Jing Lan Li, R.N., N.P. is a Family Nurse Practitioner who works closely with the multidisci- The LIVER TUMOR plinary physician group which com- prise the Liver Disease Program. She The Liver Tumor Program is comprised of a multi PROGRAM received her nursing degree from disciplinary, dedicated team of specialized health- of Weill Cornell Medical College specializes in the Rutgers University and a Masters de- care providers offering comprehensive, minimally comprehensive surgical and non-surgical manage- gree in nursing from Pace University. invasive surgical and non-surgical services for pa- Fluent in Mandarin and conversant in Cantonese, she is ment of: tients with liver disease. Our Program is committed a nurse manager with more than 20 years experience • Hepatocellular carcinoma working closely with the Chinese community at New to providing seamless, culturally sensitive care to York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital. the Chinese community, which suffers from a higher • Bile duct cancer incidence of liver disease. It is our goal to provide • Metastases to the liver from colorectal Eliza Yue patients from the Chinese community with the high- and other cancers is an experienced senior patient co- est level of care without them having to leave their ordinator for the Liver Disease Pro- neighborhood. Our nurses and medical staff are flu- • Benign liver neoplasms, including adenoma, gram. Eliza is fluent in Cantonese, focal nodular hyperplasia and hemangioma and earned her BA is Sociology from ent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. We offer patients community-based, convenient access to the Hunter College. She schedules pa- • Pancreatic cancer tient appointments and surgical pro- unique expertise and pioneering research of highly cedures and coordinates closely with trained Weill Cornell physicians. Our Hospital has • Gallbladder disease and cancer referring physicians to keep them informed about their been ranked the #1 hospital in the New York area by • Neuroendocrine tumors patients’ treatment and to schedule case presentations US News & World Report for thirteen years in a row. for the GI Tumor Board. Contact Information GI Tumor Board Referring physicians are considered an integral part of the treatment team, and we are committed to The Liver Tumor Program The NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan GI Oncology ensuring that referring physicians remain involved of Weill Cornell Medical College Tumor Board is a monthly meeting of surgeons, radiolo- in their patients’ care. The results of diagnostic 156 William Street, 12th Floor gists, interventional radiologists, pathologists, gastroenter- tests, OR reports and interventional procedures New York, NY 10038 ologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and are communicated to the referring physician im- primary care physicians in which patients with complex Telephone: (646) 962 - 5131 gastrointestinal malignancies are discussed in a multi- mediately after their patient is treated. Our team disciplinary forum. At the GI Tumor Board, patients with will schedule an appointment within a few days of Fax: (646) 962 - 0157 complex gastrointestinal malignancies are discussed in a a referral, and share with the referring physician multidisciplinary forum. Radiographic studies and patho- an individualized treatment plan which best meets Emails: logical slides are reviewed and a specific, personalized the patient’s needs. In addition to surgery and in- treatment plan is developed via group consensus. This Dr. Golas: [email protected] terventional radiology, other patient services, such meeting is open to all referring physicians and Dr. Li: [email protected] we welcome new providers to join us. If you have as liver transplantation, can be coordinated and a patient that you would like presented at the GI Tumor facilitated as needed. Dr. Pua: [email protected] Board, please contact Eliza Yue at 646-962-5131 who will facilitate radiographic and pathologic review and provide you with the meeting schedule and details. David Li, M.D., Ph.D Bradley B. Pua, M.D. Benjamin J. Golas, M.D. is an experienced, board-certi- is Assistant Professor of Radiol- is Assistant Professor of Surgery fied radiologist specializing in ogy and Assistant Attending and Assistant Attending Sur- interventional radiology. He is Radiologist at NewYork-Presby- geon at NewYork-Presbyterian/ Assistant Professor of Radiology terian/Weill Cornell Medical Weill Cornell Medical Center. and Assistant Attending Radiol- Center, specializing in inter- Dr. Golas is an experienced, ogist at NewYork-Presbyterian/ ventional radiology. An expe- Weill Cornell Medical Center. board-certified surgeon, special- rienced, board-certified radiolo- As a Chinese American, born izing in hepatopancreatobiliary gist, Dr. Pua’s clinical expertise and raised in New York City, he surgery and surgical oncology. is interested in providing the highest quality of health- include a wide array of interventional procedures in- His practice is conveniently located downtown in the care to the local Chinese community. cluding tumor ablations, arterial embolizations, stent newly-renovated patient care center at 156 William placements, image-guided biopsies and vascular ac- Street. Dr. Golas performs the most