Find a specialist
The most important first step in defeating Merkel cell carcinoma is to build a team of MCC specialists.
Overview
Proper management of MCC almost always involves several of the following specialties: surgery, dermatology, radiation oncology and medical oncology. Established teams that are expert in the management of MCC exist at all of the centers listed below. Central contact persons from each institution are included in the listings.
United States
Alabama
Ashley M. Holder, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Surgical Oncology
Kristy Broman, MD, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Surgical Oncology
Lisle Nabell, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Medical Oncology
Arizona
Aleksandar Sekulic, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic | Dermatology
James Warneke, MD
University of Arizona Cutaneous Oncology Program | Surgical Oncology
Justin Famoso, MD
Arizona Center for Cancer Care | Radiation Oncology
Justin Moser, MD
HonorHealth Research Institute | Medical Oncology
Mahesh Seetharam, MD
Mayo Clinic | Medical Oncology
Nathalie C. Zeitouni, MDCM, FRCPC
Medical Dermatology Specialists
Samuel Ejadi, MD
Cancer Treatment Centers of America - Phoenix
Arkansas
J. Camilo Barreto-Andrade, MD
CARTI Cancer Center | Surgical Oncology
California
Gino K. In, MD, MPH
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Inderjit Mehmi, MD
Cedars-Sinai The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute | Medical Oncology
John B. Sunwoo, MD, FACS
Stanford University | Head & Neck Surgery
Kathryn Bollin, MD
Scripps MD Anderson | Medical Oncology
Ling Gao, MD, PhD
UC Irvine Health | Department of Dermatology
Lisa Zaba MD, PhD
Stanford Cancer Institue | Cutaneous Oncology
Olga Afanasiev, MD, PhD
Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Dermatology
Ralph Massey, MD
The Skin Cancer Group | Dept. of Mohs Micrographic & Dermatologic Surgery
Seaver L. Soon, MD
Scripps Green Hospital
Siegrid S. Yu, MD
University of California, San Francisco | Dermatologic Surgery (Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology)
1701 Divisadero Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco,
California 94143
United States
Soo Park, MD
UC San Diego | Medical Oncology
Sunil A. Reddy, MD
Stanford Cancer Institute/Stanford Hospital | Medical Oncology
Connecticut
Harriet Kluger, MD
Yale Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Kelly Olino, MD, FACS
Yale New Haven Hospital | Surgical Oncology
Florida
Amod A. Sarnaik, MD, FACS
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Surgical Oncology
Andrew Brohl, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Bently P Doonan, MD
University of Florida | Oncology
Evan Wuthrick, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center | Radiation Oncology
Guilherme Rabinowits, MD
Miami Cancer Institute | Medical Oncology
James Jakub, MD
Mayo Clinic | Department of Surgery
John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD
Boca Raton and Bethesda Hospitals: Baptist Health Cancer Institute
Jonathan Zager, MD, FACS
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Surgical Oncology
Kenneth Y Tsai, MD, PhD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Dermatology & Dermatopathology
Maria I Longo, MD, PhD
University of Florida | Dermatology
Natalia Jaimes, MD
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of Miami Health System
1475 Northwest 12th Avenue, Floor 1
Miami,
Florida 33136
United States
Vernon K. Sondak, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Surgical Oncology
Georgia
Erica S. Tarabadkar, MD
Emory Winship Cancer Institute | Dermatology
Michael Lowe, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO
Emory Winship Cancer Institute | Surgery
Illinois
Cristina O’Donoghue, MD, MPH
Rush University | Surgical Oncology
Jaehyuk Choi, MD PhD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University | Department of Dermatology
Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University | Surgical Oncology
Nikolaos Dallas, MD, FACS, FSSO
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Surgical Oncology
Sunandana Chandra, MD, MS
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University | Medical Oncology
Maryland
Evan J. Lipson, MD
Johns Hopkins | Medical Oncology
Farzad Masroor, MD
Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Head and Neck Surgery
Joel Sunshine, MD, MS, PhD
Johns Hopkins | Dermatology
Linda C Wang, MD, JD
Wang Dermatology | Medical & Surgical Dermatology
Massachusetts
Ann W. Silk, MD, MS
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Charles H. Yoon, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center| Surgical Oncology
Danielle N. Margalit, MD, MPH
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center| Radiation Oncology
David Miller, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Manisha Thakuria, MD
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center | Cutaneous Oncology
Reed E. Drews, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Cutaneous Oncology Program
Michigan
G. Paul Wright, MD
Spectrum Health | Surgical Oncology
Kelly Harms, MD, PhD
Michigan Medicine | Cutaneous Surgery and Oncology
Rogel Cancer Center Floor 1, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48109-5902
United States
Minnesota
Clark Clothier Otley, MD
Mayo Clinic | Dermatology
Mara A. Piltin, D.O.
