Cancer Care

Expert care, close to home. CommonSpirit Health is a leading provider of cancer care.

From diagnosis to treatment and survivorship, our cancer centers provide care and support throughout your cancer journey.

Cancer Care

Expert care, close to home. CommonSpirit Health is a leading provider of cancer care.

From diagnosis to treatment and survivorship, our cancer centers provide care and support throughout your cancer journey.

CommonSpirit Mountain Region Cancer Care Network

The CommonSpirit Mountain Region Cancer Care Network is accredited by the Commission on Cancer as an Integrated Network Cancer Program, and has network facilities accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Cancer. In addition, the network has the only NAPRC-accredited rectal cancer program in Colorado, located at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.

From screenings that can detect the earliest signs of cancer to innovative treatment options that offer superior outcomes, our cancer care team is committed to providing you with the best care possible. Learn more about the CommonSpirit Mountain Region Cancer Care Network & read our annual report.

Our leaders

Dennis Kraus, M.D., FACS, serves CommonSpirit Health as Executive Medical Director of Oncology. In his role, Dr. Kraus is responsible for providing leadership in the design, development, administration and direction of CommonSpirit’s Oncology Service Line. He partners closely with his dyad partner, Kathryn Bishop, CommonSpirit’s operating group physician leaders, strategic planning professionals and hospital executives to place our health system as the leading choice for oncology services across Colorado, Utah and Western Kansas. Dr. Kraus also works collaboratively with the clinical teams across our connected ecosystem to ensure we are providing high quality, accessible care to our communities.

Prior to joining CommonSpirit, Dr. Kraus served as the Director of the Center for Head and Neck Oncology within the New York Head & Neck Institute and the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. He served as the Chair of the Lenox Hill Hospital Cancer Committee; was a member of the Cancer Oversight Committee for the Northwell Health System; and served as a professor of Otolaryngology at Northwell Health School of Medicine. He was member of the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons and the Otolaryngology Advisory Council. He also served on the American Joint Commission on Cancer.

Dr. Kraus earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. He completed his residencies in the Departments of General Surgery and Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and his fellowship in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.

Dr. Kraus and his wife, Daryl, have three adult children; Devon, Cameron and Collin. In his free time, he enjoys golf, skiing and travel.

Jeffrey Albert, MD, MPH, serves CommonSpirit Health as Enterprise Medical Director of Radiation Oncology & Integrated Cancer Care. In his role, Dr. Albert works to build CommonSpirit’s enterprise-wide cancer program from the ground up. As part of a team, he is committed to building, developing and implementing the CommonSpirit cancer care service line. Dr. Albert collaborates with peers, stakeholders and providers to create a destination program. Reporting to the Executive Medical Director of Oncology, he also works closely with physician executives, entity leaders and experts in the oncology field.

Prior to joining CommonSpirit, Dr. Albert served as the Physician Executive for the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center program in Northern Colorado. He also maintained an active clinical practice. Dr. Albert was selected as a 2017 honoree for the Northern Colorado 40 Under Forty program, recognizing emerging leaders in the region. He has served in a national role on the Clinical Affairs and Quality Council for the American Society for Radiation Oncology, as well as that organization’s Measures Subcommittee.

Dr. Albert completed his internship and residency in radiation oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. During his training, in addition to receiving numerous honors and awards, he completed a Masters in Public Health with a focus in health care management at The University of Texas School of Public Health. He is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Dr. Albert has a passion for the outdoors and enjoys many activities in the mountains such as trail and ultrarunning, hiking, backpacking, camping, skiing, and snowshoeing. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Erin, and three young children: Parker (7), Caroline (5) and Owen (4).
 

Tim Osterholm, MPA, serves CommonSpirit Health as Network Oncology Administrator. In his role, Tim works with the Executive Medical Director of Oncology and other oncology leadership to advance CommonSpirit as a market leader for oncology services. He actively collaborates and builds trusted relationships across our ministry to bring our strategic vision to action in all areas of oncology, support the delivery of quality patient care, and support the achievement of regionally and nationally recognized programs.

Prior to joining CommonSpirit, Tim served as the executive vice president and chief operations officer of Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb. Tim earned his undergraduate degree in medical technology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and his Master of Public Administration from the University of Nebraska Omaha. His is a certified executive coach by the Hudson Institute and a graduate of CHRISTUS Academy, Kaiser Institute Alembic Leadership Program, and Leadership Greater Little Rock.

Tim and his wife, Kerri, have two daughters, Samantha and Alyssa. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, golf, skiing and spending time with family and friends.