There are a number
of medical centers in the U.S. and elsewhere that specialize in one or more
types of mesothelioma treatment. Finding experienced medical specialists and
networking with other sufferers through support groups are both important
steps in the mesothelioma treatment process and can affect your prognosis.
There are medical resources available to assist and care for mesothelioma
patients through their treatment. Staying informed and connected to the
network of mesothelioma resources is one of the most important things you
can do in your battle with mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Specialists
Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
Mesothelioma Support Groups
Mesothelioma Specialists
Manjit S. Bains, M.D., F.A.C.S.,
Thoracic Surgery at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
City.
http://www.mskcc.org/prg/prg/bios/48.cfm
Robert Cameron, M.D., Director of
Thoracic Oncology at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
School of Medicine.
http://www.surgery.medsch.ucla.edu/divisions/ct/
cv/cameron.htm
Philippe A. Chahinian, M.D., Mount
Sinai Hospital, New York City.
http://www.mountsinai.org/common/detail.jsp?
nav=dd&hosp=msh&Doctor_ID=774&alpha=1
Mark Cullen, M.D., Directory of the
Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program at Yale University
School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/occmed/pages/cullen.html
Jack A. Elias, M.D., Chief of Pulmonary
and Critical Care Medicine Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New
Haven, Connecticut.
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/pulmonary/faculty/elias.html
Bruce G. Haffty, M.D., Therapeutic
Radiology, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut.
http://info.med.yale.edu/ycc
Graeme L. Hammond, M.D., Department of
Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
http://info.med.yale.edu/yfp/referral/surg/car.html
David H. Harpole, Jr., M.D., Associate
Professor of Surgery, Thoracic Oncology Program/Assistant, Professor of
Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Phone: (919) 684-3683
David Jablons, M.D., Chief of General
Thoracic Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF)
Medical Center.
http://www.ucsf.edu/thoracic/bio.html
Theirry Jahan, M.D., 2356 Sutter Street, 7th
floor, San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 567-5581.
Larry Kaiser, M.D., Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Research Laboratory at
the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/surgery/fac/lrk.html
Mary Louise L. Keohan, M.D., Assistant
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians
and Surgeons/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076
Mark Lischner, M.D., 2 Medical Plaza, Suite
100, Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 786-7498.
http://www.myhealth.com/mark_lischner/default.htm
Harvey I. Pass, M.D., Chief of Thoracic
Oncology at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan.
(This Institute is associated with Wayne State University.)
http://www.karmanos.org/we/second/thoracic/
Roman Perez-Soler, M.D., Associate Director
of Clinical Oncology/New York University Kaplan Cancer Center, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 263-8043
Carrie A. Redlich, MD, MPH, Associate
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Yale University School
of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/occmed/redlich/
redlichcv.html#Address
Lary Robinson, M.D., Director of the Division
of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the principal Thoracic Surgical
Oncologist at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in
Tampa, Florida.
http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/physician/popups/detailpop.asp?
staffcode=1912
Valerie Rusch, M.D., F.A.C.S., Alfred P.
