Dr. Walker A. Julliard is a cardiothoracic surgeon with specific expertise in the surgical treatment of non-cardiac diseases of the chest, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. He practices at Virginia Commonwealth University Health and the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and is particularly skilled in minimally invasive surgeries including thoracoscopy, robotic surgery, and laparoscopic
Dr. Patrick Nana-Sinkam is Chair and Professor in the Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the VCU School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia. There and as part of the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Nana-Sinkam diagnoses and cares for patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive
Dr. R. Wes Shepherd is a pulmonary disease and critical care medicine specialist at VCU Health and its associated Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia. He holds the titles of Professor of Interventional Pulmonology, Associate Professor of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and has an appointment as Associate Professor in the
Dr. Anthony Cassano is the Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of the Thoracic Surgical Department at Virginia Commonwealth University and its Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia. In his role, he is actively involved in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the lungs, airways and mediastinum, and
Dr. Sonam Puri is a thoracic oncologist and Clinical Research Medical Director at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. In her role there, she treats patients with thoracic malignancies including malignant pleural mesothelioma, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer. Dr. Puri works to improve patient outcomes through novel treatments beyond chemotherapy
Dr. Chakravarthy B. Reddy is an interventional pulmonologist in the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah Health and School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, and an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, airway disorders, and malignant pleural effusions, including those that manifest in patients
Dr. Thomas K. Varghese Jr. is the Chief of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah; Chief Value Officer at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI); Associate Chief Medical Quality Officer at HCI; and Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah School of
Dr. Wallace Akerley is a noted medical oncologist at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City, Utah. He specializes in thoracic oncology, with particular interest in lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. He is currently chairman of Huntsman’s Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee, Director of the
Dr. Brian Mitzman is a general surgeon at the University of Utah Health and the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has special expertise in robotic surgery and a particular interest in thoracic surgical oncology and the use of robotics for the removal of complex tumors like those of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Dr. Shiven B. Patel is a medical oncologist at the University of Utah Health and School of Medicine, and an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Both are in Salt Lake City, Utah. He cares for veterans as an Associate Professor of Oncology at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in