Dr. Jay M. Lee is the Surgical Director of UCLA and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Thoracic Oncology Program and an Associate Professor of Surgery (Tenure Track) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. An internationally recognized expert in all aspects of thoracic surgical oncology, his clinical focus is on patients with lung cancer and
Dr. William Mitchell is a medical oncologist whose practice is dedicated to the care of patients with all types of thoracic cancers, including lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and thymomas. A large part of his clinical role at UC San Diego’s Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center is dedicated to palliative care: he directs the Doris Howell
Dr. Lyudmila Bazhenova is a medical oncologist who practices at Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC San Diego, in San Diego, California. She specializes in treating patients with all types of lung cancer and thoracic malignancies, including malignant pleural mesothelioma. She is also a clinical professor of Medicine at UC San Diego Medical School. Dr.
Dr. Patricia Thistlethwaite is a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor of surgery at the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. In addition to heart surgery, she specializes in minimally invasive approaches to thoracic diseases including lung cancer, mediastinal and chest wall surgeries including for malignant pleural mesothelioma, diseases of the thymus, and heart and
Dr. Thierry M. Jahan is a University of California at San Francisco medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. Over decades of caring for patients, he has a well-deserved reputation for his empathetic and compassionate treatment of his patients and his commitment to finding a cure
Dr. Harmik J. Soukiasian is a thoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive robotic thoracic surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. As Chief of Thoracic Surgery, he cares for patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, Barrett’s esophagus, and reflux. Dr. Soukiasian holds
For more than fifty years, mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease advocates have been fighting for a ban on the use of asbestos in the United States. After decades of pushback from the chemical industry and roadblocks imposed by previous administrations, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule prohibiting ongoing uses of the carcinogenic material.
Dr. Christopher Wigfield is a thoracic surgeon who practices at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. He specializes in robotic thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer, mediastinal and pleural conditions including malignant pleural mesothelioma, chest wall tumors and defects, and lung transplantation. He is dedicated to advancing innovations in thoracic
Dr. Francis C. Nichols, III is a cardiothoracic and general surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In his role, he applies his extensive surgical expertise to the treatment of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. He works as part of a multidisciplinary team to offer
Dr. Stephen D. Cassivi is a thoracic surgeon and researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic malignancies. Dr. Cassivi’s skills include robotic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery, and his focus is on the delivery of brachytherapy as a