Dr. Shanda Blackmon is an innovative minimally invasive surgeon who specializes in surgical treatment for patients with esophageal cancer, achalasia, and malignant pleural mesothelioma. As director of the Lung Institute at Baylor Medicine in Houston, Texas, she will continue her dedication to improving patient care through advancements in technology. Dr. Blackmon has long led the
Dr. William G. Breen is a board-certified radiation oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he specializes in treating patients diagnosed with lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, brain cancer, lymphoma, and other central nervous system disorders. He has expertise in the use of proton therapy, IMRT, SBRT total skin electron beam therapy, and orthovoltage radiotherapy
Dr. Jonathan D’Cunha is a cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in the care of patients diagnosed with thoracic malignancies. He is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and a member of the Lung Cancer Program at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, where he applies his surgical skill on patients diagnosed
When mesothelioma victim Kevin Burns filed a personal injury case against boiler company Burnham LLC, he included punitive damages in his claim. The company responded by filing a motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss that portion of the complaint, but this week the Supreme Court of New York denied their request, noting that the
Dr. Vinicius Ernani is a thoracic medical oncologist specializing in thoracic malignancies, including malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and thymic cancers. He provides clinical care and develops and co-chairs clinical trials in lung cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both Medical Oncology
Dr. Konstantinos Leventakos is an oncologist who specializes in the treatment of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His clinical focus is on the use of personalized medicine and immunotherapy to treat patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, thymic malignancies,
Dr. Yanyan Lou is a medical oncologist and researcher with a special focus on lung cancer and the development of CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of cancers of thoracic malignancies. In her position as head of the Lung Cancer Program and experimental therapeutics program at the Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Florida location, she treats patients
Dr. Rami Manochakian is a board-certified medical oncologist who specializes in thoracic malignancies. Lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma patients seeking care at the Mayo Clinic in Florida benefit from his experience, knowledge, and extensive research of thoracic malignancies of all types. He is particularly focused on the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small
Dr. Aaron S. Mansfield is a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist who practices and conducts research at the Rochester, Minnesota site. As co-director of the Precision Cancer Therapeutics Program within the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, he has played a significant role in the development of new treatments for lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies,
Dr. Mohamed Shanshal is a medical oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. As a member of both the Oncology department and the Lung Cancer Program, he is focused on treating patients with thoracic malignancies, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. He is also working on the development of novel drug therapeutics for these illnesses