Melanoma Center of Excellence
MHN seeks to recognize melanoma treatment centers and doctors across the United States, both academic and community-based, that offer exceptional care, knowledge and compassion to those patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma. The following centers have returned completed applications and been approved by MHN. There are many other centers and doctors across the country that offer exceptional care to melanoma patients. Please encourage these centers and doctors to fill out the one page, NO COST, on-line application so that we may recognize them.
CHI Memorial - Rees Skillern Cancer Center
Elizabeth R. Smith Melanoma Program
Our vision is to continue building an outstanding regional referral program for the comprehensive management of melanoma. Our program offers exceptional clinicians with a focused interest and passion for the treatment of melanoma and cutaneous malignancies. Integrated, multidisciplinary clinical care in a patient-centered environment. Exceptional patient support services. We provide a focus on screening and early diagnosis including community outreach and education. Ongoing clinical research on campus.
Medical Advisory Board:
Dr. Peter Hunt
Dr. Benjamin Nadeau
Dr. Alvero Valle
Dr. Deanna Brown
Dr. Marcus Wagner
Dr. Eric Ellis
Dr. Imelda Bulatao
Tina Harris NP
Terri Henderson RN
Elizabeth R. Smith Melanoma Program
605 Glenwood Drive, Suite 307
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone 423-495-7778
Fax 423-495-6192
www.memorial.org
University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute
1660 Springhill Ave
Mobile, AL 36604
251-471-7049
Website: http://www.usahealthsystem.com/mci
Physician (s):
- Marcus Tan, MBBS, FACS
- Spencer Liles, MD, FACS
Contact Person (s):
The Mitchell Cancer Institute is the only academic cancer center in lower Alabama, also serving lower Mississippi and the Florida panhandle. We provide a comprehensive spectrum of cancer services all under one roof, including Surgical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Nutrition, Genetic Counseling, Social work. In addition to two busy melanoma surgeons, there is a medical oncologist with a particular interest in melanoma and melanoma clinical trials. There is an active and growing Supportive Oncology program as well. Our cancer doctors work collaboratively with community dermatologists to ensure close follow-up and surveillance of melanoma patients and survivors.
Barbara Ann Karmanos
Cancer Institute
4100 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
1-800-527-6266
Website: www.karmanos.org
Physician (s): Lawrence Flaherty, M.D.
Contact (s): Cynthia H. Marsack, MSN, OCN, NP
Creighton University Cancer Center
Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center
601 North 30th St., Suite 2803
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
(402) 280-4100
Website: www.creighton.edu/health
Physician (s):
- Dermatology: Christopher J. Huerter, MD; James Shehan, MD
- Dermatopatholgy: Deba Sharma, MD
- General Surgery: Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MD
- Medical Oncology: Peter T. Silberstein, MD; Luke Nordquist, MD;
Peter Townley, MD
- Melanoma Genetics: Henry T. Lynch, MD
- Moh's Surgeon: Christopher J. Hueter, MD; James Shehan, MD
- Surgical Oncology: Brian W. Loggie, MD; Edibaldo Silva, MD, PhD;
Jason Foster, MD
- Contact Person: Please contact our team of Specialists at 402-280-4100
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center / University of Missouri
115 Business Loop 70 West
Columbia, Missouri 65203
573-882-0997
Website: www.ellisfishel.org
Physician (s): Clay M. Anderson, MD / Paul Dale, MD
Contact Person: Please contact our team at 573-882-0997
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
1365 Clifton Road
Building C
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Referrals and Information: 1-888- WINSHIP (946-7447)
Website: www.cancer.emory.edu
Our Melanoma Team:
- Dermatology 404.778.3333: Jack Arbiser, MD, PhD; Suephy Chen, MD; Brian Pollack, MD; Carl Washington, MD
- Surgical Oncology 404.778.3303 : Grant Carlson, MD,; Keith Delman, MD; Douglas R. Murray, MD (Emeritus); Monica Rizzo, MD; Nancy Reynics, NP
- Medical Oncology: 404.778.1900: David Lawson, MD, Necia Maynard, NP, Theresa Gregerson, LPN
- Radiation Oncology 404.778.3473: Ian Crocker, MD, Lawrence Davis, MD, Jerome Landry, MD
- Ophthalmology 404.778.2020: Thomas Aaberg, MD; Robert Bernardino, MD; Anna Murchison, MD; Ted Wojno, MD
- Inquiries about Clinical Trials 404.778.1900: Carol Hill, RN, BSN, OCN; Letta Heyward, BS, Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact: Theresa Huffman, Marketing and Communications 404.778.4458
Referrals and other information 1-888- WINSHIP
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical
Center Cancer Care Institute
310 Memorial Medical Parkway
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
386-231-4001
Website: www.floridahospitalmemorial.org
Physicians: T. Christopher Windham, M.D., FACS; Jeffery Parks, M.D.
