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Database of Top Mesothelioma Specialists
Across the United States, about 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year.
At MesotheliomaHelp.org, we recommend that any person who is diagnosed with this asbestos-related disease talk to a specialist before deciding on a treatment path.
To help connect mesothelioma patients with the health care providers they need, we have compiled an extensive, nationwide database of doctors and hospitals that treat this malignant cancer.
You can search for a provider near you by entering your zip code.
You can also search for providers that offer specific types of treatment or specialize in a particular type of mesothelioma.
Kanwal Raghav, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Kanwal Raghav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. His clinical and research focus centers on patients with colorectal cancer, hepatobiliary cancer and Rare GI tumors (such as cancers of unknown primary, peritoneal mesothelioma, appendix cancer and small bowel cancer. His current efforts […]
Aaron Mansfield, MD, Mayo Clinic
Aaron Mansfield, MD, Mayo Clinic, is a medical oncologist and researcher with expertise in thoracic malignancies like mesothelioma and lung cancer. He leads several studies in this disease space both at a molecular level as well as clinical and has contributed heavily to scientific advances especially in the field of immunotherapy. Dr. Mansfield has published […]
Robert Taylor Ripley
R. Taylor Ripley, MD is the associate professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. Dr. Ripley is a nationally recognized, board-certified thoracic surgeon and expert in thoracic surgical oncology specializing in treatment of mesothelioma. In addition to mesothelioma, he practices all […]
Kemp Kernstine, MD
Dr. Kernstine is Chair of Thoracic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and has become one of the highest volume robotic thoracic surgeons in the country. He is board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery and is considered a specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Kernstine […]
W. Roy Smythe, MD, FACS
Dr. Smythe is a Professor of Surgery at the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, as well as a Medical Director at Scott & White Healthcare. He specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma, advanced lung cancer, benign lung disease, chest wall tumors and esophageal cancer. Dr. Smythe received his medical degree from Texas A&M […]
Joan H. Schiller, MD
A specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Schiller is Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Division at UT Southwestern Medical Center, as well as Deputy Director of the Simmons Cancer Center. She is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. Dr. Schiller has done extensive research investigating drug development and experimental therapeutics for lung cancer. […]
Daniel Nader, DO, FCCP, FACP
Dr. Nader is Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the Southwestern Regional Medical Center. He has been practicing since 1982, and has been with the Cancer Treatment Centers of America since 1991. Dr. Nader received his osteopathic medical degree from the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City. He completed a residency in internal […]
David H. Harpole, Jr., MD
Dr. Harpole is the Vice Chief of Surgical Services at the Duke Cancer Institute, as well as an Assistant Professor of Pathology. His research has produced significant innovations in molecular prognostic and chemotherapy predictive markers in lung and esophageal cancer. Dr. Harpole received his medical degree from the University of Virginia, and completed a residency […]
Mark R. Cullen, MD
A mesothelioma specialist, Dr. Cullen is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of General Medical Disciplines at Stanford University. His research focuses on the role of workplace environment as a cause of chronic disease and disability, including asbestos-related mesothelioma. Dr. Cullen received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, and his medical degree from Yale […]
Scott J. Antonia, MD
A mesothelioma specialist, Dr. Antonia is a medical oncologist at the University of South Florida’s Moffitt Cancer Center. His research focuses on the development of immunotherapeutic cancer treatments including gene-modified tumor-cell vaccines. Dr. Antonia received his medical degree and PhD from Yale University. He then completed a residency in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, […]
Frank Baciewicz, Jr., MD
Dr. Baciewicz is a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Wayne State University and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Sinai-Grace Hospital. His research focuses on atrial fibrillation, bronchoscopy, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, cardiac arrhythmia & pacema. Dr. Baciewicz received his bachelor’s degree from Williams College, and his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He completed […]
Peter W. Barrett, MD, MS
Dr. Barrett is a thoracic surgeon at Borgess Health in Kalamazoo, MI. With over 20 years of surgical experience, he specializes in thoracic surgery, lung cancer surgery, aortic surgery and gastroesophageal reflux disease surgery. Dr. Barrett received a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and his medical degree from […]
