Dr. Laxmi Narayana R. Buddharaju is a medical oncologist and hematologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology at the College of Medicine. He sees patients diagnosed with a variety of cancers and blood diseases, but his particular interest is treating those
Dr. Erik Lewis is a thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Nebraska. He treats a wide variety of conditions ranging from lung and esophageal cancers and other thoracic malignancies like malignant pleural mesothelioma. He also treats patients diagnosed with benign conditions
Dr. Rudy P. Lackner is a thoracic surgeon and surgical oncologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Nebraska. As part of the facility’s lung cancer and thoracic oncology program, he specializes in minimally invasive approaches to treating esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and malignant pleural
A remarkable study conducted by researchers in China has determined that patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma have better cancer-specific survival and overall survival if they are married. The researchers believe that the poorer prognosis in unmarried patients is related to insufficient treatments and socioeconomic and psychosocial factors.
Dr. G. Alexander Patterson is the Joseph C. Bancroft Professor of Surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine and at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Patterson sees patients for general thoracic surgery, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and Barrett’s esophagus, as well as tracheal tumors, diseases of the airway, and adult
Dr. Ramaswamy Govindan is the Director of Medical Oncology and Thoracic Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He is nationally and internationally recognized for his expertise in the management of thoracic malignancies. In his role at the Siteman Cancer Center, he cares for patients diagnosed with lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and esophageal
Dr. Daniel Morgensztern is a medical oncology specialist with the Siteman Cancer Center. He is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology of the Washington University School of Medicine. His clinical expertise lies in the treatment of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, as well as malignant pleural mesothelioma and
Dr. Madhuri Rao is the Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery for the University of Minnesota’s M Health Fairview, a thoracic surgeon at Masonic Cancer Center, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Division of Thoracic & Foregut Surgery. Her clinical focus is on improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with lung cancer,
Dr. Manish Patel is a hematologist and oncologist at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota. His clinical interest focuses on malignant pleural mesothelioma, as well as head and neck cancers and thoracic malignancies. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota Medical
Libby, Montana is central in the annals of asbestos contamination, lung cancer, and malignant mesothelioma because of its proximity to the W. R. Grace & Co. vermiculite mine. Thousands were sickened by exposure to the carcinogen that contaminated the vermiculite, and there have been countless legal actions as a result. An upcoming trial will hear