Mesothelioma Doctors / Physicians
MESOTHELIOMA
SPECIALISTS
TREATMENT
FACILITIES
Finding the right medical professional to guide your
treatment plan and proactively manage your medical care is
your strongest weapon in the fight against mesothelioma.
Your doctor should be well experienced with the diagnosis of
mesothelioma, available treatments, and current clinical
trials. It never hurts to obtain a second opinion, and while
you may be most comfortable with your primary care
physician, forming a doctor-patient relationship with an
experienced mesothelioma physician is of the utmost
importance.
- Doctors by State
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Washington, D.C.
- Washington (WA)
Arizona
- Linda Garland, M.D.
Arizona Cancer Center - Hematology/Oncology
Po Box 245024
Tucson, Arizona 85724-5024
Dr. Garland's clinical and research interests are in experimental therapeutics, with a focus on malignant diseases of the chest. These include lung cancer, mesothelioma and rarer mediastinal tumors.
- Helen J. Ross, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
56th Street and Mayo Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Ross is a Thoracic Oncologist with the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
California
- Robert Cameron, M.D.
P. O. Box 951741
Los Angeles, California 90095–1741
Phone: (310) 794–7333
Dr. Cameron is Assistant Professor of Surgery and 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
Box 0128, UCSF
San Francisco, California 94143-0128
Phone: (800) 888-8664 or (415) 885-7777
Dr. Jablons is the Program Leader of the Thoracic
Oncology Program at the University of California, San
Francisco (UCSF) and a Program Member of the UCSF
Comprehensive Cancer Center. Current research
initiatives include the molecular biology of non-small
cell lung cancer and mesothelioma with emphasis on gene
discovery through differential display and subtraction
hybridization techniques in primary tumors, metastases,
and cell lines.
- Theirry Jahan, M.D.
2356 Sutter, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567–5581
Dr. Jahan is an Associate Clinical Professor of
Medicine and the Director of Clinical Services for the
Division of Hematology/Oncology at the UCSF
Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Mount Zion campus of
the Department of Medicine, University of California,
San Francisco.
- Dr. Mark Lischner
2 Medical Plaza, Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 786-7498
Dr. Lischner is a physician with the Sutter Physician Alliance and is affiliated with the Sutter Roseville Medical Center
in Roseville, CA. His professional interests include asthma, interstitial fibrosis, asbestosis, sarcoidosis and mesothelioma.
Connecticut
- Mark Cullen, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
135 College Street, Room 366
New Haven, CT 06510-2283
(203) 785-6434 or 203-785-4197(Clinical Appointments)
Dr. Cullen is Professor of Medicine and the Public Health Director for Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
His research interests include isocyanate asthma, chronic beryllium disease, asbestos and cancer and work organization and occupational injury and diseases.
- Jack A. Elias, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine,
300 Cedar Street
TAC-441 South
New Haven, CT 06510-8057
(203) 785-4119
Dr. Elias is Chairman of the Department of Internal
Medicine. His research interests include cellular and
molecular pathogenesis of Asthma and COPD; cellular and
molecular mechanisms of lung injury, repair and
remodeling; transgenic modeling of pulmonary diseases
and disorders; effector mechanisms of IL-13, VEGF, and
TGF-beta type cytokines in the lung; and effector
mechanisms of Th2 and Th1 cytokines in the lung.
- Graeme L. Hammond, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
330 Cedar Street
FMB 102
New Haven, CT 06510-8062
(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.
- Carrie A. Redlich, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
135 College St, 3rd floor
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-5885
Dr. Redlich is an Associate Professor of Medicine at
the Yale University School of Medicine. Her research
includes occupational lung disease, biomarker /
molecular epidemiology environmental health research
integrating clinical research with cellular and
molecular approaches, clinical immunologic studies on
the pathogenesis of isocyanate asthma, the protective
role of retinoids/vitamin A in the lung, occupational
liver disease, solvent-induced liver injury and clinical
occupational medicine.
Florida
- Larry A.
Robinson, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
At The University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Dr.
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 745-8412
Dr. Robinson is the Director of the Division of
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the H. Lee
Moffitt Cancer Center. He is a member of the
multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology group, which
evaluates and treats all stages of mesothelioma.
Clinical and research interests include aggressive
surgical management of mesothelioma and advanced lung
cancer.
Georgia
Massachusetts
- Raphael Bueno, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Division of Thoracic Surgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-6824
Dr. Bueno is the Associate Chief of Division of Thoracic Surgery for Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
He is board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. His clinical interests include tracheal surgery,
lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, benign esophageal disorders, thymomas and minimally invasive surgery.
- Pasi A. Janne, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Dana 1234
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 632-6049
Dr. Jänne received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He completed
postgraduate training in internal medicine at Brigham
and Women’s Hospital and in medical oncology at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2001. He currently works
in the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute. His main research interests include
the study of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations
in non-small cell lung cancer and their impact on the
efficacy of EGFR-targeted therapeutic agents.
- David J. Sugarbaker, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Division of Thoracic Surgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-6824
Dr. Sugarbaker is Chief of the Division of Thoracic
Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is a pioneer
in mesothelioma research and one of the most cited
physicians in the literature describing the treatment of
mesothelioma.
