Dr. Farid Gharagozloo is a thoracic surgeon and a leading expert in minimally invasive robotic thoracic surgery. He specializes in treating thoracic cancers, like lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma, as well as benign esophageal conditions. His career is distinguished by having been the first in the world to perform robot-assisted extrapleural pneumonectomies. Education and Career
Dr. David Tom Cooke is Professor and Founding Chief of UC Davis Health Center’s Division of General Thoracic Surgery. He specializes in complex general thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, with special clinical interests including lung cancers and surgery for malignant mesothelioma. Education and Career Dr. Cooke earned an undergraduate degree in Immunology at the University
Dr. Jonathan Wesley Riess is a thoracic oncologist at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, California. As Medical Director of Thoracic Oncology, he relies on advances in diagnostics, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy in the care of patients with malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other thoracic cancers. In addition to his clinical care, he
Dr. Ravi Salgia is a medical oncologist and the Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope in Duarte, California. He is an expert in the treatment of lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and thymic malignancies. Dr. Salgia has over 30 years of award-winning accomplishments in treating patients
Dr. Rimner is a radiation oncologist and Scientific Director at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Freiberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He previously worked with a multidisciplinary team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to identify the best treatment options for patients diagnosed with thoracic cancers, like mesothelioma. Education and Career Dr. Rimner graduated from the Eberhard-Karls-Universität
Dr. Pennell is a board-certified medical oncologist who has spent more than two decades in clinical practice, specializing in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, including pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer. He is now a Senior Vice President and head of Global Medical Oncology for Bristol Myers Squibb. Education and Career After graduating from the University
Dr. Zauderer is a leading medical oncologist and researcher specializing in caring for people with thoracic cancers, including pleural mesothelioma. As Professor of Medicine of Westchester Medical Center’s Division of Hematology and Neoplastic Diseases and Medicine in the Division of Oncology, she works with a multidisciplinary team of thoracic surgeons, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, radiologists,
Dr. Prasad S. Adusumilli is a thoracic surgeon and cellular therapist at the renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He specializes in treating patients with lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and metastatic cancers to the lung and is skilled in early diagnosis and accurate staging. Dr. Adusumilli also heads a cellular research laboratory focused on developing
Dr. Richard James Battafarano is a thoracic surgeon in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery. He is both the Director of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery and Johns Hopkins’ first regional director of general thoracic surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive surgeries and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of chest diseases like pleural
Dr. Forde is a medical oncologist and researcher specializing in thoracic cancers like mesothelioma, and researching the impact of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer and mesothelioma. He currently divides his time between Johns Hopkins University and Trinity College Dublin. Education and Career Dr. Forde’s medical education began in Ireland, where he earned his