Specialties
- Oncology Surgery
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery
- Gastric/Esophageal Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Peritoneal Mesothelioma
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Board Certification
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American Board of Surgery (Sub: Complex General Surgical Oncology)
American Board of Surgery
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Ward as compassionate, personable, and highly skilled, which makes them feel comfortable and confident in her care. Commenters emphasize clear, thorough explanations of diagnoses and treatment options, careful listening, and a willingness to involve family and answer questions without rushing. Many also note responsive, friendly staff and timely communication that helped reduce anxiety about procedures.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Surgery
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Academic Divisions |
Surgical Oncology
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Complex General Surgical Oncology)
American Board of Surgery
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Physiology - Michigan State University | B.S. |
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| Undergraduate | Psychology; Specialization in Bioethics, Humanities and Society - Michigan State University | B.S. |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | General Surgery - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine | Resident |
| Research Fellow | Surgical Oncology - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine | Research Fellow |
| Chief Resident | General Surgery - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine | Administrative Chief Resident |
| Fellowship | Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary - Medical College of Wisconsin | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Complex General Surgical Oncology - Medical College of Wisconsin | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Vasenina V, Sood D, Hanley AW, Fritz JM, Ward E (2026). Beyond survival: the hidden impact of depression on life after cancer. Journal of cancer survivorship,
- Hallet J, Falconi M, Buerba GA, Clarke C, Maxwell J, Soares H, Stättner S, Nieveen van Dijkum E, Acher AW, Andreasi V, Bartsch D, Bubis L, Cavallucci D, Chan D, Clemente U, Del Chiaro M, Daskalakis K, Dominguez-Rosado I, Dumitra T, Duncan K, Fermi F, Fusai GK, Hackert T, Howe JR, Huivaniuk I, Kaemmerer D, Landoni L, McNamara M, Niessen A, Pascher A, Perren A, Pommier R, Sachdeva S, Sadowski S, Sauvanet A, Singhi A, Sorbye H, Ward E, Wei A, Yen L, Soreide K, Partelli (2026). Surgical management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. The British journal of surgery, 113(4),
- Greenbaum A, Kosich M, Marek L, Ward E, Pankratz S, Mishra SI, Rai VK, Popek S, Baste LM, Hernandez MC, Fahy (2026). Decision Regret and Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Appendiceal Cancer Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Annals of surgical oncology, 33(2), 1684-1693.
- Bansal VV, Godfrey EL, Sadjadi J, Bello RJ, Kwakman R, Abreu AA, Vudatha V, Sparkman BK, Freudenberger DC, Su DG, Turaga KK, Micic D, Malec M, Tun S, Polite B, Lambert LA, Greenbaum A, Gunderson CG, Smith TJ, Kopecky KE, Powers BD, Maduekwe UN, Ward EP, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Malignant Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Peritoneal Mesothelioma. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal Tumors Without Peritoneal Involvement. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Butensky SD, Bansal VV, Su DG, Waheed MT, Nikiforchin A, Gomez-Mayorga JL, Olecki E, Radomski SN, Sun B, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lacy J, Badgwell BD, In H, Kennedy T, Yoon HH, Greer JB, Sundar R, Woo Y, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Schultz KS, Bansal VV, Wach MM, Bhutiani N, Godley FA 4th, Wang JJ, Waheed MT, Buchheit JT, Papai E, Campbell S, Schleimer LE, Su DG, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, White MG, Uppal A, Raghav KPS, Labow DM, Sarpel U, Shergill AP, Shen JP, Eng C, Foote MB, Baumgartner JM, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Colorectal Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Su DG, Brown LM, Bansal VV, Bakkila B, Concors SJ, Turaga KK, Gunderson C, Bergsland E, Strosberg JR, Halfdanarson TR, Metz DC, Kunstman JW, Kunz PL, Gangi A, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus Guideline for the Management of Peritoneal Metastases from Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies Consortium Grou (2025). Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Cancer, 131(13), e35874.
- Ward EP, Vincent-Sheldon S, Tolat P, Kulkarni N, Aldakkak M, Budithi R, Clarke CN, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians K (2024). Median arcuate ligament release at the time of pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy. Surgery,
- Graves A, Sadjadi J, Kosich M, Ward E, Sood D, Fahy B, Pankratz S, Mishra SI, Greenbaum (2024). Decision Regret in Patients with Appendiceal Cancer Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Annals of surgical oncology, 31(12), 7978-7986.
