When it comes to treating bone cancers, experience matters. And Rush has it, with one of the Midwest’s largest and most comprehensive bone cancer treatment programs, combining leading-edge therapies with vital emotional support. Rush has the largest practice for bone and soft tissue sarcomas in Illinois and one of the nation’s largest musculoskeletal tumor programs. Rush is also home to one of the nation’s premier limb preservation programs—an internationally renowned team of orthopedic, vascular and plastic surgeons with expertise in treating every limb-threatening disease and injury, including the most complex. They provide the most advanced imaging and surgical reconstructive techniques available, such as limb-sparing operations using human bone and soft tissue transplants. They are also pioneers in the use of bone substitutes and self-lengthening pediatric implants that can be lengthened as a child grows—without additional trips to the operating room. Rush was the first site in Chicago to use this revolutionary implant and is one of the only hospitals in the nation where it’s currently available.

The Orthopedic Cancer and Transplant Program at Rush offers the following services:

• Treatment of benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors.
• Treatment for metastatic bone cancer.
• Complex limb reconstruction.
• Bone transplants.

Working with a team of dedicated nurses, oncologists, radiation therapists, radiologists, pathologists and physical therapists at Rush, Drs. Steven Gitelis and Walter Virkus address the many needs of patients with bone and soft tissue tumors. With vast experience in the care of both adults and children, Drs. Gitelis and Virkus are recognized leaders in the field of orthopedic oncology. For more information about Drs. Gitelis and Virkus, see the link at right.