Patient Contact: Dana Ferrence 386-231-4024 dana.ferrence@fhmmc.org
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa Florida, 33612
813-745-8482
Website: www.moffitt.org
Surgeons
Vernon K. Sondak, MD
Ricardo Gonzalez, MD
Amod Sarnaik, MD
Jonathan S. Zager, MD
Plastic Surgeons
C. Wayne Cruse, MD
Michael P. Harrington, MD
Gerard C. Mosiello, MD
Medical Oncologists
Andrew Brohl, MD
Zeynep Eroglu, MD
Kenneth Grossmann, MD
Nikhil Khushalani, MD
Joseph Markowitz, MD
Pediatric Medical Oncologist
Damon Reed, MD
Dermatopathologists
Pei-Ling Chen, MD
Timothy McCardle, MD
Jane Messina, MD
Kenneth Tsai, MD
Dermatologists
Nishit Patel, MD
Lucia Seminario-Vidal, MD
Hematologist/Oncologist
Lubomir Sokol, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Evan Wuthrick, MD
Radiologist
Claudia Berman, MD
Patient Contact: Please contact our team of Professionals at 813-745-1968
Hollings Cancer Center - Medical University of South Carolina
86 Jonathan Lucas Street, Room 201
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
843-792-1445
Website: http://www.muschealth.com/cancer/melanoma/index.htm
Physician (s): Ernest Ramsey Camp, MD; Keisuke Shiria, MD
Patient Contact: Phyllis DeCoursey,RN Speciality Coordinator 843-792-7272
Nationally, our members participate in scientific meetings exploring state of the art melanoma care.
Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center
500 Osborne Rd NE # 215
Fridley, Minnesota 55432
763-786-1620
Website: www.northmemorial.com/humphrey
Physician (s): Thomas Amatruda / David King
Contact Person: Jean Doherty RN, BS, OCN (763-786-1620)
Melanoma Research Center of San Diego
477 N. El Camion Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-452-3340
Website: www.pacificoncology.com
Physician (s):
Edward F. McClay, M.D.
Contact Person: Lauren Good
Oncology Specialists
1700 Luther Lane
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
866-611-1991
Website: www.oncmed.net
Physician (s): Jon M. Richards PhD, MD
Contact Person: Please contact our specialists at 866-611-1991.