- Clarke CN, Ward E, Henry V, Nimmer K, Phan A, Evans D (2024). Impact of Regional Metastasis on Survival for Patients with Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Systematic Review. Annals of surgical oncology, 31(8), 4976-4985.
- Ward EP, Okamuro L, Khan S, Hosseini M, Valasek MA, Ronquillo N Jr, Kelly KJ, Veerapong J, Lowy AM, Baumgartner J (2021). Ki67 does not predict recurrence for low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with peritoneal dissemination after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Hum Pathol, 113, 104-110.
- Badaracco AG, Ward E, Barback C, Yang J, Wang J, Huang CH, Kim M, Wang Q, Nam S, Delong J, Blair S, Trogler WC, Kummel A (2020). Indocyanine green modified silica shells for colon tumor marking. Appl Surf Sci, 499.
- Weiss A, Lopez NE, Ward EP, Lee KC, Caudle AS, Dickson-Witmer D, Chang C, Kelly K, Martin LW, Jacobs LK, Hunt KK, Yao K, Blair SL (2019). Challenges in Clinical Trial Implementation: Results from a Survey of the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC). Ann Surg Oncol, 26(13), 4364-4371.
- Wang A, Prieto JM, Ward E, Bickler S, Henry M, Kling K, Thangarajah H, Ignacio R Jr (2019). Operative treatment for intussusception: Should an incidental appendectomy be performed? J Pediatr Surg, 54(3), 495-499.
- DeLong JC, Ward EP, Lwin TM, Brumund KT, Kelly KJ, Horgan S, Bouvet M (2018). Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery, 163(2), 388-392.
- Voss RK, Ward EP, Ojeda-Fournier H, Blair SL (2018). Doppler Ultrasound-Visible SignalMark Microspheres are Better Identified than HydroMARK® Clips in a Simulated Intraoperative Setting in Breast and Lung Tissue. Ann Surg Oncol, 25(12), 3740-3746.
- Ward EP, Yang J, Delong JC, Sung TW, Wang J, Barback C, Mendez N, Horgan S, Trogler W, Kummel AC, Blair SL (2018). Identifying lost surgical needles with visible and near infrared fluorescent light emitting microscale coating. Surgery, 163(4), 883-888.
- Langness S, Ward E, Halbach J, Lizardo R, Davenport K, Bickler S, Kling K, Thangarajah H, Grabowski J, Fairbanks T (2018). Plasma D-dimer safely reduces unnecessary CT scans obtained in the evaluation of pediatric head trauma. J Pediatr Surg, 53(4), 752-757.
- Ward EP, Wang A, Thangarajah H, Lazar D, Bickler S, Fairbanks T, Kling KM (2017). Preemptive Ladd Procedure in congenital diaphragmatic hernia and Abdominal Wall defects does not reduce the risk of future volvulus. J Pediatr Surg, 52(12), 1956-1961.
- Ward EP, Unkart JT, Bryant A, Murphy J, Blair SL (2017). Influence of Distance to Hospital and Insurance Status on the Rates of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy, a National Cancer Data Base study. Ann Surg Oncol, 24(10), 3038-3047.
- Ward EP, Weiss A, Blair SL (2017). Incidence and treatments of DCIS in octogenarians: grade matters. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 165(2), 403-409.
- Ward EP, Shiavazzi D, Sood D, Marsden A, Lane J, Owens E, Barleben A (2017). Computed Tomography Fractional Flow Reserve Can Identify Culprit Lesions in Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease Using Minimally Invasive Techniques. Ann Vasc Surg, 38, 151-157.
- Yang J, Ward E, Sung TW, Wang J, Barback C, Mendez N, Blair S, Trogler WC, Kummel AC (2017). Silica Shells/Adhesive Composite Film for Color Doppler Ultrasound Guided Needle Placement. ACS Biomater Sci Eng, 3(8), 1780-1787.
- Yang J, Wang J, Ta CN, Ward E, Barback CV, Sung TW, Mendez N, Blair SL, Kummel AC, Trogler WC (2017). Ultrasound Responsive Macrophase-Segregated Microcomposite Films for in Vivo Biosensing. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 9(2), 1719-1727.
- Ward EP, Wang J, Mendez N, Yang J, Barback C, Wang-Rodriguez J, Trogler W, Kummel AC, Blair S (2016). Utilization of iron (III)-doped nanoshells for in vivo marking of nonpalpable tumors using a VX2 rabbit model. Am J Surg, 212(6), 1140-1146.
