Patient-Recommended CML & Gleevec Doctors
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United States
Arizona
Dr. Hollis E. Shaw
Concordia Oncology
10250 North 92nd Street
Suite 205
Scottsdale, Arizona USA 85258
Phone: 480.614.0556
and
560 West Brown Road
Suite 4004
Mesa, Arizona USA 85201
Phone: 480.668.7060
Comments: "He is very knowledgeable and personable and takes time
to explain everything."
California
Dr. Charles Linker
Hematology-Oncology Faculty Practice
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California, USA
Phone: 415.353.2421
Web site: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/
Comments: "Has treated a lot of CML patients. The specialty of my
own oncologist is BMT, but they are also treating many patients using
Gleevec/STI. They also had several patients who participated in the phase
II/III trials. At any rate, they are very experienced in CML treatment."
Dr. David J. Oblon
Hematology and Oncology
Kaiser Medical
Center/University of California-San Diego
4647 Zion Avenue
San Diego, CA USA92120
Dr. Charles L. Sawyers *
Professor of
Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Jonnson Cancer Center
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, USA 90095-1781
Phone: 310.206-5585
Web site:
http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/
Clinical trials hotline: (888) 798-0719
Connecticut
Dr. Kathleen Bober-Sorcinelli
Medical Oncology & Hematology
MidState Medical Center
455 Lewis Ave., Suite 102
Meriden, CT, USA
Phone: 203.238.7747
Comments: "Very willing to listen and to learn more about CML."
Dr. Andrea Ruskin
Norwalk Medical Group
Whitingham Cancer Center
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA 06856
Phone: 203.845.2138
Web site: http://www.norwalkhosp.org
Comments: "Very nice but very busy."
Florida
Dr. Jeffrey Paonessa
Gulf Coast Oncology
St. Petersburg, Florida USA
Phone: 727.821.0017
Comments: "A young group of forward-thinking oncologists.
State-of-the-art equipment. Top-notch staff."
Dr. Robert Jacobson
Hematology/Oncology Good Samaritan Medical Center - Cancer Institute
1309 N. Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida USA 33401
Phone: 561.366.4100
Comments: Dr. Jacobson is well-informed and connected. He
constantly consults colleagues at the nation's leading cancer research
centers. He is very caring and reassuring, taking the time to talk to you
and answer any questions. The Cancer Center has an overall excellent staff
that communicates well and supports each other and each other's patients.
Dr. Yasir Al-Hassani
University Hematology Oncology
3000 East Fletcher Ave #240
Tampa, Florida USA 33613
Phone: 813.971.5012
Comments: Sincere, caring, encouraging and inspirational! The
absolute best! Painless bone marrows.
Maryland
Dr. Carole B. Miller
St. Agnes Hospital
Oncology Department
900 Caton Ave.
Baltimore, Md. USA 2l229
Phone: 410.368.2909
Answering Service: 410.368.6000
Fax: 410.368.3517
Comments: "She is extremely knowledgeable."
Dr. Victor M. Priego
Hematology/Oncology
Suite 625
6410 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20817-1809
Phone: 301.571.0019
Fax: 301.571.0988
New York
Dr. Eric Feldman
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York City, New York, USA
Phone: 212.746.6736.
Web site:
http://www.med.cornell.edu/
Comments: "He participated in the Gleevec clinical trials."
Dr. Steve D.
Nimer
Hematologist-Oncologist
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
425 E 67th St.
Suite 401
New York City, New York, USA
Phone: 212.639.7871
Web site: http://www.mskcc.org/
Comments: "He's extremely personable and takes plenty of time to
explain stuff. On the other hand, he tends to be more conservative (less
risk-taking) than I'm inclined to be in treating this illness."
Dr. Paolo Alberto Paciucci
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Division of
Medical Oncology
5 East 98th St.
14th Floor
New York City, New York, USA 10029
Phone: 212.241.0488
Web site:
http://www.mssm.edu/medicine/medical_oncology/
Comments: "In trial 106. He has a very big heart & and a good sense
of humor."
