He is fascinated with the mind-body connection and how our thoughts and beliefs directly influence our physical and mental health.Īfter diagnosis, cancer patients are routinely treated using conventional medicine. His passion is to educate the public and healthcare workers about true health and well-being and how this can be achieved through lifestyle changes, including: He went on to enroll in a 2-year fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, completing his studies in October of 2018.
With this new insight he began to study nutrition, stress, exercise and sleep as it related to health and wellness. A retrospective analysis of his 27-year career revealed the fact that patient health was not getting better and that the traditional care model was failing patients and their families.
During that time he introduced many new procedures to the medical center including peripheral arterial stents, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts, chemo and radioembolization of liver tumors and microwave ablation of tumors in many locations.ĭespite his successful career he became restless and began to question the care model of traditional western style medicine. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology and a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.įollowing his fellowship, he moved to Des Moines and began a 27-year career as an Interventional Radiologist at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Nish graduated from Carleton College and received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School. Nish is featured in the Dish with Nish Podcast.ĭr. Nish is an important link to the medical team and works to facilitate discussions around quality, clinical trials and patient care enhancements. Our philosophy of family-centered cancer care allows us to wrap all of our modern cancer treatment technology into an atmosphere that reflects the importance of having family and friends involved in the treatment process.Īndrew Nish, MD, serves as medical director of John Stoddard Cancer Center. Riepe solarium where patients and their families can relax and visit Relational care and healing support from a large group of hospital volunteers.
Family laundry and shower area for families who choose to stay with their loved one.A healing garden and patio, with a water fountain and special lighting that illuminates the walkway for night viewing.Extensive library of books, videos, CDs and brochures.A couch that convert to a bed for families to sleep.Flat screen televisions and DVD players.The unit has many unique features and was designed with the patient and family in mind. An interdisciplinary, holistic and family-centered approach is central to our care delivery. The Stoddard Adult Oncology Inpatient Unit is located on the third floor of the Powell wing at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Patients and their families have access to a wide range of services that were created to provide them with the care they need before, during and after cancer treatment. Today, Stoddard Cancer Center remains at the forefront of cancer care in Iowa, with one of the most technologically advanced and diverse radiation oncology departments in the Midwest.
This progressive concept was a result of our long-standing commitment to meet the changing needs of the patients and families we serve. The new facility centralized all outpatient oncology services in one area, while conveniently locating them by the inpatient services offered at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. It was the first cancer center in central Iowa to house all radiation oncology and ancillary services in one location. In 1991, John Stoddard Cancer Center opened at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
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