Jean-Phillippe Bocage, MD
Dr. Jean Philippe Bocage, a board certified thoracic surgeon, is one of the country’s leading specialists in Video Thoracic Surgery (VATS). VATS, a type of minimally invasive surgery, can be used to both diagnose mesothelioma and remove cancerous pleura. Dr. Bocage is a partner at Thoracic Group, PA in Somerset, NJ, and his hospital affiliations […]
Robert J. Caccavale, MD
Dr. Caccavale is a board-certified thoracic surgeon, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a surgeon at Thoracic Group, P.A., which specializes in minimally invasive chest surgery. He is an expert in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). VATS is used to diagnose mesothelioma and remove cancerous pleura. The Thoracic Group is associated with […]
Fredric Seinfeld, MD
Dr. Seinfeld is a cardiothoracic surgeon at St. Francis Medical Center. He specializes in carotid endarterectomies and coronary artery bypasses, as well as lung cancer, mediastinal tumors and mesothelioma. Dr. Seinfeld received his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He completed a residency in general surgery from New York University, and another in […]
Mark D. Widmann, MD
A mesothelioma specialist, Dr. Widmann is a thoracic surgeon at North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. Dr. Widmann received a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a medical degree from Yale University. He completed residencies in general surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital and cardiothoracic surgery at […]
Lourens J. Willekes, II, MD
Dr. Willekes is a thoracic surgeon with Eastern Thoracic Surgical Associates in Red Bank, New Jersey. Dr. Willekes received his medical degree from the University of Iowa. He completed residencies in general surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital, and in cardiothoracic surgery at Albany Medical Center. Dr. Willekes is board certified in general surgery and thoracic […]
Claire Verschraegen, MD, MS
Dr. Verschraegen is a Professor of Hematology and Oncology at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center. A mesothelioma specialist, her research focuses on malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, as well as appendiceal and gynecological cancers. Dr. Verschraegen received her master’s and medical degrees from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. She completed a residency in […]
Nicholas Karis, MD
Dr. Karis is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Genesee Valley Cardiothoracic in Rochester, New York. Dr. Karis received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University, and a medical degree from Finch University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center, and a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Karis is […]
Darroch W. O. Moores, MD
Dr. Moores is a thoracic surgeon at Albany Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery. He specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma as well as esophageal cancer, jaw diseases, craniomandibular disorders, lung cancer and other lung diseases. Dr. Moores received his medical degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and completed a residency in thoracic surgery at the University […]
Dennis J. Rassias, MD
Dr. Rassias is a thoracic surgeon at Albany Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery. He specializes in thoracic oncology, esophageal disease, minimally-invasive and video-assisted surgery. He is also considered a specialists in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Rassias received a bachelor’s degree from Clark University, and a medical degree from Ross University. He completed a residency in […]
Larry Kaiser, MD, FACS
Dr. Kaiser is Dean of the Temple University School of Medicine, and an internationally renowned thoracic surgeon. He specializes in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, and mediastinal tumors. Dr. Kaiser received his medical degree from Tulane University. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of California at Los Angeles, and […]
Michael F. Reed, MD
Dr. Reed is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute. He specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal disorders and hyperhidrosis. Dr. Reed received his medical degree from Harvard University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery […]
Amit N. Patel, MD
Dr. Patel is an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of Clinical Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering at the University of Utah. A specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma, his research focuses on cancer stem cell identification and destruction, as well as novel treatments of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies, including mesothelioma. Dr. […]
Eric Vallieres, MD, FRCSC
Dr. Vallieres is the Surgical Director of the Lung Cancer Program at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. His research focuses on induction chemotherapy in the treatment of surgical lung cancer, with specialties in mesothelioma, as well as bronchoscopy, chest wall tumors, esophageal achalasia and hyperhidrosis.
