Dr. Peter S. Tate M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1760 Nicholasville Rd Suite 202 Lexington KY, 40503About
Dr. Peter Tate is a surgical oncologist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Tate specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1982
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Lymphoma
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
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