UNC CyberKnife Center
CyberKnife’s flexible robotic arm provides unparalleled access to previously unreachable tumors with submillimeter accuracy. CyberKnife is noninvasive, so doctors can treat multiple tumors without making a single incision.
Cutting-Edge Treatment Without the Cutting
Benefits to receiving treatment at UNC:
- Only academic cancer center in central North Carolina with CyberKnife
- One of only five National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States with CyberKnife
- A multidisciplinary team of UNC specialist doctors and other healthcare professionals involved in patient care
Notice to Referring Physicians:
Thank you very much for your continued support of the UNC CyberKnife Radiosurgery Program. We appreciate you entrusting us with the care of your patients. Our CyberKnife program has been quite successful to date, and our patient volumes continue to increase, reflecting the need for this type of therapy for the ablative treatment of small lesions in virtually any part of the body. With the growing volumes, we are pleased to announce that we now have multiple physicians in Radiation Oncology credentialed in CyberKnife treatment.
- Brain/CNS: Colette Shen, MD, PhD (UNC CyberKnife program director), Ashley Weiner, MD, PhD
- Head and Neck: Colette Shen, MD, PhD
- Lung: Ashley Weiner, MD, PhD
- Abdominal/GI: Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD
- Prostate: Michael Repka, MD
We are thrilled to have the increased clinical expertise and services of these outstanding physicians as part of our CyberKnife team.
At UNC, CyberKnife is a multidisciplinary endeavor that pairs radiation oncologists with oncologic surgeons. As such, your patients are usually seen by surgeons who have also been specifically trained to perform CyberKnife procedures in addition to one of our radiation oncologists.
UNC remains a leader in the field of CyberKnife radiosurgery, with our physicians authoring multiple publications and book chapters focused on radiosurgery.
Please contact Shantell Lampley our CyberKnife program coordinator at (984) 974-8452 to assist in scheduling your patient’s care. Appointments can also be made through our general scheduling hub at (984) 974-8415.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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