Michael Y. Chang, MD, MPH
Dr. Chang is a thoracic surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of thoracic malignancies including mesothelioma. Dr. Chang received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in surgery at the same university. He also completed a fellowship in […]
Bruno N Cole, MD, FACS
Dr. Bruno N. Cole is a board certified thoracic surgeon whose clinical interests include mesothelioma. He is affiliated with University Medical Center at Princeton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Cole completed residences at new York University […]
Charles T. Bakhos, MD
Charles T. Bakhos is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. He specializes in both open and minimally invasive surgeries of the esophagus, lungs, and pleura (the membrane lining of the lungs where mesothelioma typically develops). Dr. Bakhos holds a master’s degree in cardiovascular pharmacology from Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, […]
Jeffrey P. Lopez, MD
Dr. Jeffrey P. Lopez is a radiation oncologist at the Tri-State Regional Cancer Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Both adjuvant (post-surgical) and palliative radiation therapy are used to treat malignant mesothelioma. Dr. Lopez earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Indiana University and a medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Following an internship at […]
Loki Skylizard, MD, FCCP
Thoracic surgeon Loki Skylizard serves as Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, and Assistant Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. Dr. Skylizard is an expert in a variety of surgical approaches including advanced endoscopy and Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery […]
Matthew J. Schuchert, MD
Dr. Matthew J. Schuchert is an assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). His hospital affiliations include The Hillman Cancer Center and several other UPMC facilities as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), where he serves as Chief of Thoracic […]
Terry E. Justice, MD
Terry E. Justice is a radiation oncologist at the Tri-State Regional Cancer Center (TSRCC) in Ashland, Kentucky. At TSRCC, Dr. Justice and his fellow doctor, Jeffrey P. Lopez, utilize several kinds of radiation treatment techniques, including 3-dimensional conformal external beam radiation therapy (3DRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), to treat patients with malignant mesothelioma and […]
James V. Lettera, MD
Dr. Lettera is a thoracic and vascular surgeon whose specialties include the treatment of pulmonary and esophageal malignancies (such as mesothelioma). He practices medicine in the Bridgeport and Norwalk community of Connecticut, where he’s associated with the Connecticut Vascular & Thoracic Surgical Associates, Bridgeport Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Medical Center. A native of New York, […]
Christian G. Peyre, MD
Dr. Christian Peyre is a board certified thoracic surgeon specializing in the treatment of mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Dr. Peyre joined the University of Rochester Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Surgery (division of thoracic and foregut surgery) after earning his medical degree from the Keck School of […]
Harvey I. Pass, MD
Dr. Harvey Pass is a leader in the development of novel treatments for mesothelioma who holds numerous positions with New York University (NYU), including Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the NYU Cancer Center, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery. His laboratory at Bellevue Hospital […]
Leslie J. Kohman, MD, FACS
Dr. Leslie Kohman is a Syracuse, New York-based thoracic surgeon who holds multiple positions with Upstate University Hospital (SUNY Medical University), including Medical Director of Upstate Cancer Center, Medical Director of Lung Cancer Screening Program, and Director of Thoracic Oncology Program (TOP). She is also Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery, a recognition that ranks above […]
Mitchell Craig Norotsky, MD
Dr. Norotsky is a cardiothoracic surgeon with expertise in several areas including congenital heart disease, lung cancer, and thoracic trauma. He performs pulmonary, mediastinal and esophageal surgery and surgery for atrial arrhythmias with Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT. Dr. Norotsky is board certified in thoracic surgery. He is an associate professor at the […]
Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD
Dr. Leavitts is a cardiothoracic surgeon with Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT, and a Professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, where he has taught since 1984. His areas of expertise include: Congenital heart disease Gastrointestinal cancer Lung cancer Thoracic trauma Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery Pulmonary, mediastinal and esophageal surgery […]
Federico A. Steiner, MD
Dr. Steiner is a board-certified thoracic surgeon affiliated with multiple hospitals, including Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, and North Jersey Thoracic Surgical Associates. He was educated at New York University, where he received both his BA and medical degree. Dr. Steiner also competed two residences at NYU, the first in general surgery and the […]
Roman Perez-Soler, MD
Dr. Perez-Soler is Chief of the Division of Oncology at the Montefiore Medical Center, and a professor of Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has received numerous awards for accomplishments in the field of lung cancer research, and he is considered an international expert in experimental cancer therapy. Dr. […]
Richard Berri, MD
Dr. Richard Berri serves as Director of Surgical Oncology and Peritoneal Malignances Program at the Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He leads the HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) program for St. John Providence Health. HIPEC treats advanced cancers that have spread to the abdominal cavity. Dr. Berri utilizes a multidisciplinary […]
Daniel Labow, MD
Daniel M. Labow, M.D., Chief of the Surgical Oncology Division at Mount Sinai Hospital, is a board-certified Surgeon with a specialty in Surgical Oncology. He has established himself at Mount Sinai Hospital since 2004 after studying medicine at a unique, combined medical school, the Dartmouth-Brown Medical Program, completing his General Surgery residency at the University […]
Joel Baumgartner, MD
Joel M. Baumgartner, MD, is a surgical oncologist with expertise in treating cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. He treats tumors that have metastasized to the abdomen, using treatment known as the “chemo bath”” or hyperthermic (heated) intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). This treatment involves surgical resection of all tumors followed by circulation of heated chemotherapy throughout […]
Michele Carbone, MD, PhD
Dr. Michele Carbone, MD, PhD is Professor of Pathology and served as Director of the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, a NCI-designated cancer center from 2009-2014, after being Interim Director from 2008-2009. Dr. Carbone worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1986 to 1994, at the University of Chicago and Loyola University Cancer Center […]
Raffit Hassan, MD
Dr. Hassan has played pivotal role in validating the tumor differentiation antigen mesothelin as a target for cancer therapy and development of mesothelin targeted immunotherapy. This work has laid the foundation for several mesothelin directed agents that he is evaluating in the clinic for treatment of mesothelioma, lung and pancreatic cancer. His clinical trials using […]
Marcelo DaSilva, MD
Marcelo C. DaSilva, MD, FACS, serves as chief of thoracic surgery for Care New England. He is board certified in thoracic surgery, surgical critical care and general surgery. Dr. DaSilva has special interests in lung cancer, lung cancer screening program, and is a pioneer in the introduction of lung cancer genetic testing (RNA expression profile […]
H. Richard Alexander, MD
Dr. Alexander is an internationally recognized surgical oncologist and clinical researcher who specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers and mesothelioma. He is known for his development of innovative surgical techniques to treat patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancers and particularly those with diffuse liver or peritoneal metastases. In addition, Dr. Alexander is internationally recognized for […]
Edward Levine, MD
Dr. Edward Levine is a nationally-recognized expert in Surgical Oncology. His practice is limited to treatment of patients with melanoma, sarcoma, breast and gastro-intestinal cancer. He is a board-certified general surgeon and principal investigator of approximately 25 ongoing clinical research trials. He is an internationally reknowned expert on the treatment of peritoneal malignancy with Hyperthermic […]
Abraham ‘Avi’ Lebenthal, MD
Dr. Abraham Lebenthal is a thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. […]
Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D.