Sloan Chair at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
http://www.mskcc.org/prg/prg/bios/51.cfm
Dong M. Shin, M.D., Associate Professor of
Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology/M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX
Phone: (713) 792-6363
Daniel Sterman, M.D., Assistant Professor,
Department of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania Medical Center,
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (215) 614-0984
David J. Sugarbaker, M.D., Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at
Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
http://www.chestsurg.org/sugbak.htm,
http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/providers/ccj/v4n4/article4.html
Paul Sugarbaker, M.D., Director, Surgical
Oncology/Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C. Phone: (202)877-3908
Robert N. Taub, M.D., Professor of Clinical
Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons/New York
Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076
Eric Vallieres, M.D., Associate Professor of
Surgery, Section of General Thoracic Surgery/University of Washington
Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 598-4477
Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
Alabama
University of Alabama at
Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Francisco Robert, MD
205-934-5077
http://www.ccc.uab.edu/
ALASKA
Ketchikan General Hospital, Ketchikan, AK
ARIZONA
Columbia Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Linda Garland, MD
520-626-3434
http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/
CALIFORNIA
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
626-359-8111
http://www.cityofhope.org/
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
310-423-5874
http://www.csmc.edu/
Thoracic Oncology, Department of Surgery,
UCLA Medical Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section
310-794-7333 1
http://www.surgery.medsch.ucla.edu/
Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
310-289-2840
http://www.toweroncology.com/
Mt. Zion Medical Center/ USCG, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
415-885-3882
http://urology.ucsf.edu/clinicsHosp/hospZion.html
David Geffen School of Medicine University of
Los Angeles Division of Pulmonary Mesothelioma Treatment Section
310-206-7858
http://www.ucla.edu/search/contact/medicine.html
National Lung Cancer Research Program
Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
310-423-8030 Toll free 1-800-CEDARS-1 2
http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/comprehensivecancercenter/
UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA
COLORADO
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
303-315-8801
http://www.uccc.info/cancercenter/
content/home/default.asp?index=CancerHome&title=
UniversityColoradoCancerCenter
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Department of Medical Oncology, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
720-848-0300
http://www.uccc.info/cancercenter/content/home/
default.asp?index=CancerHome&title=UniversityoColorado
CancerCenter
University of Colorado Medical Center,
Denver, CO
National Jewish Hospital, Denver, CO
CONNECTICUT
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Therapeutic
Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
203-785-2959
http://www.yalecancercenter.org/index2.htm
KANSAS
CCOP-Wichita, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
316-262-4467
http://www.cancercenterofkansas.com/home.htm
KENTUCKY
Kentuckian Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
502-561-8200
LOUISIANA
CCOP-Ochsner, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
504-842-3910
http://www.ochsner.org/
MARYLAND
NCI Surgery Branch/Baltimore VA Center, Baltimore, MD
Greenbaum Cancer Center, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
410-328-2703
http://www.umm.edu/cancer/
Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical
Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
800-492-5538
http://www.umm.edu/center/
National Cancer Center, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
301-496-2195
http://www.ncc.go.jp/
University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Director of Thoracic Radiology, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
410-328-8667
http://medschool.umaryland.edu/
Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine-Assistant Professor of Medicine & Oncology
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
410-502-10339
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/medicalschool/
National Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
301-402-3721
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
MASSACHUSETTS
Dana Farber Cancer Center Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
617-632-3470
http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/
MICHIGAN
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
616-391-1230
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
313-745-8746
http://www.karmanos.org/
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital –Oakland,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
248-858-6215
http://www.mercyoakland.com/
McAuley Cancer Care Bldg. Room C139,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
734-712-1000s 11
University of Michigan, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
734-936-4300
http://www.med.umich.edu
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Professor of
Surgery and Oncology
313-745-8746
http://www.karmanos.org/
MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
612-624-5631
http://www.cancer.umn.edu/
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Minneapolis,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
612-725-2000 12
Mayo Clinic, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
507-284-2511
http://www.mayo.edu/
MISSISSIPPI
University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Attn: Cancer Research
Registry, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
601-984-1095
http://www.umc.edu/
MISSOURI
VA Medical Center-Togus, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
207-623-8411
http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/togus/
The Center for Cancer Care and Research
Director, Clinical Research
314-628-1210
http://tcccr.com/
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Columbia
(Truman Memorial), Mesothelioma Treatment Section
573-814-6000
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
314-747-3000
http://www.barnesjewish.org/
St. Louis University, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
314-577-8854
http://www.slu.edu/
NEBRASKA
Good Samaritan Health Systems, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
308-865-7564
http://www.gshs.org/
Creighton University Medical Center, Cancer
Center-Suite 2321, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
402-280-5009
http://medicine.creighton.edu/
NEVADA
CCOP-Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
