First, for mesothelioma treatment always consult with your treating physicians or family doctors for advice on getting treatment at specialized institutions or from doctors with particular expertise in mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma treatments are improving and can vary dramatically from one patient to another depending on many factors including your overall health and the extent of the disease. Mesothelioma treatment can include chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and new clinical trials as well. Only a doctor trained in mesothelioma treatment can provide the proper advice.
For an overview mesothelioma and its treatment, click on: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Treatment can be found in New York, including:
Harvey Pass, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
School of Medicine
530 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-7300
http://www.med.nyu.edu/cvsurgery/thoracic/faculty/bios/pass.html
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cancer Research Center
Chanin Building
1300 Morris Park Ave.
Bronx, NY 10461
718-430-2302
Clinical Cancer Center
Manjit S. Bains, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021
800-525-2225
212-639-7450
http://www.mskcc.org/prg/prg/bios/48.cfm
Columbia Presbyterian
Comprehensive Cancer Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
701 W. 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-305-6921
Kaplan Cancer Center
New York University Medical Center
550 First Ave.
New York, NY 10016
212-263-5349
Clinical Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
1275 York Ave.
New York, NY 10021
800-525-2225
212-639-6561
Valerie Rusch, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212-639-5873
email: ruschv@mskcc.org
Roswell Park Cancer
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
800-767-9355
213-845-5770
University of Rochester Cancer Center
601 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14642
716-275-6292
Clinical Cancer Center
Philippe A. Chihanian, M.D.
Mt. Sinai Hospital
5 East 98 St.
New York, NY 10029
212-241-6368
David Ilson, M.D.
Borys Mychalczak, M.D.
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Stephen Rush, M.D.
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY
Roman Perez-Soler, M.D.
Nw York University Kaplan Cancer Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-263-8043
212-263-6485
Robert N. Taub, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Program Director
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital
Atchley Pavilion Room 907
161 Fort Washington Ave.
New York, NY
212-305-4076
American Health Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
212-953-1900
Cancer Center
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
P.O. Box 100
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
516-367-8383
Cancer Center
Herbert Irving
Comprehensive Cancer Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
701 West 168th Street, Room 1509
New York, NY 10032
212-305-6921