Expertscape Ranks Top Mesothelioma Doctors and Hospitals

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Jan. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing effort program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that develops in the protective lining covering many of the internal organs. Exposure to airborne asbestos is the most common cause of the disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.

Expertscape.com would like to recognize the contribution that these ten individual experts and institutions ( http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/mesothelioma ) have made to advance our ability to understand and treat mesothelioma:

     World Experts – Mesothelioma
     1.     Dr. Harvey Pass - New York University
     2.     Dr. Hedy Lee Kindler - University of Chicago
     3.     Dr. Michele Carbone - University of Hawaii
     4.     Dr. Paul Baas - Netherlands Cancer Institute
     5.     Dr. Rolf Stahel - University of Zurich
     6.     Dr. Bruce Robinson - University of Western Australia
     7.     Dr. David Sugarbaker - Brigham and Women's Hospital
     8.     Dr. Walter Weder - University of Zurich
     9.     Dr. Jan van Meerbeeck - University of Ghent
     10.  Dr. Arnaud Scherpereel - Universite Lille Nord de France

     World Institutions – Mesothelioma
     1.     MD Anderson Cancer Center
     2.     Brigham and Women's Hospital
     3.     University of Western Australia
     4.     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
     5.     University of Pennsylvania
     6.     University of Chicago
     7.     University of Zurich
     8.     NIH Bethesda - Maryland
     9.     Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Italy
     10.  University of Vermont

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for mesothelioma, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/mesothelioma

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.