Medical Advisory Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Dr. Manjit Baines, Surgeon [−]
Education:

     MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi)

Residencies:

     Queens Hospital Center (New York)

     Rochester General Hospital

     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Fellowships:

     The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center

     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Board

Certifications:

     Surgery; Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Expertise:

     Thoracic Surgical Oncology; Lung Cancer; Esophageal Cancer; Mediastinal Tumors; Mesothelioma; Pulmonary Metastases; Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery; Pulmonary and Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, including Laser Endoscopy; Tracheobronchial and Esophageal Stents

 

 

Dr. Hans Gerdes, Gastroenterologist [−]
Education:

     MD, Cornell University Medical College

Residencies:

     The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center

Fellowships:

     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications:

     Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology

Clinical Expertise:

     Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal Cancers; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Endoscopic Laser Therapy; Biliary Tract and Pancreas Endoscopy; Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy; Photodynamic Therapy

 

 

Dr. David Ilson, Medical Oncologist [−]
Education:

     MD, PhD, New York University School of Medicine

Residencies:

     NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital

Fellowships:

     Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Board

Certifications:

     Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology Clinical Expertise: Colorectal, Esophageal, Pancreatic, Gastric, and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers; Unknown Primary Tumors; Mesothelioma

Goals

This committee will have a duel purpose for the Foundation. It will be asked to recommend research projects that the Foundation can support in achieving its goal to work towards an early warning test for Esophageal Cancer.

In addition the Foundation’s major goal is to educate the public and medical community about Esophageal Cancer. We will seek this committees input as to how to address the education of the medical community in achieving this goal.

 

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