Northwell Health Cancer Institute: Patients and Physicians Working Together, Moving Forward

The Pancreatic Cancer Center team of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute has developed a collaborative care model to treat this rapid-moving form of cancer. This edition of Health Story features an informal conversation with Dr. Matthew Weiss, deputy physician-in-chief and director of surgical oncology of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute and nationally-renowned hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon. Dr. Weiss describes the goals and practices of the Pancreatic Cancer Center and the Institute, and explains how its multi-disciplinary approach to targeting cancers supports and benefits physician-patient relationships, and encourages participation in research toward more successful outcomes.