Dr. Arkadiusz Z. Dudek is a medical oncologist and researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is actively involved in developing new cancer therapeutics for lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, kidney cancer, and melanoma, as well as other advanced malignancies. His focus is on identifying targets for therapies in order to lead to improvements in
Dr. Renuka Malik is a radiation oncologist who practices at University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She specializes in the treatment of thoracic, gastrointestinal, and oligometastatic cancers including malignant pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and lung cancer, as well as gynecologic cancers, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and head and neck cancer. Dr. Malik has significant
Dr. Alexandra Funaki is a diagnostic radiology at the University of Chicago’s Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine in Hyde Park, Illinois. She is part of the Department of Radiology – Thoracic Imaging and specializes in pulmonary parenchymal and thoracic vascular imaging. Dr. Funaki analyzes and interprets chest CT scans and radiographs to diagnose thoracic disease.
Starting this morning, a Helena, Montana jury will begin hearing a claim filed by the families of two Libby, Montana mesothelioma victims. The survivors accuse BNSF Railway of negligently exposing their loved ones to asbestos during the years when the W.R. Grace & Co. mine operated near the town.
Dr. Timothy S. Blackwell is a pulmonologist and critical care medicine specialist who is the chair of the University of Michigan’s Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the John G. Searle Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan’s Medical School. Dr. Blackwell is nationally recognized for his contributions to the clinical care
Dr. Dong M. Shin is a board-certified medical oncologist and researcher at Emory University Hospital and the Winship Cancer Institute. He holds several titles, including the Frances Kelly Blomeyer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Professor of Otolaryngology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Head and Neck Cancer SPORE
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. Roman Perez-Soler is an innovator and leading clinician for patients diagnosed with lung cancers, malignant mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. He most recently served as the Division Chief at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center as well as the deputy director of the Albert Einstein Cancer Center in Bronx, New York. Dr. Perez-Soler has been a
Dr. Prashant C. Shah is a thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in complex thoracic cancer at Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, Texas. Dr. Shah is skilled in minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma, as well as foregut and esophageal surgery. Dr. Shah’s expertise includes
Dr. Ritsuko Komaki is an Emeritus Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She is noted for her work in both research and clinical care, and particularly for her advocacy and use of proton therapy in treating challenging tumors including lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and