Finding a Mesothelioma Doctor
Not every patient has the luxury of selecting the specialist who will oversee his or her treatment. But when at all possible, patients should be selective when choosing a doctor. It is critical that the doctor make the patient feel comfortable and maintain a good level of communication with the patient.
The doctors identified here are well known and regarded for their treatment of mesothelioma patients. Some specialize in the treatment of a particular type of mesothelioma or have extensive experience with a particular form of treatment.
Locate a Mesothelioma Doctor by State:
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington
James W. Ballard, M.D.
Norwood Clinic
1528 No. 26th St.
Birmingham, AL 35283
California Mesothelioma Doctors
Dr. Robert Cameron
P. O. Box 951741
Los Angeles, California 90095-1741
(310) 794.7333
rcameron@mednet.ucla.edu
Dr. David Jablons
UCSF Mt. Zion Medical Center
2330 Post St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 885-3882
Dr. Theirry Jahan
2356 Sutter, 7th FL
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-5581
Dr. Mark Lischner
2 Medical Plaza, Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 786-7498
Connecticut Mesothelioma Doctors
Mark Cullen, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Occupational and Environmental
135 College St., 3rd floor
New Haven, CT 06510-2483
Jack A. Elias, M.D.
Pulmonary Medicine
Yale Cancer Center
Michael Grey, M.D.
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
Bruce G. Haffty, M.D.
Therapeutic Radiology
Yale Cancer Center
Graeme L. Hammond, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Therapy
Yale Cancer Center
Michael Kashgarian, M.D.
Pathology
Yale Cancer Center
Ronald Ponn, M.D.
Thoracic Surgeon
333 Orchard St., Suite 107
New Haven, CT 06511
Carrie A. Redlich, M.D., M.P.H.
Occupational Medicine
Yale Cancer Center
Larry A. Robinson, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
At The University of South Florida
12902 Magnolia Dr.
Tampa, FL 33612
John Ruckdeschel, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL 33612-9497
Stephen C. Yang, M.D., F.A.C.S, F.C.C.P.
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery / Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21287
(410) 614-3891
Massachusetts Mesothelioma Doctors
Raphael Bueno, M.D.
International Mesothelioma Program (IMP)
Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Brighams & Womens Hospital
75 Francis St.
Boston, MA 02115
Richard Kraiden, M.D.
Pulmonary Pathologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02114
David Sugarbaker, M.D.
International Mesothelioma Program (IMP)
Dana Farber Cancer Institute & Brighams & Womens Hospital
75 Francis St.
Boston, MA 02115
Manjit Bains, M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021
Philippe A. Chihanian, M.D.
Mt. Sinai Hospital
5 East 98 St.
New York, NY 10029
(212) 241-6368
David Ilson, M.D.
Borys Mychalczak, M.D.
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Dr. Valerie Rusch
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021
(212) 639.5873
ruschv@mskcc.org
Harvey Pass, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
School of Medicine
530 First Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-7300
Stephen Rush, M.D.
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
Roman Perez-Soler, M.D.
New York University Kaplan Cancer Center
550 First Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-8043
(212) 263-6485
Robert N. Taub, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Program Director
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
Atchley Pavilion Room 907
161 Fort Washington Ave.
New York, NY
North Carolina Mesothelioma Doctors
Dr. David H. Harpole, Jr.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC Box 3617
3582 Duke Hospital South
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-3683
harpo002@mc.duke.edu
Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Doctors
Dr. Larry Kaiser
University of Pennsylvania
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662.7538
Kaiser@mail.med.upenn.edu
Rhode Island Mesothelioma Doctors
David Ettensohn, M.D.
Pulmonary Medicine
109 Beechwood Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
David Kern, M.D.
Memorial Hospital of RI
Occupational Health Clinic
111 Brewster St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
John Pella, M.D.
St. Joseph Hospital
Pulmonary Fatima Unit
200 High Service Ave.
North Providence, RI 02904
S.T. Sambandan, M.D.
Oncologist
1180 Hope St.
Bristol, RI
Anthony Testa M.D.
Oncologist
100 Highland Ave.
Providence, RI 02904
Tennessee Mesothelioma Doctors
Spencer McCachren, M.D.
Thompson Cancer Center
Knoxville, TN
(423) 541-1812
David Rice, M.D.
Director, Mesothelioma Multidisciplinary Program
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 794-1477
(800) 392-1611
W. Roy Smythe, M.D.
Scott & White Healthcare
2401 S. 31st St.
Temple, TX 76508
(254) 724-2111
(800) 792-3710
Washington Mesothelioma Doctors
Dr. Eric Vallieres
P.O. Box 356310
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195-6310
(206) 543-3093
Washington, D.C. Mesothelioma Doctors
Cesar A. Moran, M.D.
Department of the Army
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, DC 20306
Dr. Paul Sugarbaker
Sugarbaker Oncology Associates, P.C.
110 Irving St., NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 877-3908
Wisconsin Mesothelioma Doctors
Joan H. Schiller, M.D.
H. Ian Robins, M.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI