Dr. Alexandra Funaki is a diagnostic radiologist at the University of Chicago’s Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine in Hyde Park, Illinois. She specializes in thoracic imaging, helping to diagnose conditions like pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other complex chest and lung conditions. Education and Career Dr. Funaki earned her medical degree at Midwestern University Chicago
Dr. Pavan Mukesh Jhaveri is a radiation oncologist who practices at the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, as well as at Baylor Medicine’s Lung Institute. His expertise in the use of innovative radiation oncology tools and techniques is an invaluable addition to Baylor’s multidisciplinary approach to
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. Dr. Blackwell is nationally recognized for his contributions to the clinical care of patients diagnosed with lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases, as well as for his mentoring of researchers
Dr. Dong M. Shin is a board-certified medical oncologist and researcher at Emory University Hospital and the Winship Cancer Institute. Dr. Shin has a national and international reputation as both a researcher and a clinician. He is recognized for his work in head and neck cancers as well as mesothelioma, thymoma, and thymic carcinoma. Education
Dr. Seth D. Force is an experienced thoracic surgeon based in Atlanta, Georgia, who specializes in treating patients diagnosed with lung cancer and thoracic malignancies, including 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
Dr. Roman Perez-Soler is an innovator and leading clinician for patients diagnosed with lung cancers, pleural 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. Education and Career Dr. Perez-Soler
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 pleural mesothelioma, as well as foregut and esophageal surgery. Education and Career Dr. Shah
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, pleural mesothelioma, and breast
Dr. Minesh Mehta is an internationally recognized leader in radiation oncology, proton therapy, and cancer research. He is the Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology of Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami, Florida, where he provides expert care for patients diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, brain cancer, and other