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Medical Doctors with Expertise in Mesothelioma


Each of the following physicians is recognized for expertise in at least one aspect of the treatment of mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease. Your browser will open a new window for background information on the physician of your choice. While you may wish to make contact to discuss your condition, it is a good idea to consult with your doctor about referrals.


Alabama

James W. Ballard, M.D.
Baptist Medical Center Princeton
701 Princeton Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 783-3700

Arizona

Linda L. Garland, M.D.
Arizona Cancer Center
1515 N. Campbell Avenue
P.O. Box 245024
Tucson, AZ 85724
(520) 626-3434
E-mail: lgarland@azcc.arizona.edu

Deborah Lindquist M.D.
Oncology and Hematology of Northern Arizona
3700 W. Highway 89A
Sedona AZ 86336
(520) 204-4163

California

Robert Cameron, M.D.
Thoracic Oncology
Department of Surgery
UCLA Medical Center
P.O. Box 951741
Los Angeles, California 90095-1741
(310) 794-7333
E-mail: rcameron@mednet.ucla.edu

David Jablons, M.D.   [more info]   [more info]
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Program
Box 1674, UCSF Mt. Zion Medical Center
San Francisco, CA 94143-1674
(415) 885-3882, (415) 885-7285
E-mail: jablonsd@surgery.ucsf.edu

Thierry Jahan, M.D.
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Box 1705, UCSF Mt. Zion Medical Center
San Francisco, CA 94143-1705
(415) 476-8786, (415) 567-5581
E-mail: thierry.jahan@ucsfmedctr.org

Mark Lischner, M.D.
2 Medical Plaza, Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 786-2715

Connecticut

Mark Cullen, M.D.   [more info]
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
Yale University School of Medicine
135 College Street, 3rd floor
New Haven, CT 06510-2483
(203) 785-5885
E-mail: mark.cullen@yale.edu

Jack A. Elias, M.D.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street, LCI-105
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
(203) 785-4163
E-mail: jack.elias@yale.edu

Bruce G. Haffty, M.D.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 208040
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 785-2959

Graeme L. Hammond, M.D.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 785-2699

Michael Kashgarian, M.D.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Pathology
Yale University School of Medicine
Lauder Hall, B20
310 Cedar Street
P.O. Box 208023
New Haven, CT 06520-8023
(203) 785-2750

Ronald Ponn, M.D.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 562-2257

Carrie A. Redlich, M.D., M.P.H.
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program
Yale University School of Medicine
135 College St, 3rd floor
New Haven, CT 06510-2483
(203) 737-2817
E-mail: carrie.redlich@yale.edu

District of Columbia

Paul Sugarbaker, M.D.   [more info]
Center for Surgical Oncology
Washington Cancer Institute
Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 877-3908

Florida

Elizabeth A. Johnson, M.D.
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 953-7290

Lary A. Robinson, M.D.
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
The University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 972-8412
Email: robinson@moffitt.usf.edu

John Ruckdeschel, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
The University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612
(813) 979-7265
E-mail: ruckdeschel@moffitt.usf.edu

George R. Simon, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
The University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612
E-mail: simongr@moffitt.usf.edu

Illinois

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D.   [more info]
Director, University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Professor, Department of Surgery
Section of Urologic Surgery
University of Chicago
MC 2115
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6743
E-mail: nvogelza@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Maryland

Mark Krasna, M.D.
Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 492-5538, (410) 328-6366
E-mail: Mkrasna@smail.umaryland.edu

Massachusetts

Richard Kradin, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pulmonary Associates
55 Fruit Street, GRB 806
Boston, MA 02114-2696
(800) 711-4644

David Sugarbaker, M.D.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute &
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Brigham & Womens Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-6824
E-mail: djsugarbak@bics.bwh.harvard.edu

Michigan

Harvey Pass, M.D.
Head, Thoracic Oncology
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
110 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 745-8746
3990 John R, Suite 2102
Detroit, MI 48201
E-mail: hpass@dmc.org

New York

Manjit Bains, M.D.   [more info]
Department of Surgery, Thoracic Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-7450

John A. Chabot, M.D.   [more info]   [more info]
Department of Surgery
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
(212) 305-9468

David H. Ilson, M.D.
Gastrointestinal Oncology Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-8306

Mary-Louise Keohan, M.D.
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
(212) 305-0592

Mark G. Kris, M.D.
Thoracic Oncology Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-7590

Lee A. Krug, M.D.
Thoracic Oncology Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-8420

Borys Mychalczak, M.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
777 North Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, New York
(914) 366-0702, (212) 639-6823

Roman Perez-Soler, M.D.
Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Cancer Center
New York University School of Medicine
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-8043, (212) 263-6485

Valerie Rusch, M.D.   [more info]
Department of Surgery, Thoracic Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639-5873
E-mail: ruschv@mskcc.org

Robert N. Taub, M.D.
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
Atchley Pavilion Room 907
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY

North Carolina

David H. Harpole, Jr., M.D.   [more info]
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC 3617
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-3683, (919) 668-8413
E-mail: harpo002@mc.duke.edu

Edward A. Levine, M.D.
Department of General Surgery
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
(336) 716-4276

Thomas A. Sporn, M.D.
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Surgical Pathology
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3843
Durham, NC 27710
E-mail: sporn001@mc.duke.edu

Pennsylvania

Stephen M. Hahn, M.D.
Center for Lung Cancer and Related Disorders
Department of Radiation Oncology
2 Donner Building
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia PA 19104
(800) 789-7366

Larry Kaiser, M.D.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
6 Silverstein Bldg.
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662-7538
E-mail: kaiser@mail.med.upenn.edu

Corey J. Langer, M.D.
Thoracic and Head & Neck Medical Oncology
Fox Chase Cancer Center
7701 Burholme Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111

South Carolina

James Bradof, M.D.
Department of Oncology/Hematology
Upstate Carolina Medical Center
406 Tiffany Park
Gaffney, SC 29340
(864) 488-3980

Tennessee

Spencer McCachren, M.D.
Thompson Cancer Center
Knoxville, TN
(423) 541-1812

Texas

Brian W. Loggie, M.D.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Suite 3700
Creighton University Medical Center
601 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 280-5009

Cesar A. Moran, M.D.
Department of Pathology
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, Texas 77030

W. Roy Smythe, M.D.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd Box 445
Houston, Texas 77030-4095
(713) 792-6933
E-mail: rsmythe@mail.mdanderson.org

Claire Verschraegen, M.D.
Department Of Clinical Investigation
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 0401
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 792-7959

Washington

Samuel P. Hammar, M.D.
Diagnostic Specialties Laboratory, Inc.
700 Lebo Road
Bremerton, WA 98310
(360) 479-7707
University of Washington School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
(206) 470-7707

Eric Vallières, M.D.
Department of Surgery
University of Washington School of Medicine
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356310
Seattle, WA 98195-6310
(206) 685-8794, (206) 543-3093
E-Mail: evallier@u.washington.edu

Wisconsin

H. Ian Robins, M.D.
Medical Oncology
K4/666 CSC
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
(800) 323-8942, (608) 263-1416
E-mail: hirobins@facstaff.wisc.edu

Joan H. Schiller, M.D.
Medical Oncology
K4/636 CSC
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
(800) 323-8942, (608) 263-5343 E-mail: jhschill@facstaff.wisc.edu
 



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