Ravi Salgia M.D., Ph.D., is the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology and the associate director for clinical sciences in City of Hope’s Comprehensive Cancer Center . Prior to joining City of Hope, Dr. Salgia served as tenured professor of medicine, pathology and dermatology; director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and the Aerodigestive […]
Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH
Kiran Turaga, MD, MPH, is Division Chief of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery and Assistant Medical Director for the Clinical Trials Office at Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Turaga joined Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital from the University of Chicago where he was Vice Chief of the Section of General Surgery and […]
Andrew Blakely, MD, National Cancer Institute
Dr. Blakely is a surgical oncologist specializing in peritoneal surface malignancies and soft tissue sarcomas. Primary focuses of his research include improving surgical treatment and ex vivo tumor modeling of gastrointestinal stromal tumors; validating ex vivo peritoneal tumor treatment models in the pursuit of personalized HIPEC; and developing novel treatment approaches to mucinous and non-mucinous […]
Chuong Hoang, MD, National Cancer Institute
Dr. Hoang is a surgeon-scientist sub-specialized in thoracic surgical oncology. He leads the section of Molecular Therapeutics in the Thoracic Surgery Branch at NCI. This group conducts translational research to discover and develop novel therapies that span RNA-based to first-in-class molecules tailored for pleural mesothelioma. His clinical expertise includes all the major aspects of thoracic […]
Mecker Moller, MD
Mecker Moller, MD, is a surgical oncologist at the University of Chicago, who specializes in gastrointestinal surgery, including the treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma. Dr. Moller is an expert in HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy), which is often used in the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma. Dr. Moller’s research has been published in prominent medical journals such as […]
Christopher Straus, MD, University of Chicago
Dr. Christopher Straus, is Associate Professor of Radiology and Director of Medical Student Education at the University of Chicago. He is a board-certified radiologist who specializes in the musculoskeletal and thoracic radiology. Dr. Straus is a member of the University of Chicago’s comprehensive, multi-disciplinary mesothelioma care team. His interests include general imaging, medical school curriculum, […]
Patrick Forde, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Patrick Forde, M.B.B.Ch., treats patients with lung cancer, mesothelioma and other thoracic cancers. He completed training in internal medicine and oncology in Ireland prior to undertaking a further fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He is currently Associate Member of the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and Director of Clinical Research for lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other […]
Fabian M. Johnston, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program, Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery
Fabian M. Johnston, M.D., M.H.S., joins the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery as assistant professor of surgery and co-director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program. Dr. Johnston’s areas of clinical expertise include colorectal cancer, cytoreductive surgery, gastric cancer, gastroesophageal cancer, gastrointestinal cancers and tumors, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), neuroendocrine tumors, pancreatic cancer, and sarcoma. Prior […]
Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard
Dr. Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack received her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She trained in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Following residency, she completed hematology/oncology fellowship in the combined Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute program in Boston, Massachusetts. She is an […]
Jason Foster, MD Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dr. Foster trained in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Following his residency, he completed surgical oncology training at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. After finishing his SSO-accredited fellowship, he joined the staff at Creighton University in the Surgical Oncology Division in 2005. In 2010, Dr. Foster joined […]
Andrea Wolf, MD, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai
Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Wolf studied for ten years at Rabbi Pesach Raymond Yeshiva in Highland Park, NJ. She graduated Cum Laude from Princeton University and earned highest honors and her medical degree at Harvard Medical School. She trained in General Surgery and served as Chief Resident at Massachusetts […]
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Cengel is Associate Professor and Director of the Photodynamic Therapy Program in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He is a board-certified radiation oncologist and living in the 17th additional year provided to him by his cancer treatment team. His clinical practice and research focus on improving outcomes for patients with thoracic and neuroendocrine cancers […]
Melina Marmarelis, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Melina Marmarelis, MD, MSCE, is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Medical Director of the Penn Medicine Mesothelioma and Pleural Disease Program, and Co-Director of the Molecular Tumor Board at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in thoracic medical oncology. Her […]
Mehmet Altan, MD
Mehmet Altan, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research interests include immunooncology and specifically the identification of immunotherapy resistance mechanisms and predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy toxicities.
Adam Bograd, MD, Swedish Health Services
Adam Bograd, MD, is a thoracic surgeon who practices with the Swedish network in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bograd completed his residency at NYU and his fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His focus includes treatment of mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Travis Grotz, MD, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Travis Grotz is a surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor in Surgery at Mayo Clinic. At Mayo Clinic, Dr. Grotz has created a multidisciplinary peritoneal surface malignancy program which has incorporated enhanced recovery surgery protocols, translational research and clinical trials. He has expertise in the HIPEC procedure (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy), which is the primary surgical […]
Manish Patel, DO
Manish Patel, DO, is a medical oncologist at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center. His focus includes oncolytic viruses research and early clinical trials for mesothelioma. Dr. Patel has authored numerous articles published in major medical journals and has been the recipient of grant funding for his research.