- Robles J, Weiss A, Ward EP, Unkart J, Blair SL (2016). Treatment of Breast Cancer in Women Aged 80 and Older: A Systematic Review. Breast Cancer: Current Research, 1(4).
- Weiss A, Lee KC, Romero Y, Ward E, Kim Y, Ojeda-Fournier H, Einck J, Blair SL (2014). Calcifications on mammogram do not correlate with tumor size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol, 21(10), 3310-6.
Review
- Takahashi H, Dehal A, In H, Kwon S, Eskander M, Vidri RJ, Ecker BL, Ward E, Philips P, Konstantinidis IT, Vohra N, Kaplan B, Nunns G, Davis J, Grotz TE, Williams R, Kukar M, Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Disease Site Working Grou (2026). Biomarker-Driven Management of Nonmetastatic GEJ Adenocarcinoma. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Holowatyj AN, Overman MJ, Votanopoulos KI, Lowy AM, Wagner P, Washington MK, Eng C, Foo WC, Goldberg RM, Hosseini M, Idrees K, Johnson DB, Shergill A, Ward E, Zachos NC, Shelton D, Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundatio (2025). Defining a 'cells to society' research framework for appendiceal tumours. Nature reviews. Cancer, 25(4), 293-315.
- Ward EP, Zeh Iii HJ, Tsai S (2021). Current Controversies in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer. [Review]. Surg Oncol Clin N Am, 30, (4), 657-671.
- Ward EP, Evans DB, Tsai S (2021). Ten-year experience in optimizing neoadjuvant therapy for localized pancreatic cancer-Medical college of Wisconsin perspective. [Review]. J Surg Oncol, 123, (6), 1405-1413.
Case Report
- Weiss A, Ward EP, Baumgartner JM, Lowy AM, Kelly KJ (2018). Cirrhosis is not a contraindication to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in highly selected patients. World J Surg Oncol, 16(1), 87.
- Halbach J, Ward E, Langness S, Davenport K, Bickler SW, Fairbanks T, Kling K (2017). Gallbladder Polyps in Children: A Painful Inflammatory Process. Am Surg, 83(4), e140-142.
Editorial
- Bansal VV, Witmer HDD, Childers CP, Su DG, Turaga KK, RVU Writing Group, PSM Consortium Grou (2025). When Benchmarks Fail Us: A Case Study in Cytoreductive Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology, 32(1), 19-23.
- Gupta P, Godfrey EL, Schultz KS, Yu LJ, Bansal VV, Gomez-Mayorga J, Papageorge M, Proussaloglou EM, Su DG, Merl MY, Ward E, Sood D, Magge DR, Senthil M, Kopecky KE, Turaga KK, Sarpel U, Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Grou (2025). Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Call to Study Reproductive Safety for Healthcare Workers. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Ward EP, Greenbaum (2024). Exploring the Patient Experience Through Qualitative Methods: The Missing Piece of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC Research. Annals of surgical oncology,
- Cortina CS, Ward EP, Kong AL (2021). The consideration for outpatient mastectomy during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Am J Surg, 222(2), 290-291.
Abstract
- Sood, DJ, Ward, E (2024). Evaluating the impact of depression on self-reported quality of life measurements for patients with a history of cancer: A 2022 behavioral risk factor surveillance system questionnaire study.
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Erin was kind and compassionate. She did a great job explaining things to my wife and I. I was nervous meeting her but left feeling relieved. Great work Erin
Erin is a kind and caring doctor.
Very caring, honest, positive and encouraging. Super helpful in explaining procedures and if they will be beneficial for me.
I believe she saved my life and helped me through a difficult time. Very caring.
Dr Ward has been so good to explain everything to me. She doesn't talk over my head and explains everything in detail. I would recommend her highly.
I was very impressed with Dr. Ward's diligence in going back in my medical history to get more information on the "GIST" issue.
Dr. Ward was amazing. Extremely compassionate snd took time to explain everything and helped answer all of my questions. I felt confident in everything she said and know I'm going to be getting the best care possible.
Dr Ward has helped me through a very difficult time and procedure. She is understanding, knowledgeable and caring. I trust her expertise and am thankful to have her as my oncologist.
Dr Ward is excellent. She listens to all my concerns and questions and makes me feel really comfortable talking to her. She never rushes you. I feel very confident in her care.
Dr. Ward is very good at explaining things and very empathetic.
Excellent doctor who instills confidence in her care with her knowledge, listening, personal attention and clear explanations. She clearly cares about her patients.
I am so impressed with Dr Ward. She was great reviewing everything with me so I understood my procedure and the operation was a success.
