Mesothelioma Doctors List

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This is a list of doctors who reportedly treat mesothelioma patients. Their appearance on this website is not a recommendation. You should treat these doctors as you would any unknown physician and ask many questions about their experience with other mesothelioma patients.

Arizona
	Linda Garland, M.D. Arizona Cancer Center - Hematology/Oncology Tucson, Arizona Tel. 520-694-CURE (2873) Dr. Garland is an oncologist and the Director of the Arizona Cancer Center Clinical Lung Program where one of her specialties includes Mesothelioma.
	Helen J. Ross, M.D. Mayo Clinic, Hematology/Oncology Scottsdale, Arizona Tel. 1-800-446-2279 Dr. Ross is a Thoracic Oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
California
	Robert B. Cameron, M.D. UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, California Tel. 310-794-7333 Dr. Cameron is the Director of Thoracic Oncology at UCLA Medical Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. His research interests include lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mesothelioma.
	David Jablons, M.D. UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center San Francisco, California Tel. 1-800-888-8664 or 415-885-7777 Dr. Jablons is the Professor and Chief of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery at UCSF. He is Board Certified in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
	Theirry Jahan, M.D. UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center San Francisco, California Tel. 415-567-5581 Dr. Jahan is an associate clinical professor of medicine at UCSF. He specializes in the treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, sarcomas and endocrine tumors and the use of multiple treatments. For more information, click here.
Connecticut
	Graeme L. Hammond, M.D., F.A.C.S. Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery New Haven, Connecticut Tel. 203-785-2704 Dr. Hammond is a professor with the Department of Surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. He is board-certified in surgery and thoracic surgery.
Florida
	Lary A. Robinson, M.D. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute at The University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Tel. 813-745-8412 Dr. Robinson is the Director of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.
Massachusetts
	Raphael Bueno, M.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Thoracic Surgery Boston, Massachusetts Tel. 617-732-6824 Dr. Bueno is the Associate Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery for Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is board certified in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Thoracic Surgery. His clinical interests include tracheal surgery, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
	David J. Sugarbaker, M.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Thoracic Surgery Boston, Massachusetts Tel. 617-732-6824 Dr. Sugarbaker is Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Malignant pleural mesothelioma has been a central focus of Dr. Sugarbaker's clinical and laboratory research.
	Scott J. Swanson, M.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts Tel. 617-732-6824 Dr. Swanson is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic Oncology and Thoracic Surgery.
Nebraska
	Dr. Brian Loggie Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha, Nebraska Tel. 402-280-3273 Dr. Loggie is a Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, and Director of the Cancer Biology Program at Creighton University School of Medicine. His special interest include: Peritoneal carcinomatosis and malignant ascites, and peritoneal mesothelioma.
New York
	Manjit Bains, M.D., F.A.C.S Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Tel. 212-639-7450 Dr. Bains is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and has clinical expertise in mesothelioma.
	Lee M. Krug, M.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Tel. 212-639-8420 Dr. Krug is a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of thoracic cancers. He is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. His research is focused primarily on small cell lung cancer and mesothelioma.
	Valerie Rusch, M.D., F.A.C.S Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Phone: 212-639-5873 Dr. Rusch is a surgeon who treats patients with cancers of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall, including those with mesothelioma. She is board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery.
	Harvey I. Pass, M.D. New York University Medical Center New York, New York Tel. 212-731-5414 Dr. Harvey Pass is the Director of the New York University Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery and is Chief of Thoracic Oncology. He is one of the world's leading authorities on mesothelioma.
	Robert N. Taub, M.D. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia New York, New York Tel. 212-659-6815 Dr. Taub is Board Certified in Hematology, Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine and Oncology. Dr. Taub is involved in developing combined chemotherapeutic and surgical techniques to combat mesothelioma.
North Carolina
	David H. Harpole, Jr., M.D. Duke University Health System Durham, North Carolina Tel. 919-668-8413 Dr. Harpole is Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and a member of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery of the Duke University Health System. His clinical interests include thoracic oncology, and mesothelioma.
Pennsylvania
	Daniel Sterman, M.D. University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283 Tel. 215-614-0984 Dr. Sterman is Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine in Surgery, Director of Interventional Pulmonology, and Clinical Director, Thoracic Oncology Gene Therapy Program at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He is involved in various studies involving mesothelioma.
Texas
	W. Roy Smythe, M.D. Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center Temple, Texas Tel. 254-724-2595 Dr. Smythe is involved in the surgical diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma patients at the Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center.
Washington, D.C.
	Paul H. Sugarbaker, M.D. Washington Cancer Institute Washington DC Tel. 202-877-3627 Dr. Sugarbaker is the Director of the Program in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy at the Washington Cancer Institute. His clinical interests include mesothelioma.
Washington State
	Eric Vallieres, M.D. Swedish Medical Center Seattle, Washington Tel. 206-215-6800 Dr. Vallieres is a thoracic surgeon with the Swedish Medical Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery. His areas of interest and expertise include mesothelioma and pleural diseases.

What is Mesothelioma?

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What is mesothelioma?, Free Accutane Case Evaluation Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos and symptoms may not appear for as long as 20 to 40 years after exposure. Mesothelioma is a cancerous tumor of the mesothelium. The mesothelium is the tissue made up of specialized cells called mesothelial cells which line the chest cavity, abdominal cavity, and the cavity around the heart. These cells also cover the outer surface of most internal organs.

The mesothelium produces a special lubricating fluid that allows organs to move around within the body with less friction. For example, this fluid makes it easier for the lungs to move inside the chest during breathing.

The mesothelium of the chest is known as the pleura. The mesothelium of the abdomen is called the peritoneum. The mesothelium of the pericardial cavity, which is the space around the heart, is called the pericardium.

Mesothelioma is a cancer that attacks any of these mesothelial regions.

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Mesothelioma Doctors List

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