Dr. Chuong D. Hoang is a surgeon-scientist at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He works in molecular therapeutics to research promising therapeutic microRNAs for use against thoracic cancers like malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer. His work facilitates projects aimed at discovering biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and response evaluation. Dr. Hoang’s lab specifically
Dr. Kemp Kernstine is a thoracic surgeon specializing in the management of a wide spectrum of benign and malignant diseases of the chest, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. He practices at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he is Professor and Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and holds the
Dr. Charles Mulligan is a thoracic surgeon and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center of the Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware. His clinical interests include malignant pleural mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, and lung cancer. Dr. Mulligan says that he loves being a doctor and being able to
Dr. Tracey L. Weigel is a thoracic and cardiac surgeon at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. Since she joined the facility in 2016, she has helped develop a robotic thoracic oncology and foregut program that allows her to provide high-quality care for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer.
Dr. K. Eric Sommers is a cardiothoracic and thoracic surgeon at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, and is widely recognized as a leader in the surgical treatment of thoracic illnesses like lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and esophageal cancer. His technique for daVinci robotic lobectomy for lung cancer has been widely taught. Dr. Sommers
Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio is the chief of clinical thoracic surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City. He treats patients who have lung cancer, esophageal cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and many other malignancies and diseases of the chest. Dr. Cerfolio is an international expert and pioneer in the use of robotic surgical techniques for
Dr. Jason Shaw is the Director of General Thoracic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York and the Director of the Maimonides Lung Cancer Screening Program. He is noted for his expertise in lung and thoracic cancer care, including for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, as well as for his skill in
Dr. Traves Crabtree is a cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in thoracic surgery for cancer at the Southern Illinois University Cardiothoracic Surgery Program at the Simmons Cancer Institute. While serving as professor of surgery and medical director of the surgical skills laboratory, Dr. Crabtree also specializes in the care of patients with pleural mesothelioma and other
Dr. James D. Luketich is a thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he holds the title of Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Luketich specializes in treating all types of thoracic malignancies, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma, as
Dr. K. Adam Lee is a thoracic surgeon and leader in minimally invasive lung and chest surgery at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter Florida. He is credited with breakthroughs in robotic-assisted surgeries that have proven to be so helpful in improving patient outcomes following lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma surgery. The Thoracic Surgery and Lung