Dr. Prakash Neupane is a medical oncologist at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, where he specializes in the care of patients with head and neck cancers and thoracic cancers, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. In addition to his clinical role, he is a Professor of Medical Oncology, Program Director
William Henry Banks died of malignant epithelial mesothelioma after having served as a machinist mate in the U.S. Navy and being exposed to asbestos onboard Navy vessels. His family members filed a wrongful death suit against 26 defendants, accusing them of causing his illness and death and seeking damages for his and their suffering. A
Dr. Seth D. Force is a thoracic surgeon who specializes in treating patients diagnosed with lung cancer, and thoracic malignancies including malignant pleural mesothelioma, cardiac tumors, and esophageal cancer. He practices at Emory University School of Medicine, where he holds the title Kamal A. Mansour Professor in Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; the Winship
Dr. Joshua Winer is a surgical oncologist at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta. He is a leader in the field, and one of the few surgeons in the state of Georgia who performs cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, a procedure that has made a significant difference for patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma,
Dr. Anita Lyn Sabichi is a medical oncologist who lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma patients, as well as those with genitourinary cancers and head and neck cancers, at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She works to
Dr. George Simon is an internationally respected medical oncologist and specialist in lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. As a senior member of the Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, he identifies the most effective strategies for personalized cancer care in the form of either immunotherapy or targeted
Dr. Robert Barone is a surgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of primary and complex cancers, including malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. He is the Director of Surgical Oncology Services at Sharp Healthcare and a founding member and Staff Surgical Oncologist at Oncology Associates of San Diego, where he performs cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
It is a tragic but true fact that America’s service branches made frequent use of asbestos for decades, and as a result, a significant portion of mesothelioma victims in the United States are veterans. Asbestos companies are frequently named in personal injury lawsuits seeking compensation for the harm that veterans have suffered. In a recent case,
Dr. James D. Maloney is a general thoracic and oncologic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of lung cancer at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Maloney’s skills include minimally invasive surgical techniques, including thoracoscopic lobectomy, lung volume reduction surgery, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, and video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS). He also performs lung transplants. Dr. Maloney
Dr. Christopher D. Scott is a thoracic surgeon and Surgical Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery at UVA Health and the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center. His clinical practice centers on patients with lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic malignancies and diseases, and he specializes in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Scott specializes in treating