Dr award is very personal in her care for me. She explained what she would be doing and why. She also stated that she would like the family involved in our decisions. Dr Ward made me feel very comfortable.
great doctor, nice person
she is awesome..
Dr. Erin Ward is a good example of what a caring professional surgeon should be. I trust her decisions and recommendations for my care. She took time to explain to my wife and I what my situation was and a treatment plan. She was careful to explain everything that we needed to know. Her nurse's, Candice and Rachel were great in using MyChart to stay in touch with me! Great caring and friendly nurse's.
Dr. Ward and her entire staff have been amazing and have helped me so much over a very difficult journey.
Very patient, willing to answer any and all questions in an honest forthright manner. Explains reasons for her proposed care plan including pros and cons
Wonderful interaction, especially as a patient. Accommodating my needs and made me feel valued.
I am very impressed with Dr Ward. She is very caring and explains everything thoroughly.
Listens, spends time, explains procedures in lay terms. Excellent person.
Dr. Erin P. Ward is just wonderful and caring. She took about an hour to explain everything we needed to know prior to my surgery the following day. Dr. Ward is very knowledgeable and wants all the facts and test results before recommending a treatment process. I feel like I can trust her with my care. I highly recommend her to anyone. The office staff made me feel like they cared about me and were very friendly. Candice is a wonderful and friendly assistant to Dr. Ward.
She is fantastic. I feel extremely confident in her knowledge and ability to care for me. She explained the health issues and procedure in great detail and in an understandable way.
I was very impressed with Dr Ward I felt she was very knowledgeable and was covering all the basis so that my surgery would be a success.
Dr award was so professional and kind and caring. She gave me hope I didn't have before. I appreciate her helping me in a way I could understand and feel comfortable with.
Dr ward is the best!
Very caring and skilled surgeon
Excellent care, understanding, considerate and professional.
I feel like she is always concerned about doing what's best for me and my quality of life.
Dr. Ward is wonderful. Extremely knowledgeable and caring. She listens and takes her time and gives great advise. She took great care of me and still does.
I felt confident in her expertise and encouragement in her compassion
Dr. Ward is always very forthcoming, polite and caring.
Cares about your condition and is ready to make any problems and life changes easier to adapt to what could be life changing.
Wow a genuine Doctor that cares about my story with experience to help me.
She is the best
She's wonderful!
Dr. Erin Ward is so great at explaining the reasons behind decisions, or laying out the different approaches to healing. I can't say enough about how well I was taken care of, and her team is phenomenal.
Dr. Ward is excellent. She took a lot of time with me and explained the procedure very well. I have total confidence in her.
She is very knowledgeable and genuinely is concerned about my health needs. She listens and is not rushed when answering questions and discussing treatment options. I would highly recommend her.
Erin is very personable and easy to speak with. I felt like we had a conversation that I could understand and be a part of. Definitely not just being talked to.
Dr. Ward was very knowledgeable and understanding. She was very helpful in making decisions regarding my tumor.
Dr Ward is the best. She is very thorough and yet calming and reassuring at the same time. She took great care of me!
I recommend Dr Ward without reservations!
I would highly recommend Dr. Ward and her team, I received excellent care.
Dr Ward is an excellent and caring physician
Informative, unhurried, personable, knowledgeable
Dr. Ward cares about her patients and is willing to take time to explain procedures and answer questions. She is approachable and knowledgable.
I am receiving the best of care with my Dr. and her team.
Dr Warren and her team are excellent, understand, professional and very understanding, compassionate.
Very informative, and experienced, made me feel less anxious about the procedure
Amazing....!!!!!
Erin Ward did a great job explaining the procedure she will perform.
Compassionate, professional, honest. She makes sure you understand each step of your care. I highly recommend her and her staff.
Thank you, for taking time to explain and being sure I understood. That is important to me. I appreciate your honesty as well.
Very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. She was concerned about my problem. I did not feel rushed at all during the visit.
The moment Dr. Ward walked into my room I felt a calm sense in the room. Her staff was so kind and made me and my family very comfortable. I was spoke to in a manner that I understood what was happening and what was going to happen. My family was treated with so much respect also.
Dr. Ward is a gem--she listens carefully and always addresses all concerns to my satisfaction. Dr. War provide comprehensive and compassionate care, even though my case is fairly simple and low-threat.
Please use my previous comments for this review. Dr. Ward saved my life when no one in Nevada could figure out what was wrong with me!
I appreciate that Dr. Ward was very honest but compassionate when speaking to me about my health.
