Mesothelioma is a complicated illness. Because the number of patients we see in a year is among the highest in the United States, our doctors, surgeons and other experts have a very high level of familiarity and expertise in diagnosing and treating pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and other forms of the disease.
The mesothelioma doctors, surgeons and other experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are recognized around the world for their leadership in evaluating and treating the disease. Your personal treatment team will include a wide range of specialists who will customize a plan of care that fits your unique needs.
Your mesothelioma team includes specialists in surgery, medical oncology, pathology, nursing, and social work. Having experts from all of these areas on your team ensures that your treatment plan takes care of all of your needs.
Select from the list below to learn more about our mesothelioma specialists, including their education, training, board certifications, current publications, and specific areas of clinical expertise.
Surgery (Pleural Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Prasad S. Adusumilli](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/29/1x1/adusumill_210823_153_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Deputy Chief and Attending, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Surgery; Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Member, Solid Tumors Cell Therapy, Cellular Therapeutics Center; Min H. & Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancer
![Thoracic surgical oncologist James Isbell](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/119680/1x1/isbell_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Quality and Outcomes, Thoracic Surgery Service, Director, Memorial Hospital Step Down Unit, Co-Director, Thoracic Liquid Biopsy Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Daniela Molena](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/113272/1x1/molena-daniela_210907_021_1200x1200-1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Esophageal Surgery Program
![Matthew Bott](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/107103/1x1/bott-matthew_210908_054-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Surgeon
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Bernard Park](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/33856/1x1/park_or_210804_007_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs, Thoracic Service
![Memorial Sloan Kettering thoracic surgeon Smita Sihag](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/134731/1x1/sihag_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Gaetano Rocco](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/159793/1x1/rocco_180711_03_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Surgeon
Medical Oncology (Pleural Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Robert Daly](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/126925/1x1/daly-robert_180808_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Michael Offin](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/170116/1x1/offin_180523_15_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Assistant Attending Physician
Radiation Oncology (Pleural Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Charles Simone](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/181399/1x1/simone-charles_190915_05_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief Medical Officer, New York Proton Center
![Abraham J. Wu, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/671/1x1/headshot-2020-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist David Guttmann](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/163891/1x1/guttmann_180905_12_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Radiation Oncologist
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Daniel Gomez](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/174538/1x1/gomez_190503_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Thoracic Radiation Oncology; Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Radiation Oncology
Radiology (Pleural Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Michelle Ginsberg](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/227/image/ginsberg-michelle-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Radiology; Director, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Radiology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Andrew Plodkowski](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/20039/1x1/plodkowski-andrew-220217-009_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director of CT and General Radiology
Pathology
![Marc Ladanyi, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/363/image/ladanyi-marc_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Molecular Diagnostics Service; William J. Ruane Chair in Molecular Oncology
![Jennifer L. Sauter](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/147478/1x1/sauter-jennifer_200124_20_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Pathologist
![William D. Travis, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/638/image/travis-william-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Thoracic Pathology
![Soo-Ryum Yang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Pathologist](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/221380/1x1/yang-soo-ryum_200106_13_1200x1200.png?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Pathologist
Surgery (Peritoneal Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering Surgeon Prasad S. Adusumilli](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/29/1x1/adusumill_210823_153_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Deputy Chief and Attending, Thoracic Service; Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Surgery; Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Member, Solid Tumors Cell Therapy, Cellular Therapeutics Center; Min H. & Yu-Fan C. Kao Chair in Thoracic Cancer
![Georgios Karagkounis](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/283241/1x1/karagkounis-georgios-230927-013_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Surgeon Garrett Nash](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/452/1x1/nash_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
![Memorial Sloan Kettering thoracic surgeon Smita Sihag](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/134731/1x1/sihag_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Medical Oncology (Peritoneal Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Robert Daly](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/126925/1x1/daly-robert_180808_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Michael Offin](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/170116/1x1/offin_180523_15_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Co-Director, Mesothelioma Program; Assistant Attending Physician
Radiology (Peritoneal Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Michelle Ginsberg](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/227/image/ginsberg-michelle-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Radiology; Director, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Radiology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Andrew Plodkowski](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/20039/1x1/plodkowski-andrew-220217-009_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director of CT and General Radiology
Radiation Oncology (Peritoneal Mesothelioma)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Charles Simone](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/181399/1x1/simone-charles_190915_05_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief Medical Officer, New York Proton Center
![Abraham J. Wu, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/671/1x1/headshot-2020-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist David Guttmann](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/163891/1x1/guttmann_180905_12_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Radiation Oncologist
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