Gynecologic Oncology: Your Visit
General Information
Location
Our office is located on the third floor of the James Graham Brown
Cancer Center, 529 S. Jackson Street in Louisville. For directions
to the Center, please refer to the pocket of your patient information
packet or you may call our office at 502.629.3400.
Appointments
To ensure you have an appointment that is most convenient for you,
please call as early as possible to schedule your appointment (including
follow-up appointments). If you need to change or cancel your appointment,
please notify our office as soon as possible (at least 24 hours
in advance), giving your time and date of appointment.
Your Visit
Your Initial Visit
During your initial visit, you will meet with one of our physicians
and discuss the reason for your referral, as well as your gynecologic
history. It is crucial you arrange to have all pertinent medical
records from your referring physician forwarded to our office in
time for your initial meeting with our physicians. Additionally,
we may require actual films from any related diagnostic procedure
you may have had in the past, as well as pathology slides and their
related reports. You most likely will have a pelvic examination
during your initial visit. Because you are a new patient, your physician
first will meet with you, then most likely perform a physical exam,
and then meet with you again after the exam to discuss all findings.
Patient Registration
When you arrive at the Brown Cancer Center, check in at the Registration
Desk. Our friendly staff will give you directions to where you need
to go after you register.
If another physician has referred you to our office, we will assume
you want that physician to receive a report of our findings, treatments
and/or recommendations. Unless otherwise requested, we’ll
promptly forward such reports following your visits. Please be assured
that we keep your medical records strictly confidential and will
not disclose them without your permission.
What to bring
Please bring your insurance cards, co-payments (if applicable),
your new patient sheet in this packet (filled out as best as possible),
and any other items you think may apply to your visit. In addition,
please contact our office at 502.629.3400 prior to your appointment
to determine what else you may need to bring.
Insurance
As a professional medical care provider, University OB/Gyn and Associates
does not accept the responsibility of negotiating claims with insurance
companies or other persons. The patient is responsible to University
OB/Gyn and Associates for payment of accounts within a reasonable
time, regardless of the status of a claim. In circumstances where
a claim is pending or when treatment will be for an extended period
of time, we recommend arranging a payment plan.
Resources
Cancer affects the individual and the whole family. There are several
community and national resources that offer support services designed
to address the emotional, physical and spiritual needs that gynecologic
cancer patients experience during and after treatment. These resources
include American Cancer Society, Kentucky
Cancer Program, the James
Graham Brown Cancer Center Mint Jubilee Resource Center, and many
more. For more information about these resources, ask our medical
staff.
For more information, call the Cancer Hotline at 502.562.4158
or 866.530.5516.