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
New York Area Mesothelioma Treatment Specialists
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
Other Mesothelioma Specialists
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
Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
NEW YORKColumbia 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
AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Francisco Robert, MD
205-934-5077
ALASKA
Ketchikan General Hospital, Ketchikan, AK
ARIZONAColumbia 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
CALIFORNIACity 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
CONNECTICUTYale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
203-785-2959
KANSASCCOP-Wichita, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
316-262-4467
KENTUCKYKentuckian Cancer Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
502-561-8200
LOUISIANACCOP-Ochsner, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
504-842-3910
MARYLANDNCI 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
MASSACHUSETTSDana Farber Cancer Center Institute, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
617-632-3470
MICHIGANMesothelioma 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
MINNESOTAUniversity 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
MISSISSIPPIUniversity Of Mississippi Medical Center, Attn: Cancer Research Registry, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
601-984-1095
MISSOURIVA 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
NEBRASKAGood Samaritan Health Systems, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
308-865-7564
Creighton University Medical Center, Cancer Center-Suite 2321, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
402-280-5009
NEVADACCOP-Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation Mesothelioma Treatment Section
702-384-0013
NEW HAMPSHIRENorris Cotton Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
603-650-5534
NEW JERSEYSomerset Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
908-685-2200
Norris Cotton Cancer Center-Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
603-650-6300
NEW MEXICOMayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
507-284-2511
NORTH CAROLINAComprehensive 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 DAKOTAMedcenter 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
OKLAHOMACCOP-Sooner State, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
918-499-2000
Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
918-496-5933
OREGONGood Samaritan Hospital, Corvalis, OR
Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIACCOP-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 CAROLINAMedical University of South Carolina, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
843-792-4271
TENNESSEEVeterans Affairs Medical Center-Memphis, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
1030 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN
TEXASLone 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
UTAHUtah Valley State Hospital, Provo, UT
VERMONTUHC Campus -St. Joseph 3, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
802-847-3827
Veterans Affairs Medical Center-White River Junction Mesothelioma Treatment Section
802-295-9363
VIRGINIACenter 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
WISCONSINMedical Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Mesothelioma Treatment Section
608-263-8090
WASHINGTONDiagnostic 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 VIRGINIAWheeling 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.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.