Dr. Gregory Peter Kalemkerian is a medical oncologist, internist, clinical professor, and researcher at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center whose specialties are lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, and other thoracic malignancies. As a member of the Lung Cancer Team, he is an active participant in reviewing patient cases and recommending a treatment plan
Dr. Benjamin Wei is a noted thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon, researcher, and professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Board-certified in surgery, cardiac surgery, and thoracic surgery, Dr. Wei is an expert in robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracic surgery and treats patients diagnosed with thoracic cancers and benign conditions. Dr. Wei is also skilled in
Many asbestos companies simply won’t accept being held responsible for mesothelioma and lung cancer deaths. Even after losing repeated decisions in court and being told to pay their victims, these companies attempt to raise additional legal arguments. In a recent example, an asbestos tile flooring company argued that a new legal standard warranted renewal of
Dr. James M. Donahue is a thoracic surgeon at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He treats patients diagnosed with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic malignancies. He is the Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery and the James H. Estes Family Endowed Chair for Lung Cancer Research. Education and Career Dr. Donahue began his professional
Dr. David Sternberg is a board-certified surgeon, thoracic surgeon, and cardiothoracic surgeon who treats patients at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Michigan. Dr. Steinberg specializes in minimally invasive chest surgery and serves on the facility’s tumor board. His particular areas of clinical interest include lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and lung nodules, and he is skilled
Dr. Frank Baciewicz, Jr., is a thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeon at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan, where he is part of the Multidisciplinary Team of the Thoracic Oncology Program. He treats patients diagnosed with lung cancer and esophageal cancer. His special clinical interests include minimally invasive robotic lung surgery, thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery, ascending
Dr. Dipesh Uprety is an oncologist and hematologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. He specializes in thoracic oncology, focusing on patients with lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and other advanced thoracic cancers. Education and Career Dr. Uprety began his medical education in Dharan, Nepal, at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
Dr. Tarik Hadid is a medical oncologist and hematologist who specializes in head and neck cancers and thoracic cancers. As a member of the Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Thoracic Oncology Program’s Multidisciplinary Team, he collaborates with other specialists to treat esophageal cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and thymoma and thymic malignancies. Education and Career Dr.
Dr. Hirva Mamdani is a thoracic medical oncologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and other thoracic malignancies. She is the head of the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit and is the Director of Lung Cancer Screening there. Education and
Dr. Scott J. Swanson is an accomplished general and thoracic surgeon at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is the Director of Brigham & Women’s Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and serves as the Associate Chief of Surgery for Surgical Oncology at Dana-Farber. Education