Monday, October 7, 2019

Internationally renowned melanoma specialists:


I've yelled for years that having a doctor (and institution) that is familiar with and provides lots of care to melanoma patients is ESSENTIAL in getting the best care for melanoma peeps.  It can mean the difference between life and death.  As such, I am often asked who and where these providers are.  So, I decided to create this post as a more accessible resource.  While by no means a complete list, it's a pretty darn good one!!!

Internationally renowned melanoma specialists include:
Antonio Ribas - UCLA (LA)
https://www.uclahealth.org/antoni-ribas
Stephen Hodi - Dana Farber Harvard  (MA)
https://www.dana-farber.org/find-a-doctor/f-
stephen-hodi/
Jason Luke - Hillman Cancer Center (PA)
https://www.upmc.com/media/news/051519-jason-luke
John Thompson and Georgina Long - Australia
https://www.melanoma.org.au/about-the-institute/our-team/
Those listed may be the lead melanoma physicians at their respective institutions, but seeking care from others in their groups allows for excellent care as well.  Furthermore, if travel is not something you can attain physically or financially, press your local oncologist to seek the opinion of these experts!!!  They can talk to these docs and attain advice on how to treat you over the phone!!!  YES!!!  It is something local docs can ask and expert docs can answer!!!  Many in this list attend and present lectures at cancer symposiums around the country and the world about the state of care in melanoma TO local oncologists!!  It is part of what they do.  It is a shame that you must push for such care while you or your loved one simultaneously deals with melanoma, but that is how it is.
Hope this helps.  Wishing you all my best! - c
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