David C. Rice, MD
Dr. Rice is a Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He specializes in mesothelioma treatment, as well as minimally invasive surgery for other thoracic malignancies. Dr. Rice received his medical degree from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He completed a residency in general surgery at the […]
Eric S. Lambright, MD
A specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Lambright is an Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as well as Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lambright is also the Surgical Director of Vanderbilt University’s Lung Transplant Program. He specializes in pulmonary […]
James F. Pingpank, MD
Dr. Pingpank is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In his research, he works to develop regional treatment strategies for advanced malignancies of the liver and peritoneal cavity such as peritoneal mesothelioma. Dr. Pingpank specializes in using surgery along with localized chemotherapy to treat mesothelioma. His clinical research […]
James D. Luketich, MD, FACS
Dr. Luketich is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director of the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, as well as a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He specializes in thoracic oncology and in the treatment of patients with mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal […]
Neil Christie, MD
A specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Christie is a Thoracic Surgical Specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Mesothelioma Specialty Care Center, as well as an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is also the Director of the Early Lung Cancer Detection Program and the Director of the Lung Imaging Fluorescence Endoscope […]
David L. Bartlett, MD
Dr. Bartlett is Chief of Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Cancer Center. He has expertise in treating peritoneal mesothelioma and other carcinomas that occur in the peritoneal region. Dr. Bartlett focuses his research on developing new treatment methods for patients who have cancer in the peritoneal cavity. He specializes in regional […]
Daniel H. Sterman, MD
Dr. Sterman is member of the faculty at the departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery (CT Surgery) and Medicine (Pulmy&CCM Div) at the NYU Langone Medical Center. He was Director of Interventional Pulmonary Services and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. He is the Clinical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Gene […]
Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD
Dr. Kenneth Rosenzweig is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Previously, he spent 13 years at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, specifically lung cancer and mesothelioma, with radiation therapy. The focus of his work has been […]
Raja M. Flores, M.D.
A recognized leader in the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Flores is Chief of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. He has established the minimally-invasive VATS lobectomy procedure as the gold standard in the surgical treatment of lung cancer, publishing two sentinel studies validating its oncological effectiveness compared to standard thoracotomy. […]
Manjit S. Bains, MD, FACS
Dr. Bains has spent 40 years as a thoracic surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and has treated thousands of patients suffering from lung, mesothelioma, and esophageal cancers. He is a member of the Thoracic Disease Management Team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, where he has developed techniques to treat thoracic malignancies, including chest wall reconstruction with methyl methacrylate […]
Shirish M. Gadgeel, MD
Dr. Gadgeel is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at Wayne State University’s Karmanos Cancer Center. His research focuses on treatments and therapies for forms of lung cancer such as mesothelioma. He is considered a specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Gadgeel received his medical degree from the University of Mumbai, before completing a […]
Scott J. Swanson, MD
Dr. Swanson is Chief Surgical Officer and Director of Thoracic Oncology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Swanson received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in general surgery from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as a […]
Pasi A. Janne, MD
Dr. Janne is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as well as Director of Thoracic Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research focuses on study of mutations in epidermal growth factor receptors in non-small cell lung cancer. He has experience conducting clinical trials to investigate different types of thoracic cancers, including […]
Raphael Bueno, MD
Dr. Bueno is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, as well as Associate Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research focuses on molecular analysis of mesothelioma and lung cancer, with a goal of improving diagnostics and genetic prediction of the diseases. Dr. Bueno has done extensive research investigating peritoneal […]
Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS, FCCS
Dr. Yang is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Director of the university’s Thoracic Oncology Program. A focus of his research has been on discovering methods that can be used for the surgical treatment, early diagnosis, and detection of lung cancer. Dr. Yang’s clinical research interests include investigating […]
Timothy W. Mullett, MD
Dr. Mullett is Chief of Thoracic Surgery and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is also Surgical Director of the university’s Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic. Dr. Mullett has done extensive research on methods to surgically treat lung cancer. Treatment for patients with malignant mesothelioma often includes thoracic surgery. […]
