The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers

08/09/2026

“Can we even further stimulate the immune system” to keep up with Lynch syndrome-spurred tumor formation, asked Dr. John Marshall, a Georgetown University oncologist and adviser to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance who wasn’t involved with the study. “This early paper suggests that yeah, maybe we can.”

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Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine might protect her and her own children from cancer. https://cnn.it/4wOx29H

08/06/2026

"Can we even further stimulate the immune system" to keep up with Lynch syndrome-spurred tumor formation, asked Dr. John Marshall, a Georgetown University oncologist and adviser to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance who wasn't involved with the study. "This early paper suggests that yeah, maybe we can."

Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sl…

08/05/2026

We are that MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is ranked #1 in the D.C. metro region and #48 nationally for cancer care.

The region's top cancer hospital!

We're proud to share that our Cancer program has been ranked #1 in the D.C. region and #48 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in this year's Best Hospitals rankings.

“This recognition reflects the exceptional expertise, innovation, and compassion our physicians, nurses, researchers, and associates bring to cancer care every day,” said Dr. Lisa Boyle, hospital president.

“Through our partnership with Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the D.C. region's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, patients benefit from leading-edge cancer care and innovative clinical trials close to home.”

In addition, U.S. News recognized three of our adult specialties as high performing: Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, and Neurology & Neurosurgery. The hospital was also recognized as high performing in the following nine procedures and conditions: colon cancer surgery, ear, nose & throat surgery, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, and stroke.

Congratulations to our teams and everyone who helped make this achievement possible! And thank you to our patients and families for trusting us with their care.

08/03/2026

07/31/2026

It's a beautiful day to learn more about BellRinger. Join or support our Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center teams as we ride 25, 50, or 100 miles on October 23-24, 2026. Funds raised from BellRinger support vital cancer research at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. .
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07/31/2026

In the recent GI publication search, we highlighted important Cholangio Carcimoma research by Ruesch collaborators, including Do-Youn Oh, Aiwu Ruth He, Shukui Qin, Li-Tzong Chen, Takuji Okusaka, Rebecca Griffin, Julie Wang, Ioannis Xynos, Arndt Vogel, and Juan W Valle, published in JAMA Oncology. Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. See the full list: https://bit.ly/3Tul9qI.

07/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's 11th Annual GI Hope Connections For Cancer Support Special thanks to our speakers,, John Marshall, MD; Mary McCusker; Stephanie Stern, LCSW-C; Dino D'Agata; Mihir Shah, MD; Benjamin Weinberg, MD; Rachel Wong, RD, CSO, LD; Bobbie Khan, MS, RN, OCN; Junga Kim, MSc, BSN, OCN, and Liza Marshall, JD, our generous sponorsors Takeda Oncology, Natera and Taiho, and to the to the team of staff and volunteers who made it fantastic.

Photo Credit: Donna Parry.

07/25/2026

Dr. John Marshall and Mary McCusker are kicking the 11th Annual GI Patient Summit with Hope Connections For Cancer Support.

07/25/2026

It’s a beautiful morning to welcome our community to Hope Connections For Cancer Support for the 11th Annual GI Cancers Patient Summit at 10 am.

07/10/2026

Access to cancer care remains inequitable due to systemic barriers and internal health system barriers. Health systems should consider which approaches will be most relevant to their local context. MedStar Health, in collaboration with its academic health system partner Georgetown University, is exploring two approaches to potentially help cancer patients overcome nonclinical obstacles and possibly improve appropriate access to specialty care.

Research by John L. Marshall, MD, and Chiranjeev Dash, MBBS, PhD, MPH, of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and others.

As precision medicine advances, access gaps can widen. This report details how one health system is tackling nonclinical barriers and specialist bottlenecks to potentially improve cancer care outcomes.