Mayo Clinic | Surgical Oncology
Missouri
Emily Smith, MD
University of Missouri - Ellis Fischel Cancer Center | Dermatology
Ryan Fields, MD, FACS
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine | Surgical Oncology
New Jersey
Matthew P. Olivo, MD
Olivo Dermatology Center
Sarah Weiss, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ | Medical Oncology
New York
Christopher Barker, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Radiation Oncology
Daniel Coit MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Surgical Oncology
Janice M. Mehnert, MD
New York University Langone Medical Center | Medical Oncology
Mary L. Stevenson, MD, FACMS
New York University Langone Medical Center | Dermatologic Surgery
Richard Shapiro, MD
New York University Langone Medical Center | Surgical Oncology
Sandra D’Angelo, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Sherrif F. Ibrahim, MD, PhD
University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Center | Division of Dermatologic Surgery
North Carolina
Nasreen A. Vohra, MD, FACS
Vidant Medical Center | Dept. of Surgery
Ohio
Brian Gastman, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Surgery
Carlo Contreras, MD
The Ohio State Unviersity Comprehensive Cancer Center | Surgical Oncology
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
UH Cleveland Medical Center | Department of Dermatology
Oklahoma
Lindsey Collins, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Dermatology
Pennsylvania
Christopher A Peters, M.D.
Northeast Radiation Oncology Centers | Radiation Oncology
Clifford S. Perlis, MD, MBE
Keystone Dermatology Partners
216 Mall Boulevard, Suite 101
King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania 19046
United States
John Miura, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Surgery
Melissa Burgess, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Tennessee
Brent Moody, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.A.D.
Centennial Medical Center | Dermatology
Texas
Alexander Miller, MD
START Center for Cancer Care | Surgical Oncology
Brittny Tillman, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center | Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery
C. Lance Cowey, MD
Baylor University Medical Center | Medical Oncology
Michael K Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Richard Wang, MD, PhD
Clements University Hospital
Virginia
Jafar Al-Mondhiry, MD, MA
Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Sekwon Jang, MD
Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Suraj Venna, MD
Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center | Derm-Oncology
Washington
David Byrd, MD
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Surgical Oncology
Kelly Paulson, MD, PhD
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Cellular Immunotherapy
Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Dermatology
Shailender Bhatia, MD
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | Oncology
Upendra Parvathaneni, MD
Univeristy of Washington Medical Center | Radiation Oncology
Wisconsin
Rohit Sharma, MD, FACS
Marshfield Clinic | Surgical Oncology
Tiffany A. Glazer, M.D.
University of Wisconsin | Otolaryngology
Vincent Ma, MD
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center | Oncology
Australia
Alexander C.J. van Akkooi, MD, PhD
Melanoma Institute Australia | Surgical Oncology
Julie Howle, MD
Westmead Cancer Care Centre | Medical Oncology
Michael Veness, MD
Westmead Cancer Care Centre | Radiation Oncology
Sydney Ch’ng, MBBS, PhD, FRACS
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Surgical Oncology
Warren Hargreaves BDS, MBBS, FRACDS, FRACS
St. Vincent's Hospital | Surgical Oncology
Brazil
Joao Pedreira Duprat, MD, PhD
A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Matheus de Melo Lôbo, MD
A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Milton Barros e Silva, MD
A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Rodrigo Ramella Munhoz, MD
Hospital Sirio Libanês | Medical Oncology
Ronaldo Oliveira da Silva, MD
DermaOnco
France
Astrid Blom, MD
CHU Ambroise Pare | Service de Dermatologie Generale et Oncologique
Germany
Juergen Becker MD, PhD
Essen University Hospital | Dermatology
Thilo Gambichler, Prof. Dr. med.
St. Josef Hospital | Skin Cancer Center, Dept. of Dermatology, Ruhr-University Bochum
Greece
Alexander J. Stratigos, MD, PhD
Center for Melanoma Skin Cancer | Andreas Sygros Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases
Michaela Plaka, MD, PhD
Andreas Sygros Hospital
Iran
Emran Askari, MD
Ghaem Hospital
Hamidreza Mahmoudi, MD
Razi Hospital
Israel
Eyal Fenig, MD
Herzliya Medical Center | Department of Oncology
Italy
Ettore Minutilli, MD
Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Japan
Kotaro Nagase, MD, PhD
Saga University Hospital | Department of Dermatology
Norway
Åse Bratland, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital | Department of Oncology
Poland
Piotr Rutkowski, MD, PhD
Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology | Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma
Russia
Kristina Orlova, MD, PhD
N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center | Medical Oncologist & Senior Clinical Researcher
Slovenia
Barbara Perić, MD, PhD
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Sweden
John Paoli, MD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Taiwan
Yi-Hua Liao, MD, PhD
National Taiwan University Hospital | Department of Dermatology
United Kingdom
Andrew Birnie, MD
Kent and Canterbury Hospital