David J. Finley is the Program Director of Dartmouth Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Thoracic Oncology Program. A thoracic surgeon triple board certified in Surgery, General Surgery, and Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, he is skilled in a wide range of surgical techniques. He specializes in the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer,
Dr. Estelamari Rodriguez is a triple board-certified hematologist, oncologist, and internist at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her clinical interest is in the early detection and treatment of malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as in developing programs to eradicate disparities in health care. In addition to the care she provides
Dr. Apar Kishor Ganti is an oncologist and internal medicine specialist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is a physician scientist whose primary interests are lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, thymoma, head and neck cancers, and thyroid cancers. Dr. Ganti is also an integral member of the Omaha VA Medical Center’s care team,
Malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer are common causes of death among people who work in asbestos-contaminated work settings. There are several legal and financial remedies available to those who’ve been affected by these circumstances, ranging from personal injury litigation to filing for workers’ compensation benefits, and all-too-frequently companies object to being held responsible, no
Dr. Laxmi Narayana R. Buddharaju is a medical oncologist and hematologist at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska. He spent much of his career at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, seeing patients and serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology/Hematology at the College of Medicine. He
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