Mesothelioma Doctors & Specialists
Malignant mesothelioma is treated by a small number of highly specialized physicians in the United States. 71 board-certified specialists — including 30 thoracic surgeons and 20 medical oncologists — practice at 43 NCI-designated cancer centers and major academic medical institutions with established mesothelioma programs. These physicians perform tumor-removing procedures such as extrapleural pneumonectomy and pleurectomy/decortication, and administer frontline treatments including pemetrexed-based chemotherapy, nivolumab/ipilimumab immunotherapy, and clinical trials for emerging therapies.
Last verified: March 29, 2026
Dr. Gerard Abood
Surgical Oncology
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL
1 Board Cert
Dr. Prasad S. Adusumilli
Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
1 Board Cert · 200+ Publications
Dr. H. Richard Alexander
Surgical Oncology
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
1 Board Cert
Dr. Evan Alley
Medical Oncology
Penn Medicine (Abramson Cancer Center)
Philadelphia, PA
2 Board Certs · 80+ Publications
Dr. Hiren Batra
Interventional Pulmonology
University of Alabama at Birmingham / O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL
2 Board Certs
Dr. Shanda Blackmon
Thoracic Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Andrew M. Blakely
Surgical Oncology
National Cancer Institute / National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
1 Board Cert
Dr. Raphael Bueno
Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
2 Board Certs · 350+ Publications
Dr. Bryan Burt
Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 100+ Publications
Dr. Robert Cameron
Thoracic Surgery
UCLA Health / David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Jennifer W. Carlisle
Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2 Board Certs
Dr. Thomas D'Amico
Thoracic Surgery
Duke Cancer Institute
Durham, NC
2 Board Certs · 300+ Publications
Dr. Marcelo DaSilva
Thoracic Surgery
AdventHealth Cancer Institute
Orlando, FL
1 Board Cert
Dr. Epameinondas Dogeas
Surgical Oncology
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Phoenix, AZ
1 Board Cert
Dr. Jessica Donington
Thoracic Surgery
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Grace Dy
Medical Oncology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
2 Board Certs
Dr. Raja Flores
Thoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 250+ Publications
Dr. Jacques Fontaine
Thoracic Surgery
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Joseph Friedberg
Thoracic Surgery
Penn Medicine (Abramson Cancer Center)
Philadelphia, PA
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Alexandra Gangi
Surgical Oncology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
1 Board Cert
Dr. Linda Garland
Medical Oncology
University of Arizona / Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tucson, AZ
1 Board Cert
Dr. Barry Gibney
Thoracic Surgery
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston, SC
1 Board Cert
Dr. Matthew A. Gubens
Medical Oncology
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, CA
2 Board Certs
Dr. Andrew Haas
Interventional Pulmonology
Penn Medicine / Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
2 Board Certs
Dr. Tarik Hadid
Medical Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, MI
2 Board Certs
Dr. Russell Hales
Radiation Oncology
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
1 Board Cert
Dr. Nasser H. Hanna
Medical Oncology
Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
2 Board Certs
Dr. Raffit Hassan
Medical Oncology
National Cancer Institute (NIH)
Bethesda, MD
2 Board Certs · 250+ Publications
Dr. Charles B. Simone II
Radiation Oncology
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
1 Board Cert · 200+ Publications
Dr. David Jablons
Thoracic Surgery
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
2 Board Certs · 300+ Publications
Dr. David Jackman
Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
2 Board Certs
Dr. Hedy Kindler
Medical Oncology
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Benjamin Kozower
Thoracic Surgery
Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Siteman Cancer Center
St. Louis, MO
1 Board Cert
Dr. Robert Kratzke
Medical Oncology
University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, MN
1 Board Cert
Dr. Lee Krug
Medical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Daniel Labow
Surgical Oncology
Nuvance Health
Danbury, CT
1 Board Cert
Dr. Abraham Lebenthal
Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2 Board Certs · 80+ Publications
Dr. Edward Levine
Surgical Oncology
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
1 Board Cert
Dr. James Luketich
Thoracic Surgery
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
2 Board Certs · 400+ Publications
Dr. Aaron Mansfield
Medical Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Paul Mansfield
Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
1 Board Cert
Dr. Gaurav Marwaha
Radiation Oncology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
1 Board Cert
Dr. Reza Mehran
Thoracic Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 300+ Publications
Dr. Amin Mirhadi
Radiation Oncology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
1 Board Cert
Dr. Sudish Murthy
Thoracic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
2 Board Certs · 100+ Publications
Dr. Dao Minh Nguyen
Thoracic Surgery
University of Miami / Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FL
1 Board Cert
Dr. Jill Ohar
Pulmonary Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
2 Board Certs
Dr. Harvey Pass
Thoracic Surgery
NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 300+ Publications
Dr. James Pingpank
Surgical Oncology
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, PA
1 Board Cert
Dr. Suresh Ramalingam
Medical Oncology
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, GA
2 Board Certs · 400+ Publications
Dr. David Rice
Thoracic Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 300+ Publications
Dr. Assunta De Rienzo
Mesothelioma Research
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
0 Board Certs
Dr. Andreas Rimner
Radiation Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
1 Board Cert
Dr. Taylor Ripley
Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 80+ Publications
Dr. Kenneth Rosenzweig
Radiation Oncology
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY
1 Board Cert · 150+ Publications
Dr. Valerie Rusch
Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 400+ Publications
Dr. Boris Sepesi
Thoracic Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Dong Shin
Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, GA
2 Board Certs
Dr. Matthew Steensma
Medical Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
2 Board Certs · 50+ Publications
Dr. Daniel Sterman
Pulmonary Medicine
NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Scott Swanson
Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Anne Tsao
Medical Oncology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
2 Board Certs · 150+ Publications
Dr. Kiran Turaga
Surgical Oncology
Yale / Smilow Cancer Hospital
New Haven, CT
1 Board Cert
Dr. Claire Verschraegen
Medical Oncology
The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
2 Board Certs
Dr. Wickii Vigneswaran
Thoracic Surgery
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital / USF Health
Tampa, FL
1 Board Cert
Dr. Dennis Wigle
Thoracic Surgery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
2 Board Certs · 250+ Publications
Dr. Andrea Wolf
Thoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 100+ Publications
Dr. Antoinette Wozniak
Medical Oncology
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, MI
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Stephen Yang
Thoracic Surgery
Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, MD
2 Board Certs · 200+ Publications
Dr. Sai Yendamuri
Thoracic Surgery
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Buffalo, NY
1 Board Cert
Dr. Marjorie Zauderer
Medical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
2 Board Certs · 100+ Publications