD – Urology/Surgery

William Tester, MD – Medical Oncology

Kevin Zarrabi, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, TN


Provider(s):

Kristin Ancell, MD – Medical Oncology

Daniel Barocas, MD – Urology/Surgery

Daniel Joyce, MD – Urology/Surgery

Kelvin Moses, MD, PhD – Urology/Surgery

Brian Rini, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern

Dallas, TX


Provider(s):

James Brugarolas, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Jeffrey Cadeddu, MD – Urology/Surgery

Suzanne Cole, MD – Medical Oncology

Hans Hammers, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Charles Jiang, MD, MPH – Medical Oncology

Vitaly Margulis, MD – Urology/Surgery

Jue Wang, MD – Medical Oncology

Tian Zhang, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX


Provider(s):

Omar Alhalabi, MD – Medical Oncology

John Araujo, MD – Medical Oncology

Matthew Campbell, MD – Medical Oncology

Sangeeta Goswami, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Eric Jonasch, MD – Medical Oncology

Jose Karam, MD – Urology/Surgery

Craig Kovitz, MD – Medical Oncology

John Lin, MD – Medical Oncology

Surena Matin, MD – Urology/Surgery

Pavlos Msaouel, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Amishi Shah, MD – Medical Oncology

Arlene Siefker-Radtke, MD – Medical Oncology

Nizar Tannir, MD – Medical Oncology

Amado Zurita-Saavedra, MD – Medical Oncology

CareLink Partner

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Richmond, VA


Provider(s):

Asit Paul, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology

Disclaimer: The Kidney Cancer Association does not provide individualized medical or mental health services, including professional diagnosis, advice, or treatment. The KCA cannot make individual recommendations about providers or where to seek care based upon your specific condition. Resources provided are for informational and educational purposes only. If you are currently experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, please call 911 (in the United States), your local emergency services (outside of the United States), or your provider immediately. Specific questions about your diagnosis and treatment should be directed to your cancer care team.

Last Updated: August, 2025

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