Dr. Michael W. Schuster
New York Hospital - Cornell University
Cornell Comprehensive Cancer Center
520 East 70th Street, Suite ST-341
New York City, New York, USA 10021
Phone: 212.746.2119
Fax: 212.746.6678
Comments: "The most caring, positive, knowledgeable physician I've
ever met. Directed STI/Gleevec clinical trials. Director of BM and stem
cell transplant. Director of Clinical Research. Vast experience."
North Carolina
Dr. Michael B. Livingston
Hematology, Internal Medicine, Oncology
1001 Blythe Blvd #500
Charlotte , North Carolina USA 28203
Phone: 704.355.5100
Comments: "He's a really good doctor. Very thorough and never seems
rushed, though I'm sure he is. He has several patients who are currently
taking Gleevec."
Oregon
Dr.
Brian Druker *
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon, USA 97201-3098
Phone: 503.494-8311
Email: drukerb@ohsu.edu
Web site: http://www.ohsu.edu/
Comments: "The pioneer in Gleevec research."
Dr.
Michael Mauro
Assistant Professor
Leukemia Center
Oregon Health Sciences University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon, USA 97201-3098
Phone: 503.494-8311
Email: maurom@ohsu.edu
Web site: http://www.ohsu.edu/
Comments: "Painless bone marrows!"
Tennessee
Dr. Alan G. Cohen
The Consultant Group
Plaza East, Suite 707
4230 Harding Road
Nashville, Tennessee, USA 37205
Phone: 615.385.3751
Web site:
http://www.theconsultantgroup.com/
Comments: "They do have an e-mail address but they will only
respond to patients or referring physicians. You can check out the contact
info on their Website. Hope this helps someone in the Middle TN, Southern
KY & Northern AL areas."
Texas
Dr. Hagop Kantarjian *
Chairman, Leukemia Program
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Box 0428
Houston, Texas, USA 77030
Phone: 713.792.7026
Web site: http://www.mdanderson.org/
Dr. Michael Keating
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas, USA 77030-4009
Appointment Information Center: 800.889.2094
Clinic office: 703.792.8760
E-mail: mkeating@mdanderson.org
Dr. Roger Lyons
Hematology and Oncology
4319 Medical Drive
San Antonio, Texas, USA 78229
Comments: "I recommend him highly to people in the area. He is in
touch with doctors at MDACC and with Dr. Druker in Oregon."
Dr. Moshe
Talpaz *
Chairman, Bioimmunotherapy
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Box 302
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas USA 77030
Phone: 713.792.3525
Web site: http://www.mdanderson.org/
Virginia
Dr. Peter Francis
Fairfax/Prince William Hematology-Oncology
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Phone: 703.845.8047
Canada
Dr. Isabelle Bence-Bruckler
Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
#7209 - 501 Smyth Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613.737.8152
Email: ibence-bruckler@ogh.on.ca
Comments: "She is in charge of the 106 trial for Gleevec at the
General Hospital and is part of the BMT team. She has the drawback of
being very busy because she is very good, so if you call, you will
probably get her assistant."
Dr. Irwin Walker
Oncologist
McMaster University Medical Centre
3ZN Blood Disorders Unit
1200 Main St. West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
Phone: 905. 521-4973
Email: rees@HHSC.CA
Comments: "Dr. Walker was trained in Great Britain. He is in charge
of Clinical Study 106 at McMaster. I am very pleased with him."
Germany
Dr. Andreas Hochhaus
Medizinisch Klinik
Onkologisches zentrum
Klinikum Mannheim der Universitaet Heidelberg
Theodor Kutzer Ufer
68167 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: +496213832855
Fax: +496213833833
Email: andreas.hochhaus@med3.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Comments: "He is a CML specialist and in close working
relashionship to Dr. Druker, Goldman, and others. He runs the bigest
Glivec trials in Germany, with more than 300 patients on Glivec."
Israel
Profesor Dina Ben Yehuda
Head of Hematology Department
Hadassa Hospital Ein Karem
Jerusalem
Phone: +97226776744
* A pioneering lead
investigator of Gleevec
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