702-384-0013
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
603-650-5534
http://www.cancer.dartmouth.edu/index.shtml
NEW JERSEY
Somerset Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
908-685-2200
http://www.somersetmedicalcenter.com/
Norris Cotton Cancer Center-Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
603-650-6300
http://www.cancer.dartmouth.edu/index.shtml
NEW MEXICO
Director of Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Research and Treatment
Center, University of New Mexico
505-272-5837
http://hsc.unm.edu/crtc/
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
507-284-2511
http://www.mayo.edu/research/cancercenter/
NEW YORK
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
716-845-5873
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
212-639-6483
Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian
Medical Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section
212-305-9468
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Herbert
Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
212-305-1252
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
212-746-2844 18
CCOP-Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates
of Central New York, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
315-472-7504
Regional Cancer Center Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
315-464-8200
NORTH CAROLINA
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
336-716-2088
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer/
Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest
University School of Medicine, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
336-716-4276 13
http://www.wfubmc.edu/school/
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
919-966-4431
http://cancer.med.unc.edu
NORTH DAKOTA
Medcenter One Health System, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
701-250-7355
http://www.medcenterone.com/
Altru Health Systems Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
701-780-6390
http://www.altru.org/
OHIO
CCOP-Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
419-479-5605
http://www.tchop.com/
St. Joseph Health Center, Warren, OH
OKLAHOMA
CCOP-Sooner State, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
918-499-2000
Southwestern Regional Medical Center,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
918-496-5933
OREGON
Good Samaritan Hospital, Corvalis, OR
Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
CCOP-Geisinger Medical Center, Dept. Hematology/ Oncology,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
570-271-6045
http://www.geisinger.org/
Department of Radiation Oncology, University
of Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
215-662-7296
http://www.med.upenn.edu/
Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical Center,
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Mesothelioma Treatment Section
215-662-7538
http://www.pennhealth.com/upmc/
Department of Radiation Oncology, University
of Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
215-662-7296
http://www.med.upenn.edu/
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
412-578-4355
http://www.asri.edu/wph/
UPMC Presbyterian-Co-Director of the Lung
Cancer Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section
412-647-4700
http://www.upmc.com/
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
888-369-2427
http://www.fccc.edu/
SOUTH CAROLINA
Medical University of South Carolina, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
843-792-4271
http://www.musc.edu/
TENNESSEE
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Memphis, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
1030 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN
TEXAS
Lone Star Oncology, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
512-343-2103
http://www.lonestaroncology.com/
University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
713-792-6363
http://www.mdanderson.org/
University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
713-792-6161
http://www.mdanderson.org/
S. R. Burzynski Clinic, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
713-335-5697
http://www.cancermed.com/
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas M.
D. Anderson Cancer Center, , 77030-4095
713-792-6933
http://www.mdanderson.org/
Scott & White Clinic, Mesothelioma Treatment
Section
254-724-570
http://www.sw.org/
Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
214-648-4921
http://swnt240.swmed.edu/postdoc/HamonCenter.htm
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
210-616-5945
http://www.ctrc.saci.org/index.asp
UTAH
Utah Valley State Hospital, Provo, UT
VERMONT
UHC Campus -St. Joseph 3, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
802-847-3827
http://www.vermontcancer.org/
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-White River
Junction Mesothelioma Treatment Section
802-295-9363
VIRGINIA
Center for Cancer Care, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
434-982-8410
Virginia Oncology Associates, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
757-827-9400
http://www.virginiacancer.com/
MBCCOP-Massey Cancer Center, Mesothelioma
Treatment Section
804-828-0450
http://www.vcu.edu/mcc/
WISCONSIN
Medical Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
608-263-8090
http://www.uwhospital.org/
WASHINGTON
Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine,
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
206-543-3093
http://www.washington.edu/medicine/index.html
Diagnostic Specialties Laboratories, Bremerton, WA
Kennewick General Hospital, Kennewick, WA
University of Washington Medical Center,
Seattle, WA
Swedish Tumor Institute, Seattle, WA
St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV
Mesothelioma Support Groups
These support groups provide counseling,
education and communication for victims of life-threatening diseases.
http://www.acor.org/support.html - Association of Cancer Online
Resources (ACOR) manages a mailing list for mesothelioma patients.
http://www.alcase.org/support/suptrgroups.html - Alliance for Lung
Cancer, Advocacy, Support and Education Support Groups (ALCASE) national
lung cancer support groups.
http://www.aicr.org/resource.html - American Institute for Cancer
Research (AICR) Cancer Resource provides treatment information to cancer
patients and their families.
http://www.cancercare.org/people/counseling - Cancer Care Counseling
provides free professional counseling for individuals or professionally
facilitated support groups.
http://www.amc.org/flash/cicl/f_cicl_aboutcicl.html - Cancer Information
and Counseling Line (CICL) is a service of AMC Cancer Center to help people
with cancer and their families.
http://www.hospiceworld.org/ - Hospicelink not-for-profit organization
that offers information about hospice and palliative care. They can refer
patients and their families to local programs.
http://www.wellness-community.org/ - National program of education,
support and hope for cancer patients and their families. |