advanced, mini- Board-certified in diagnostic radiology from the Ameri- cess. His interests include both pediatric interventions mally invasive surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower can Board of Radiology, Dr. Li’s clinical expertise is in and minimally invasive cancer therapy, with a particu- interventional radiology. He specializes in the treatment Manhattan Hospital. His focus is in the treatment of pri- lar interest in providing access to high quality care to of liver cancer with the ability to perform procedures mary liver cancers, metastatic liver lesions, along with the Chinese community. spanning from diagnosis to treatment, including pal- pancreatic and biliary malignancies. Dr. Golas has liation. Minimally invasive procedures include: image Dr. Pua obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry from New strong experience and expertise in laparoscopic pro- guided needle biopsies; percutaneous tumor ablations York University (NYU) and continued at NYU School of cedures for liver cancer, liver metastases, pancreatic including radiofrequency and microwave ablation; Medicine where he received his M.D. He completed cancer, and other gastrointestinal malignancies. transarterial embolizations, including chemoemboliza- three years of surgical residency at New York Univer- tion, radioembolization and drug-eluting beads; para- Dr. Golas received his M.D. from the Georgetown Uni- sity Medical Center prior to deciding to pursue a career centesis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic versity School of Medicine in Washington, DC, where he The LIVER TUMOR shunt (TIPS). in interventional radiology and subsequently completed graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Alpha a fellowship in interventional radiology at NewYork- Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society. He completed Dr. Li’s research interests involve improving upon liver Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memo- a residency in general surgery at New York-Presbyterian/ PROGRAM cancer care by combining pre-existing oncologic thera- rial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Pua remained Weill Cornell Medical Center, and was selected to serve as pies in a multidisciplinary setting. He believes that this at NYP/Weill Cornell to complete his diagnostic radiol- approach, in combination with harnessing novel thera- the chief surgical resident. Dr. Golas went on to complete ogy residency and was selected to serve as chief resi- peutics which can be targeted to tumors by percutane- a fellowship in surgical oncology with advanced specialty dent in his final year. ous or transarterial means, will further advance the field training in liver and pancreatic surgery at the University of of liver cancer treatment. Dr. Pua was the recipient of the Distinguished Hous- Pittsburgh Medical Center, under the guidance of Dr. David Geller, a world-renowned hepatobiliary surgeon and a pio- Dr. Li was awarded his B.S., magna cum laude, in bio- estaff Award from the Weill Cornell Alumni Council and neer in the field of laparoscopic liver surgery. He also com- medical engineering from Columbia University, New currently is a reviewer for a variety of journals such as pleted a research fellowship in the laboratory of epithelial York, NY. He earned both his M.D. and Ph.D from Radiology, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radi- the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. ology and Clinical Imaging. He has published numer- cancer biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Li was inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) ous papers and book chapters on a variety of aspects He is a member of several prestigious medical societies, in- medical honor society upon graduation. Dr. Li earned of minimally invasive cancer care and been invited as cluding the Society of Surgical Oncology and the Americas his Master’s degree in physiology and biophysics with guest editor for seminars in Interventional Radiology. Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Dr. Golas has pub- honors prior to completion of his Ph.D. He did a transi- He is an active member of many prestigious medical lished in multiple scientific journals, was a contributing edi- tional internship year at North Shore University Hospi- societies including the Society of Interventional Radiol- tor for General Surgery Review, and authored a chapter tal, Manhasset, NY prior to completing a residency in ogy, the Radiologic Society of North America, the Chi- entitled “Laparoscopic Liver Resection in the treatment of diagnostic radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical nese American Medical Society and the Association of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Colorectal Cancer Liver Center–Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Li Chinese American Physicians. Metastases.” He has presented at many national scientific joined the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medi- conferences across the country on minimally invasive sur- cal Center Department of Radiology’s faculty after a gery for hepatobiliary cancer and advanced surgical treat- year of fellowship training in interventional radiology ment for colorectal cancer liver metastases. at NYP/Weill Cornell.