Brooklyn Opens Its Mesothelioma Specialty Center

Mesothelioma patients from Brooklyn won’t need to travel far from home anymore to receive specialized care for this rare and aggressive cancer. The Brooklyn Mesothelioma Center has opened. Maimonides Medical Center is the top cancer facility in Brooklyn. It has been treating mesothelioma patients for many years, but the arrival of thoracic surgeon Dr. Ory Wiesel has taken its program to another level. “We can provide the care now that these patients, before, maybe went elsewhere to find,” Wiesel told Asbestos.com. “We’re creating a dedicated mesothelioma program, with the expertise necessary, right close to home.” In the past, patients in Brooklyn seeking a mesothelioma specialty center traveled to Manhattan. It was a difficult commute away from home. “Now we can keep these patients closer to home, nearer their family, their support system, their family physician, where they are more comfortable,” Wiesel said. “The proximity becomes a real benefit for everyone.” The Brigham and Women’s Experience Wiesel brings to Maimonides the experience and expertise from his specialty training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. There he worked alongside Dr. Raphael Bueno, director of the International Mesothelioma Program. It is the program originally built by mesothelioma treatment pioneer Dr. David Sugarbaker, who died earlier this year. “Similar to the Brigham philosophy, at Maimonides we believe in a total-team, dedicated approach to treatment, where t...
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