The Gamma Knife Team
We realize that a good physician doesn't refer a patient to a program but
rather to another physician or team. We are quite proud of the unique team
of physicians and care givers we provide at GK Spokane. From the moment you
or your patient calls in, we will ensure that your needs are met in a timely
and proficient manner.
Although this isn't 'Patch Adams, MD', we try to keep an upbeat and
positive environment for the patient while providing a very precise
treatment for a very serious condition. We believe in patient family
inclusion in the day of treatment - families are encouraged to sit with the
patient and accompany the patient everywhere up until the doors of the gamma
knife open up. It is this inclusion along with the gracious spirit of
service we provide that most touches the patients and their families.
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John J. Demakas, M.D.
| Specialty: |
Neurosurgery |
| Primary Location: |
Deaconess Medical Building
801 West Fifth Ave, Suite 210
Spokane, WA 99204
509-744-3490
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Dr. Demakas is a board certified Neurosurgeon, completing his
residency in neurological surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute
in 1981. Prior to that, he received his B.S. degree from Gonzaga
University and his M.D. from Creighton University. Before returning to
Spokane in 1984, he was a staff neurosurgeon at the US Navy Regional
Medical Center and an associate clinical professor in the department of
Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Diego.
He and Dr. Roger Good started the first radiosurgery/therapy unit in
Spokane in 1996, at the Deaconess Medical Center, prior to obtaining the
more precise Gamma Knife. |
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Alexander R. MacKay, M.D.
| Specialty: | Neurological Surgery |
| Primary Location: |
St. Lukes Medical Bldg
711 S Cowley, Suite 210
Spokane, WA 99202
509- 624-5351
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Dr. MacKay graduated from Princeton University Summa cum Laude in
1971 after doing research in neurophysiology at Princeton and Woods Hole
MBL. He received his medical degree in 1975 from Harvard Medical School.
He then completed an internship and residency in Neurological Surgery at
the University of California in San Francisco, where he did research on
stereotactic interstitial radiation for malignant brain tumors. After
moving to Spokane in 1981, he continued to do radiation implants for
selected malignant gliomas until less invasive technologies developed.
Dr. MacKay is board certified in neurological surgery. |
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Neil A. Giddings, M.D.
| Specialty: | Neurotology |
| Primary Location: |
Spokane Ear Nose and Throat Clinic
217 West Cataldo Street
Spokane, WA 99201
509-624-2326
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Dr. Giddings is a board certified neurotologist since 1988. His
training included the Medical College of Ohio in 1982, General Surgery
internship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1983, General Surgery and
Otolaryngology residencies at Geisinger Medical Center in 1988. His
neurotology fellowship was done at House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles
between 1989 and 1990. In 1993 Dr. Giddings joined Spokane Ear Nose and
Throat Clinic. Dr. Giddings has co-authored and presented over 20 papers
and has particular expertise in surgical and non-surgical approaches for
hearing preservation with acoustic neuromas. |
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Robert K. Fairbanks, M.D.
| Specialty: |
Radiation Oncology |
| Primary Location: |
601 S. Sherman
Spokane, WA 99202 |
| Other Locations: |
Deaconess Health and Education Bldg.
910 West 5th Ave, Suite 102
Spokane, WA 99204 |
Dr. Robert Fairbanks is a board certified Radiation Oncologist who
trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital, finishing his residency in 1996. He
completed his M.D. degree and internship at Tulane University School of
Medicine where he received several fellowships, including an American
Heart Association Research Fellowship and an American Diabetes
Association Research Fellowship. His undergraduate studies in cell
biology were completed at Arizona State University.
Dr. Fairbanks previous, to moving to Cancer Care Northwest and the
Gamma Knife of Spokane, was at the Flynn Cancer Center in Everett,
Washington, where he was on staff as a Radiation Oncologist. Prior to
that, he was an associate professor with Texas A&M School of Medicine. |
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Wayne T. Lamoreaux, M.D.
| Specialty: |
Radiation Oncology |
| Location: |
Deaconess Health and Education Bldg.
910 West 5th Ave, Suite 102
Spokane, WA 99204
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Dr. Lamoreaux has extensive training in the latest cutting-edge
technology aimed at improving patient outcomes while reducing the
toxicity of radiotherapy. He has a special interest in Intensity
Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), gamma knife radiosurgery for brain
tumors, brachytherapy for prostate, breast and gynecologic cancers.
Dr. Lamoreaux received his B.A. degree from Utah State University in
Logan, UT and then obtained his M.D. degree in 2000 from the University
of Utah in Salt Lake City. In 2001, he finished a Transitional
Internship at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane.
Dr. Lamoreaux completed his four-year residency at Washington
University in St. Louis at the Mallinckrodt Institute, Department of
Radiation Oncology, a premier academic institution and a leader in IMRT,
image-guided and stereotactic radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. While at
Mallinckrodt, he served as Chief Resident. Throughout his career, Dr.
Lamoreaux has co-authored scientific articles and has presented his
research at many national and international oncology meetings. In 2004,
he received the RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award. |
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Partner Radiation Oncologists |
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Jeff Stephenson, M.D.
| Specialty: |
Radiation Oncology |
| Location: |
Great Falls Clinic
3000 15th Avenue South
Great Falls, Montana 59405
406-454-2171
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Preivously served as the Director of Radiation Oncology at the Cancer Centers of Florida in Orlando, Florida. He received his Doctor of Medicine, MD, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed his internship and residency in Therapeutic Radiology from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Stephenson has also completed a pediatric radiation oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dr. Stephenson is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology and a fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology. |
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