Michael J. Liptay, MD
Dr. Liptay is Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center and an Associate Professor of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, specializing in minimally-invasive treatments of lung, esophageal and mediastinal tumors. He is considered a specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Liptay received both his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Northwestern University, before completing […]
Hedy L. Kindler, MD
A specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Kindler is Director of the Mesothelioma Program at the University of Chicago School of Medicine, as well as Medical Director of the school’s Gastrointestinal Oncology Program. Her research focuses on gastrointestinal tumors, mesothelioma and pancreatic cancer, and involves ongoing clinical studies to develop new treatments of these […]
Daniel L. Miller, MD, FACS
Dr. Miller serves as a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, as well as Surgical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at the university’s Winship Cancer Institute. He specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Miller received his medical degree from the University of Kentucky, before completing a residency in […]
Lary Robinson, MD
Dr. Robinson is Director of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. With over 35 years of experience, his research primarily focuses on advanced lung cancer and surgical treatment of mesothelioma, a disease in which he specializes. Dr. Robinson received his medical degree from Washington University in St. […]
Frank C. Detterbeck, MD, FACS, FCCP
Dr. Detterbeck serves as Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of Thoracic Oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine’s Smilow Cancer Hospital. With 30 years of experience as a thoracic surgeon, he specializes in the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer, chest wall tumors and mesothelioma. Dr. Detterbeck received his medical degree from […]
David M. Jablons, MD, FACS
Dr. Jablons is a thoracic oncologist who serves as the University of California, San Francisco’s Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and Program Leader of Thoracic Oncology, as well as Director of UCSF’s Thoracic Oncology Lab. He specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma and other cancers. Dr. Jablons received his medical degree from Albany Medical College […]
Robert B. Cameron, MD
Dr. Cameron is considered one of the leading experts in mesothelioma treatment in the nation. He serves as director of the mesothelioma program at the University of California, Los Angeles’ David Geffen School of Medicine, chief of thoracic surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterans’ Administration Medical Center. He is also the scientific advisor for […]
Helen J. Ross, MD
Dr. Ross oversees the Department of Oncology and Hematology at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has more than two decades of experience in the field of Internal Medicine, and specializes in treating mesothelioma and other cancers. Dr. Ross’ expertise focuses on chest wall tumors, clinical trials, epidemiology, esophagus cancer, immune system disorders, lung […]
Linda L. Garland, MD
Dr. Garland serves as Director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s Clinical Lung Cancer Program, as well as an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. Her research focuses on experimental therapeutics related to malignant diseases of the chest. Dr. Garland specializes in the treatment of mesothelioma, among other diseases. Her lab is currently designing trials […]
Joseph S. Friedberg, MD
A mesothelioma specialist, Dr. Friedberg was appointed as Division Head of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Maryland in September 2014. He was Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Co-Director of the Penn Mesothelioma and Pleural Disease Program, as well as an Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery. He is one of the […]
Wickii Thambiah Vigneswaran, MD
Dr. Vigneswaran is an Associate Chief of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center, as well as Director of the hospital’s Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation. He specializes in minimally invasive treatments, including video-assisted surgery, and in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Vigneswaran received his medical degree from the University of Sri […]
Thierry M. Jahan, MD
Dr. Jahan co-founded the University of California, San Francisco’s Thoracic Oncology Program, and serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine. His research at UCSF involves numerous thoracic oncology clinical trials, focusing on target therapies in non-small cell lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Dr. Jahan received his MD from George Washington […]
Spence McCachren, MD
Dr. McCachren is Director of Clinical Trials at the Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The founders of the Thompson Cancer Survival Center established the center with the goal of bringing together world renowned cancer specialists and innovative technology to facilitate the research and treatment of numerous types of cancer, including mesothelioma. Cancer patients […]
Rodney J. Landreneau, MD
A specialist in mesothelioma treatment, Dr. Landreneau is Vice Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as well as a Professor of Surgery. Dr. Landreneau has expertise in treating patients diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and mesothelioma. He focuses his surgical research on investigating minimally invasive […]
Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD
Dr. Bunn has more than 40 years of experience treating mesothelioma and other forms of lung cancer, with nearly 30 of them spent at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He currently serves as a Professor of Medicine in Medical Oncology, as well as Director of the university’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Bunn’s lab, […]
Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
Dr. Vogelzang is a medical oncologist at the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada. In addition to specialization in mesothelioma, his research also focuses on prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancer. Dr. Vogelzang received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Chicago’s Rush University Medical […]
Michael R. Harbut, MD
Dr. Harbut is Chief of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine section at St. John Providence Hospital. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asbestos-related and workplace diseases, including mesothelioma, as well as other environmental illnesses. Dr. Harbut received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean, and completed his residency at the […]
Jonathan Daniel, MD
Specializing in cancerous and non-cancerous diseases of the lungs and esophagus, as well as the treatment of mesothelioma, Dr. Daniel is a thoracic surgeon at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and an assistant professor at the university’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Daniel’s research focuses on treating tumors of the lung, esophagus, thymus and […]
Robert N. Taub, MD
Dr. Taub is a medical oncologist and hematologist at NY-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, where he serves as Director of the hospital’s Mesothelioma Center. He is recognized as the world’s foremost authority on the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma. He has received recognition from the Beth Israel Cancer Research Fund, the Mount Sinai Hospital, as well […]
Thomas James Lynch, MD
Dr. Lynch has been appointed CEO and chairman of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, effective Sept. 1. He served as the Director of the Yale University Cancer Center, as well as Chief Physician at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Hospital. The research into personalized medicine performed by Dr. Lynch and his team has included developing molecular profiles […]
Steven M. Albelda, MD
Dr. Albelda is Director of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center’s Thoracic Oncology Research Laboratory, as well as Associate Chief of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care. He is considered a specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma. His laboratory uses developments in the fields of molecular biology, immunotherapy and gene therapy to design new treatment strategies […]
Scott N. Gettinger, MD
Dr. Gettinger is an Associate Professor in Medicine at Yale University’s Smilow Cancer Hospital, specializing in Medical Oncology. His research covers multidisciplinary disease programs for head and neck and lung cancer, as well as clinical trials exploring new treatments for patients with lung cancer. He is a specialist in the treatment of mesothelioma. Dr. Gettinger […]
Philip D. Bonomi, MD
Dr. Bonomi is a medical oncologist currently serving as a Professor of Medicine at Rush University Medical Center. With over three decades of experience, his focus on lung cancer treatment has developed several new cancer-fighting drugs and therapy combinations that are becoming more and more effective. He is also a specialist in the treatment of […]
Michael R. Grey, MD
Dr. Grey is Chief of Medicine at the Hospital of Central Connecticut. He has served on the faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine and as a clinical professor at the Yale University School of Nursing. Dr. Grey received his medical degree at the University of Connecticut, as well as a master’s degree in public […]
David J. Sugarbaker, MD
Dr. Sugarbaker is one of the top mesothelioma experts in the country. As Director of the Texas Lung Institute at the Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, his research focuses on malignant pleural mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer. Dr. Sugarbaker received his medical degree from […]
Cherie P. Erkmen, MD
Dr. Erkmen is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, as well as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth University’s Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Erkmen received her medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She completed a residency in general surgery and a fellowship in cardiothoracic […]
Bruce G. Haffty, MD
Dr. Haffty is Associate Director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, as well as a Professor of Oncology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. His clinical research focuses on genetic markers in breast cancers and their roles in cancer management. Dr. Haffty received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine, […]
Brian W. Loggie, MD, CM, FRCSC, FACS
Dr. Loggie is Chief of Surgical Oncology at Creighton University Medical Center, and director of the hospital’s Cancer Biology Program. His research specializes in the treatment of cancers related to the peritoneal lining of the abdomen and pelvis. Dr. Loggie is the pioneer of heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, also known as heated chemotherapy, a treatment for […]
Bernard Park, MD
Dr. Park is Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs of the Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was Co-Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the John Theurer Cancer Center, and is considered a world leader in robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery. He specializes in surgery of the chest, lungs, esophagus, and mediastinum. Dr. Park […]
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