Saint Louis University Cancer Center
3655 Vista Avenue
West Pavillion
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-268-7091
Website : http://cancercenter.slu.edu/
Physician (s):
- Banke Agarwal, MD
- Kirke Bieneman, MD
- John Boullier, MD, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Brunt, MD
- Richard Bucholz, MD
- Brian Collins, MD
- Cherise Cortese, MD
- James Cummings, MD
- Adrian Di Bisceglie, MD
- John Eisenbeis, MD
- Scott Fosko, MD
- Dee Anna Glaser, MD
- Leonard Grosso, MD, PhD
- Necat Havlioglu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Eddy C. Hsueh, MD
- Christine Janney, MD
- Frank Johnson, MD
- Beth Levy, MD
- Keith Naunheim, MD
- Michael Odell, MD
- Paul Petruska, MD
- Nancy Phillips, MD
- Steven Pincus, MD, PhD
- Charlene Prather, MD
- Donna Prohazka, MD
- John Richart, MD
- H. Joachim Reimers, MD, PhD
- Huda Salman, MD
- William F. Sasser, MD
- Maulik Shah, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ali Shilatifard, PhD
- Kenneth Smith, MD
- Harvey Solomon, MD
- Mark Varvares, MD
- Bruce Walz, MD
- Summer Youker, MD
Contact : 314-268-7091
Sylvester Cancer Center
University of Miami
1475 NW 12th Ave
Miami, Florida 33136
305-243-4909
Website: www.sylvester.org
Physician (s): Lynn Feun, MD
Contact Person: Please contact us at 1-800-545-2292
The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
2001 Santa Monica Blvd
Suite 560W
Santa Monica, California 90404
310-582-7906
Website: www.theangelesclinic.org
Physician (s): Omid Hamid, MD / Steven O'Day, MD
Contact Person: (melanoma@theangelesclinic.org ) or call us at 310-582-7900
Thomas Jefferson University
111 South 11th Street
Suite 4240
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
1-800-JEFF-NOW or 215-955-8874
Website: www.kimmelcancercenter.org
Information: The Melanoma Program at Thomas Jefferson University is known for the immunotherapy of metastatic melanoma, including hapten-modified melanoma cell vaccine. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is also the major center for the treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma. Special treatments for liver metastases such as immunoembolization or chemoembolization have been developed.
Support (donation) for melanoma research (contact person: Ms. Susan W. Schiffrin, 215-955-7556)
Physician (s):
- Takami Sato, M.D. (Uveal Melanoma, Liver Metastases)
- Michael J. Mastrangelo, M.D. (Melanoma General)
- Kendra Feeney, M.D. (Skin Melanoma)
- David Berd, M.D. (Skin Melanoma)
Contact Persons:
- Debrah Kramer, R.N. (Melanoma General)
- Renee Zalinski, R.N. (Liver Metastasis)
- Please call 1-800-JEFF-NOW for referrals and other information.
University of Florida
1600 SW Archer Road
P.O.Box 100286
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-265-0990
Website: www.surgery.ufl.edu/surgicaloncology
Physician (s):
- Steven Hochwald, M.D.
- Stephen Grobmeyer, M.D.
Contact Person (s):
Coleen Booker
The Following Centers across the country have been identified as potential Melanoma Centers of Excellence (MCE) but have not submitted an application at this time. Please encourage these and other doctors / centers to submit the NO-COST application so that we can determine if they meet the acceptance criteria. Melanoma Hope Network seeks to create the most comprehensive listing of melanoma treatment centers / doctors in the Country.
Practices
- Arkansas Cancer Research Center at Univ. of Arkansas for Med.Sciences
- Barnes Hospital - Siteman Cancer Center
- Baylor
- Blumenthal Cancer Center
- Boston Medical Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology
- Cancer Institute Medical Group
- Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center
- CCOP-Greenville
- CCOP-Western Regional
- Central Baptist Hospital
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cleveland Clinical Taussig Cancer Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Desert Regional Medical Center
- Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
- Florida Cancer Specialists
- Florida Oncology Associates
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Georgia Cancer Specialists
- Helen Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care Health System
- Hennon Care, P.C.
- Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Indiana Oncology Hematology Consultants
- Indiana University Medical Center, Clinical Research Office
- John Wayne Institute
- Johns Hopkins University - SKCC at Johns Hopkins
- Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
- Kansas City Oncology and Hematology Group
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Center
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Marim General Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Arizona
- MBCCOP - Mobile Alabama
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Newland Medical Associates
- North Shore University Hospital
- Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
- Pacific Shores Medical Group
- Providence Portland Medical Center
- Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
- San Diego Cancer Center
- St. Francis Memorial Hospital - Northern California Melanoma Center
- The Center for Cancer Care and Research
- UNC - Chapel Hill
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
- University of Colorado
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- West Clinic
- Yale University
Interested in applying for Melanoma Center of Excellence? Please click here to fill out the form.