New Jersey
New York
- Manjit Bains, M.D., F.A.C.S
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-7450
Dr. Bains is a thoracic surgeon at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
His clinical expertise includes the following: thoracic surgical oncology, lung cancer, esophageal cancer,
mediastinal tumors, mesothelioma, pulmonary metastases, video-assisted thoracic surgery, pulmonary and upper
gastrointestinal endoscopy, including laser endoscopy, and tracheobronchial and esophageal stents.
- A. Philippe Chahanian, M.D.
Mt. Sinai Hospital
5 East 98 St.
New York, NY 10029
(212) 241–6368
Dr. Chahinian specializes in internal medicine and medical oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. His clinical
expertise includes lung cancer, mesothelioma, thoracic oncology and thymoma.
- David Ilson, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-8306 or (646) 497-9053 (New Patients)
Dr. Ilson specializes in gastrointestinal oncology at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
His clinical expertise includes colorectal, esophageal,
pancreatic, gastric, and other gastrointestinal cancers,
as well as mesothelioma.
- Lee M. Krug, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(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.
- Stephen M. Levin, M.D.
Mt. Sinai Hospital
1200 Fifth Avenue, 1B
New York, NY 10029
212–241-9059
Dr. Levin is an Associate Professor of Community and
Preventive Medicine and The Mount Sinai School of
Medicine. He is board-certified in occupational
medicine. His clinical interests include
asbestos-related diseases, occupational asthma, carpal
tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injuries and
musculoskeletal disorders.
- Valerie Rusch, M.D., F.A.C.S
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 639–5873
Dr. Rusch specializes in treating patients with cancers
of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall,
including those with mesothelioma. Her research
interests include the genetics of lung cancer and
mesothelioma and predicting how a patient will respond
to a particular treatment. She is also involved in
developing methods for early detection of thoracic
cancers.
- Harvey I. Pass, M.D.
New York University Medical center
530 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
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.
- Roman Perez–Soler, M.D.
New York University Kaplan Cancer Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Dr. Perez-Soler is the Associate Director of Clinical
Oncology at New York University Kaplan Cancer Center in
New York, NY. He specializes in medical oncology and is
the principal investigator of the Phase II L-NDDP/Platar
trial for pleural mesothelioma.
- Scott J. Swanson
Mt. Sinai Hospital
1190 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
(212) 659-6815
Dr. Swanson is a surgeon at Mount Sinai Thoracic
Surgery Center. He specializes in thoracic surgery and
has a sub-specialty in cardiothoracic surgery. His
clinical interests include lung cancer, esophageal
surgery, video assisted thoracic surgery, lung
transplantation and thoracic oncology.
- Robert N. Taub, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Program Director
Columbia–Presbyterian Hospital
Atchley Pavilion Room 907
161 Fort Washington Ave.
New York, NY
(212) 659-6815
Dr. Taub is the Professor of Clinical Medicine at
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
and a medical oncologist who directs the Connective
Tissue Oncology Program at the Herbert Irving
Comprehensive Cancer Center, where there are several
ongoing multimodality studies of patients with pleural
and peritoneal mesothelioma.
North Carolina
- David H. Harpole, Jr., M.D.
Duke University Health System
DUMC 3627
Durham, NC 27710
(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, general thoracic surgery, benign and malignant
disease of the lung, esophagus, and mediastinum, as well
as advanced airway and thoracoscopic surgery,
hyperhidrosis palmaris, mesothelioma and
esophageal cancer.
Pennsylvania
- Larry Kaiser, M.D.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 662-7538
Dr. Kaiser is The John Rhea Barton Professor
and Chairman of the Department of Surgery and the
Surgeon-in-Chief for the University of Pennsylvania
Health System. His area of interest and expertise is
thoracic oncology, specifically lung cancer, malignant
mesothelioma and mediastinal tumors.
- Daniel Sterman, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division
833 West Gates Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
(215) 614-0984
Dr. Sterman is currently Associate Professor of
Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine in Surgery,
and the Director of the PENN Interventional Pulmonology
Program and Clinical Director of the Thoracic Oncology
Gene Therapy Program of the Center for Lung Cancer and
Related Disorders of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Center.
Washington, D.C.
- Paul H. Sugarbaker, M.D.
Washington Cancer Institute
106 Irving St.
N-3900
Washington DC 20010
(202) 877-DOCS (202-877-3627)
Dr. Sugarbaker is Director of Surgical Oncology at
the Washington Cancer Institute. His clinical interests
include congenital chest wall deformities, esophageal
cancer and motility disorders, as well as general
thoracic surgery, lung and pleural cancer, volume
reduction emphysema surgery and mesothelioma.
Washington State
- Eric Vallieres
Swedish Medical Center
1101 Madison St., Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 215-6800
Dr. Vallieres is a thoracic surgeon with the Swedish Medical Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and in thoracic surgery.
His areas of interest and expertise
include esophageal Cancer, hyperhidrosis, lung cancer,
lungs & esophagus, mediastinal pathology, mesothelioma
and pleural diseases.
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Mesothelioma is a serious cancer that
occurs in individuals exposed to
asbestos. 
