Dr. Jess Schwartz is a thoracic surgeon at the Stephenson Cancer Center and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotic and video-assisted thoracic surgery, and in caring for patients with thoracic malignancies, specializing in treating patients with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal malignancies, including thymoma,
Dr. J. Matthew Reinersman is a thoracic surgeon and thoracic oncologist who treats patients with lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, and other types of thoracic malignancies at the Stephenson Cancer Institute at the University of Oklahoma. He specializes in using robotic technology and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Education and Career Dr. Reinersman earned a
Medical researchers are relentlessly searching for answers to the puzzle of malignant mesothelioma, the rare and deadly asbestos-related disease that has proven so resistant to traditional cancer treatments. A recent discovery by researchers in Germany has provided an important piece of the puzzle: The scientists have identified a biomarker that is both more accurate than
Dr. Kai He is an innovative medical oncologist who specializes in the care of lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma patients at the James Cancer Hospital of The Ohio State University. Dr. He’s expertise lies in providing personalized care based on his patients’ unique clinical, genetic, and immunological characteristics. Education and Career Dr. He attended
Dr. David P. Carbone is a medical oncologist who specializes in treating patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Ohio State University. Dr. Carbone is Director of the cancer center’s thoracic center and co-leader of the Translational Therapeutics Program, where he focuses on genetics, targeted therapies,
Dr. Gregory A. Otterson is a retired thoracic oncologist who most recently held positions at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Ohio State University. He was the co-director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and a professor of internal medicine. Dr. Otterson specialized in the treatment of patients with thoracic malignancies, including pleural mesothelioma, adenocarcinoma,
Dr. Dwight Owen is a medical oncologist and researcher at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. He specializes in treating patients with thoracic malignancies, including pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and thymic cancers. Dr. Owen says that what drove him into oncology was the human connection and the fact that it let him be his
Dr. Peter G. Shields is a medical oncologist and researcher at The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a tenured professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and in the Division of Epidemiology. Education and Career Dr. Shields earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
Dr. Peter J. Kneuertz is a thoracic surgeon at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic malignancies, including pleural mesothelioma. He is skilled in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and robotic surgery, as well as extrapleural pneumonectomy and bronchoscopy.
Dr. Robert E. Merritt is a general thoracic surgeon, professor, and director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Ohio State University. He has special expertise in minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of lung cancer and thoracic malignancies, including pleural mesothelioma. His clinical interests include primary lung carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, thymic malignancies, primary tumors