SPECIALISTS & TREATMENT CENTERS

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

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana Farber
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617.732.6703 office
              617.732.6524 lab
Fax: 617.730.2898

Dr. Raphael Bueno

Dr. Pasi Janne

Dr. David Sugarbaker

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076

Mary Louise L. Keohan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical
Medicine

Robert N. Taub, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212-639-2000

Manjit S. Bains, M.D., F.A.C.S., Thoracic Surgery
212-639-2000

Lee M. Krug, M.D., Oncologist

Valerie Rusch, M.D., F.A.C.S., Alfred P. Sloan Chair, Thoracic Surgery 212-639-5873

Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212-241-6500

Philippe A. Chahinian, M.D.
212-241-0484

Stephen M. Levin, Occupational Medicine
212-241-9059

Scott J. Swanson, M.D., Thoracic Surgery
212-659-6815

New York University
160 East 34th Street,
New York, NY, 10016
212 731 5414

Harvey I. Pass, Surgical Oncologist
212 731 5414

Yale University School of Medicine
Yale New-Haven Medical Center
New Haven, CT06510 USA

Mark Cullen, M.D., Director of the Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program 203-785-6434

Jack A. Elias, M.D., Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section 203 785-4163

Carrie A. Redlich, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (203) 785-5885

Dr. Hedy Lee Kindler
University of Chicago Medical Center
Section of Hematology/Oncology
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.702.0360

David Jablons, M.D., Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center.

David Rice, M.D., M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Daniel Sterman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Phone: (215) 614-0984

Paul Sugarbaker, M.D., Director, Surgical Oncology/Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, D.C. Phone: (202)877-3908

Eric Vallieres, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of General Thoracic Surgery/University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 598-4477

NEW YORK
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, NY
Phone: (212) 305-4076

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212639-2000

Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212-241-6500

New York University
160 East 34th Street,
New York, NY, 10016
212 731 5414

Glens Falls Cancer Center

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
716-845-5873

Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
315-472-7504

OUTSIDE NEW YORK

Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
Francisco Robert, MD 
205-934-5077

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

CALIFORNIA
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
626-359-8111

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
310-423-5874

Thoracic Oncology, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
310-794-7333 1

Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
310-289-2840

Mt. Zion Medical Center/ USCG, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
415-885-3882

David Geffen School of Medicine University of Los Angeles Division of Pulmonary Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
310-206-7858

UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA

COLORADO
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
303-315-8801

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

KANSAS
CCOP-Wichita, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
316-262-4467

KENTUCKY
Kentuckian Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
502-561-8200

LOUISIANA
CCOP-Ochsner, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
504-842-3910

MARYLAND
NCI Surgery Branch/Baltimore VA Center, Baltimore, MD

Greenbaum Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
410-328-2703

Division of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
800-492-5538

National Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
301-496-2195

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director of Thoracic Radiology, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
410-328-8667

National Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
301-402-3721

MASSACHUSETTS
Dana Farber Cancer Center Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
617-632-3470

MICHIGAN
Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
616-391-1230

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
313-745-8746

McAuley Cancer Care Bldg. Room C139, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
734-712-1000s 11

University of Michigan, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
734-936-4300

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Professor of Surgery and Oncology 
313-745-8746

MINNESOTA
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
612-624-5631

Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Minneapolis, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
612-725-2000 12

Mayo Clinic, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
507-284-2511

MISSISSIPPI
University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Attn: Cancer Research Registry, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
601-984-1095

MISSOURI
VA Medical Center-Togus, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
207-623-8411

The Center for Cancer Care and Research Director, Clinical Research 
314-628-1210

Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Columbia (Truman Memorial), Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
573-814-6000

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
314-747-3000

St. Louis University, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
314-577-8854

NEBRASKA
Good Samaritan Health Systems, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
308-865-7564

Creighton University Medical Center, Cancer Center-Suite 2321, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
402-280-5009

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

NEW JERSEY
Somerset Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
908-685-2200

Norris Cotton Cancer Center-Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
603-650-6300

NEW MEXICO
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
507-284-2511

NORTH CAROLINA
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Mesothelioma Treatment Section
336-716-2088

Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
336-716-4276 13

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
919-966-4431

NORTH DAKOTA
Medcenter One Health System, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
701-250-7355

OHIO
CCOP-Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program Mesothelioma Treatment Section
419-479-5605

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

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
215-662-7296

Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
215-662-7538

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
215-662-7296

Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
412-578-4355

UPMC Presbyterian-Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
412-647-4700

SOUTH CAROLINA
Medical University of South Carolina, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
843-792-4271

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

University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
713-792-6363

S. R. Burzynski Clinic, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
713-335-5697

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

Scott & White Clinic, Mesothelioma Treatment Section 
254-724-570

UTAH
Utah Valley State Hospital, Provo, UT

VERMONT
UHC Campus -St. Joseph 3, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
802-847-3827

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

MBCCOP-Massey Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
804-828-0450

WISCONSIN
Medical Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
608-263-8090

WASHINGTON
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

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.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.

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