Renowned Thoracic Surgeon Enhances Mesothelioma Care in FL

Dr. Rodney Landreneau is joining the renowned Thoracic Surgical Program at Tampa General Hospital. He spent decades caring for patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer patients in Western Pennsylvania at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn Highlands Healthcare. He’s now moved more than 1,000 miles to help augment Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute’s successful patient care. Landreneau has nearly 40 years of experience treating malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. An internationally recognized scientific investigator in the treatment of thoracic malignant conditions, he’s been a major contributor to key National Cancer Institute clinical trials.  “My recruitment to the Region by TGH was to further enhance the treatment opportunities for patients of the Gulf South, the Carolinas, and Florida experiencing these thoracic cancers,” Landreneau told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. Plans for TGH Cancer Institute Landreneau joins Dr. K. Eric Sommers, director of thoracic oncology at TGH Cancer institute, and Dr. Jonathan Daniel. Both Sommers and Daniel have extensive experience in treating complex lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mesothelioma. Inclusion of Landreneau establishes TGH Cancer Institute as one of the most experienced thoracic surgical oncology programs in the Southeast U.S. The Thoracic Surgical Oncologic Team, Gynecologic Surgical Oncologists Dr...
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