Surgical Cancer Care

Surgery often plays a cen­tral role in can­cer care, and choos­ing the right team can make all the dif­fer­ence. At the Bri­an Moran Can­cer Insti­tute, our board-cer­ti­fied, fel­low­ship-trained sur­geons bring deep expe­ri­ence across gen­er­al sur­gi­cal oncol­o­gy, tho­racic surgery, and uro­log­ic (GU) oncol­o­gy surgery. Whether you need a min­i­mal­ly inva­sive pro­ce­dure, a com­plex can­cer oper­a­tion, or an organ-pre­serv­ing approach, our team pro­vides thought­ful, coor­di­nat­ed care that sup­ports your whole health.

Our sur­geons work close­ly with med­ical and radi­a­tion oncol­o­gists, imag­ing spe­cial­ists, nurse nav­i­ga­tors, and sup­port­ive care teams to cre­ate a plan that reflects your diag­no­sis, your goals, and your life.

Meet our sur­gi­cal specialists >

Advanced sur­gi­cal tech­niques that make a difference

Our sur­gi­cal teams stay at the fore­front of inno­va­tion because you deserve every advan­tage through­out your can­cer jour­ney. Across our sur­gi­cal spe­cial­ties, we offer:

Min­i­mal­ly inva­sive can­cer surgery

When­ev­er pos­si­ble, our sur­geons use small inci­sions, laparo­scop­ic tech­niques, and robot­ic-assist­ed tools to help you heal faster with less dis­com­fort. These approach­es often mean less pain, reduced scar­ring, and short­er recov­ery times so you can return to the moments and peo­ple that mat­ter most.

Robot­ic-assist­ed surgery

Robot­ic tech­nol­o­gy enhances pre­ci­sion and con­trol dur­ing com­plex pro­ce­dures. Our sur­geons use state-of-the-art robot­ic sys­tems that offer high-def­i­n­i­tion visu­al­iza­tion and pre­cise move­ment, allow­ing us to remove tumors accu­rate­ly while pre­serv­ing healthy tissue.

Image-guid­ed surgery

Real-time imag­ing helps your sur­geons nav­i­gate del­i­cate anato­my with accu­ra­cy. This lev­el of pre­ci­sion sup­ports safer surgery, clear­er deci­sion-mak­ing, and the best pos­si­ble outcomes.

Out­pa­tient surgery at our Ambu­la­to­ry Surgery Centers

Many can­cer-relat­ed pro­ce­dures can be safe­ly and com­fort­ably per­formed in our Ambu­la­to­ry Surgery Cen­ters (ASCs), offer­ing a more con­ve­nient and afford­able option with­out com­pro­mis­ing qual­i­ty. These cen­ters provide:

• A qui­eter, more per­son­al­ized envi­ron­ment for your procedure
• Faster recov­ery at home, where you can rest com­fort­ably with the sup­port of loved ones
• Eas­i­er access with stream­lined sched­ul­ing and short­er arrival-to-pro­ce­dure times
• Low­er out-of-pock­et costs, with care that is, on aver­age, 20 – 40% less expen­sive than hos­pi­tal-based surgery

Our ASCs fol­low the same rig­or­ous safe­ty stan­dards as hos­pi­tal oper­at­ing rooms, giv­ing you con­fi­dence that your care is both high-qual­i­ty and accessible.

Can­cers we treat

Our sur­gi­cal teams offer exper­tise across a wide range of can­cer types. Whether your can­cer orig­i­nates in the breast, abdomen, chest, or gen­i­touri­nary sys­tem, we have spe­cial­ists who under­stand your diag­no­sis and know how to guide you forward.

Breast Can­cer Surgery

Our fel­low­ship-trained breast sur­geons spe­cial­ize in tech­niques designed to pre­serve breast form and func­tion when­ev­er pos­si­ble. Options include:

• Breast con­ser­va­tion (lumpec­to­my)
• Advanced mas­tec­to­my techniques
• Lymph node eval­u­a­tion and biopsy
• Local­iza­tion tech­niques for pre­cise tumor targeting
• Oncoplas­tic and recon­struc­tive approaches

Gas­troin­testi­nal (GI) Can­cer Surgery

GI can­cers require sur­geons with a deep under­stand­ing of com­plex anato­my. We offer sur­gi­cal exper­tise in:

• Col­orec­tal cancer
• Pan­cre­at­ic cancer
• Liv­er cancer
• Stom­ach and small bow­el cancers
• Esophageal surgery

Tho­racic Can­cer Surgery

Our tho­racic sur­geons spe­cial­ize in min­i­mal­ly inva­sive and robot­ic approach­es that pre­serve lung func­tion and short­en recov­ery. We offer surgery for:

• Lung can­cer
• Medi­asti­nal tumors
• Chest wall tumors
• Mesothe­lioma

These sur­geons work close­ly with pul­mo­nolo­gists, inter­ven­tion­al spe­cial­ists, and med­ical oncol­o­gists to coor­di­nate care quick­ly and effectively.

Uro­log­ic (GU) Can­cer Surgery

Our uro­log­ic oncol­o­gy sur­geons pro­vide advanced sur­gi­cal care for can­cers of the kid­ney, blad­der, prostate, and tes­ti­cles. Options include:

• Robot­ic par­tial nephrec­to­my to pre­serve kid­ney tissue
• Rad­i­cal nephrectomy
• Robot­ic prostatectomy
• Cys­tec­to­my with intra­cor­po­re­al uri­nary diver­sion (ileal con­duit, neoblad­der, Indi­ana pouch)
• Tes­tic­u­lar can­cer surgery, includ­ing retroperi­toneal lymph node dissection

The focus is always on organ preser­va­tion, func­tion, and long-term qual­i­ty of life.

Your mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary care team

Can­cer surgery is nev­er a stand-alone deci­sion. Your sur­geon is part of a coor­di­nat­ed team that includes:

• Med­ical oncol­o­gists who man­age sys­temic therapies
• Radi­a­tion oncol­o­gists who pro­vide tar­get­ed radi­a­tion treatments
• Radi­ol­o­gists who guide imag­ing and diagnosis
• Pathol­o­gists who pro­vide accu­rate staging
• Nurse nav­i­ga­tors who coor­di­nate your care and answer questions
• Social work­ers, dieti­tians, and reha­bil­i­ta­tion spe­cial­ists who sup­port your recov­ery and wellbeing

This col­lab­o­ra­tive approach ensures your treat­ment plan is clear, uni­fied, and aligned across your entire care team.

Qual­i­ty sur­gi­cal can­cer care close to home

Sur­gi­cal ser­vices at the Bri­an Moran Can­cer Insti­tute are avail­able at con­ve­nient Chica­go sub­ur­ban loca­tions, giv­ing you access to expert can­cer surgery with­out trav­el­ing into the city. Our cen­ters are equipped with advanced tech­nol­o­gy and staffed by expe­ri­enced teams who under­stand both the med­ical and emo­tion­al sides of can­cer care.

Tak­ing the next step

If you or a loved one has received a can­cer diag­no­sis, we’re here to help you under­stand your options and take your next step with con­fi­dence. Whether you are new­ly diag­nosed, seek­ing a sec­ond opin­ion, or explor­ing sur­gi­cal options, our team is ready to pro­vide thought­ful, expert care.

Call us at 630−348−3600

Meet with one of our sur­gi­cal spe­cial­ists to dis­cuss your diag­no­sis, explore your options, and get answers to the ques­tions that mat­ter most to you.