Dr. Ward is knowledgeable, caring and thorough.
Dr. Ward took her time to explain everything and answer my questions in detail. She is very patient and not rushed.
Knowledgeable professional and very capable Dr. Would highly recommend.
She is an amazing caring doctor with great ability to explaining care and treatment
Dr. Ward was great to work with. We felt she was very professional and yet personable. She gave us the diagnosis in language we understood. Not just using medical terminology above our heads. She listened to our questions and gave us answers that we needed.
Dr Ward is amazing! While I was in the hospital my 92 year old father fell and was in the hospital in Florida on a ventilator. Obviously this was distressful to me and my mental state. When she walked into the room at my post op check up her first question was how is my father? My wife and I are so very touched by her passion and compassion. She is an amazing surgeon and person!
Dr Ward is an amazing person. She is knowledgeable, friendly and highly skilled. The world is a better place with her in it.
Dr. Ward was excellent in explaining things in a way we could understand. She was thorough in all different scenarios of the procedure, but ultimately gave us the choice. I appreciate her professionalism.
I'm feeling very confident that Dr Ward is the best doctor to help treat my cancer.
Dr Ward is very friendly and warm. She explains things clearly and answered all my questions for me, putting my mind at ease, with a big surgery coming up.
Dr Ward is amazing at presenting all options and explaining everything so we can understand them. I never felt rushed at all and once we made a decision she explained the plan and what to expect in the hospital and during recovery. Very comfortable with her and her skills!
I trust Dr Ward with my health care. She went above and beyond to get me in quickly. So impressed with her expertise and concern
Dr Ward is an amazing physician. She took time to get to know and understand me and my concerns with my diagnosis. She explains everything very well and encourages questions. She presented the pros and cons to doing surgery and left the decision to me and my wife.
I'm so grateful she chose to be a doctor and specialize in the cancer that I have. I really think she cares about my quality of life and does what ever she can to help improve it. I think she is an exceptional doctor.
Dr Ward is amazing. Explains everything and answers questions completely. Very honest and up front with the pros and cons of a potential treatment.
Dr. Erin P Ward, MD. Is so helpful, professional and extremely knowledgeable! She listens to me and my wife and answers all our questions! She is compassionate and genuinely cares about my wellbeing! Thank you Dr. Erin P Ward!!!
She was very experienced and caring! All around great care and concern. I would highly recommend her. Her team was the best I've ever seen in responding and following up during hospital care.
One could not ask for a better Oncology Surgeon on their ¿team¿- I am truly grateful for Dr Ward!
Doctor ward his very patient.. Talked very clearly.. She was very knowledgeable on all subjects discussed ..gave me full explanations.. of options that we could use to to achieve our goal with this cancer.. it was well worth my time.. I am very pleased with her performance..
I would recommend her to all my associates. She makes you feel comfortable while discussing issues with you.
It was a consultation. As that goes it was good.
Dr Ward is an excellent surgeon & physician. She cares about her patients & is easy to question and understand. She goes above and beyond to reassure you.
Muy buena atencin de parte de la Dra excelente se preocupa por los pacientes
They respond quickly to questions that I send to them on the portal and review all questions that I have in our virtual and in person meetings. Great Dr. and Staff!
Very informative,very caring,she is choosing not to remove the tumor from my Colin ,explaining that the surgery would be more of a risk than leaving it at this time.
Muy buena Dra agradable y muy cariosa excelente un ser humano excelente
Amazing caring physician
They were able to fit me into her schedule quickly - which I really appreciated because I was very concerned about my health.
Very friendly and professional. She actually cared about my situation and went out of her way to find help for me that was out of her scope of practice.
Dr. Ward was very patient in answering our questions. She took great care of me.
My experience with Dr Ward has been exceptional as she helped guide me through a difficult time. I needed to have a tumor removed from my abdomen and Dr Ward explained the process and the expectations both pros and cons in a a way that was clearly understandable. She listened and answered my questions. Most importantly, the surgery was successful.
Dr. Ward seems very thoughtful in considering my opinion and I appreciate that she doesn't just blow off my concerns and do what she wants instead of what I want. I also appreciate that she wasn't hesitant to let us know there were other options if surgery wasn't a consideration for me.
Thoughtful and kind
Dr. Ward explained my situation which was easy to understand and outlined us to make a plan to move forward.
She is amazing surgeon and doctor. She make me feel comfortable when she is speaking to me. She explain a detail what she will do in the procedure. I trust her.
Dr. Ward was very kind.