Surgeons and Oncologists - USA
Surgeons and Oncologists - USA
Mesothelioma Specialists
You will normally have several doctors helping treat different aspects of your mesothelioma, including one or more professionals with specialties such as oncology, thoracic surgery, and pulmonology. Click here for a list of the types of medical specialists you may well have on your thoracic (chest) oncology care team.
Below is a list by state of U.S. physicians who specialize in treating malignant mesothelioma.
David M. Jablons, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery Chief, General Thoracic Surgery/UCSF Mt. Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 885-3882
Robert Cameron, MD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (310) 794-7333
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD, FACS, FRCS
Director, Surgical Oncology/Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 877-3908
Lary A. Robinson, MD
Director, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Principal Thoracic Surgical Oncologist/H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
Phone: (813) 972-8412
Stephen C. Yang, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery/Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology/Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Program/Director, Thoracic Oncology Program/Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
Phone: (410) 614-3891
David J. Sugarbaker, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Chief, Department of Surgical Services/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 732-6824
Harvey Pass, MD
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
Phone: (313) 745-8746
Gregory P. Kalemkerian, MD
Co-Director of Thoracic Oncology/University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center/Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: (734) 936-5281
David H. Harpole, Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Thoracic Oncology Program/Assistant
Professor of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Phone: (919) 668-8413
Brian W. Loggie, MD
Professor of Surgery, Creighton University Medical School; Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology; Director of Cancer Center/Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Phone: (402) 280-5009
Valerie W. Rusch, FACS
Attending Thoracic Surgeon/Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 639-5873
Robert N. Taub, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076
Mary Louise L. Keohan, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076
Roman Perez-Soler, MD
Associate Director of Clinical Oncology/New York University Kaplan Cancer Center, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 263-8043
Daniel Sterman, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 614-0984
Joseph S. Friedberg, MD
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 955-8643
Dong M. Shin, MD
Professor of Medicine and Otolaryngology, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, and Co-Director of Head and Neck Cancer Program/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: (412) 692-4724
W. Roy Smythe, MD
Assistant Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery/Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Eric Vallieres, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of General Thoracic Surgery/University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 598-4477
Typical members of a thoracic (chest) cancer care team
Normally you will have an interdisciplinary team of doctors helping you with your treatment. Below are some of the types of health professionals you may be dealing with:
Pulmonologist - Physician who diagnoses and treats lung disorders.
Thoracic Surgeon - Surgeon (specialties) heart, lungs, esophagus, and mediastinum.
Medical Oncologist - Physician who cares for cancer patients and is an expert with chemotherapy.
Radiation Oncologist - Physician who cares for cancer patients and is an expert with radiation.
Radiologist - Physician who interprets imaging studies (X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasound)
Pathologist - Physician who diagnoses abnormal changes in tissues found in biopsies or postmortem examinations.
Thoracic Oncology Nurse Coordinator - Nurse R.N. who is part of the interdisciplinary team that includes a surgeon.
Social Worker - Trained professional who provides counseling and information to help patients deal with their illnesses.
Respiratory Therapist - Trained medical professional who evaluates, treats, and cares for patients with breathing problems.
