Richard Thomas Zera, MD FACS

My practice is primarily the multidisciplinary care of cancer patients. As a Surgeon, I am often the first physician a new patient with a diagnosis of cancer may see. As such, I feel it is incumbent that I offer not only my own specialty of Surgical Oncology to the patient, but also introduce them to the range of options that are available for their specific diagnosis. I see patients at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Hennepin County Medical Center and The Breast Center at the University of Minnesota. Both practice locations are dedicated to integrated care of cancer patients, with close working relationships between Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology as well as complimentary disciplines including Radiology, Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, and Genetic Counseling. I have been involved in breast cancer and colon cancer clinical trial as a Principal Investigator for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project since 1989 and feel strongly that clinical trials are integral to the advancement of our treatment of cancer patients.

Breast Disease/Cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• basal cell cancer
• biopsy of tumors
• bone metastases
• breast cancer
• breast masses
• chest tumors
• colon cancer screening
• colon/rectal cancer
• fibroids
• melanoma
• neurofibromatosis
• oral cavity tumors
• pelvic tumors
• skin cancer
• stomach cancer/tumors
• throat cancer
• thyroid cancer/nodules

Trauma/Injury Procedures

Hennepin Co Med Ctr, University of Minnesota Fairview and Abbott-Northwestern Hosp (Mpls).

Attending

University of Minnesota

Associate Professor