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
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
City of Hope Phoenix | Dermatology
James Warneke, MD
University of Arizona Cutaneous Oncology Program | Surgical Oncology
Nathalie C. Zeitouni, MDCM, FRCPC
Medical Dermatology Specialists
Arkansas
J. Camilo Barreto-Andrade, MD
CARTI Cancer Center | Surgical Oncology
California
Gino K. In, MD, MPH
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
James Lee, MD
University of California San Francisco | Oncology
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
Sama Carley, MD
Sharp Healthcare | Dermatology
Seaver L. Soon, MD
The Skin Clinic MD (Private Practice)
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 Health, Moores Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Sunil A. Reddy, MD
Stanford Cancer Institute/Stanford Hospital | Medical Oncology
Colorado
Theresa Medina, MD
University of Colorado | Oncology
Connecticut
Harriet Kluger, MD
Yale Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Florida
Amod A. Sarnaik, MD, FACS
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute | Surgical Oncology
Bently P Doonan, MD
University of Florida | Oncology
Guilherme Rabinowits, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
James Jakub, MD
Mayo Clinic | Department of Surgery
Jared Shenson, MD
Orlando Health | Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
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
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
Olansky Dermatology & Aesthetics
Michael Lowe, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO
Emory Winship Cancer Institute | Surgery
Illinois
Cristina O’Donoghue, MD, MPH
University of Chicago
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
Sunandana Chandra, MD, MS
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University | Medical Oncology
675 N St Clair St, Ste 21-100 Galter Pavillion
Chicago,
Illinois 60611
United States
Indiana
Ahmad Al-Hader, MD
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center | Hematology Oncology
Kentucky
Brent Xia, MD, FSSO, FACS
St. Elizabeth Healthcare | Surgery
Irada Ibrahim-Zada, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO
University of Kentucky | Surgical Oncology
Maryland
Evan J. Lipson, MD
Johns Hopkins | Medical Oncology
Jennifer Powers, MD
Johns Hopkins | Dermatologic Surgery, Mohs Surgeon
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
Karam Khaddour, MD, MS
Dana- Farber Cancer Institute | Medical Oncology
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
Corewell Health | Surgical Oncology
Kelly Harms, MD, PhD
University of Michigan | Dermatological Surgery
U of M Dermatology Clinic, 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
Ryan Fields, MD, FACS
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine | Surgical Oncology
Nebraska
Jesse Hirner, MD, MS, FAAD
University of Nebraska Medical Center | Oncodermatology
New Jersey
Sarah Weiss, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ | Medical Oncology
New York
Daniel Coit MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Surgical Oncology
Janice M. Mehnert, MD
New York University Langone Medical Center | Medical Oncology
Larisa Geskin, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center | Dermatology
Michael K Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Roswell Park Comprehensive 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
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University | Surgery
Ohio
Ankit Mangla, MD
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Brian Gastman, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Surgery
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH
UH Cleveland Medical Center | Department of Dermatology
Oregon
Matthew Blackburn, MD
Oregon Health and Sciences University | Hematology Oncology
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
Ravi Amaravadi, MD
University of Pennsylvania | Hematology-Oncology
Texas
Brittny Tillman, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center | Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery
C. Lance Cowey, MD
Baylor University Medical Center | Medical Oncology
Daniel Wang, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center | Medical Oncology
Devarati Mitra, MD, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Radiation Oncology
Upendra Parvathaneni, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch | Radiation Oncology
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
Kelly Paulson, MD, PhD
Swedish Cancer Institute | Medical Oncology
Neil Panjwani, MD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Radiation Oncology
Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Dermatology
Shailender Bhatia, MD
Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Oncology
Wisconsin
Rohit Sharma, MD, FACS
Marshfield Clinic | Surgical Oncology
Tiffany A. Glazer, M.D.
University of Wisconsin | Otolaryngology
Australia
Alexander C.J. van Akkooi, MD, PhD
Melanoma Institute Australia
Amelia Taylor, MBBS FRACP
Melanoma Institute Australia | Medical Oncology
Chris Wratten, MBBS, FRANZCR
Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital | Radiation Oncology
Level 2, Radiation Oncology Dept Cnr Edith and Platt Streets
Waratah NSW 2298
Australia
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
Wen Xu, MBBS, FRACP
Princess Alexandra Hospital | Medical Oncology
Brazil
Joao Pedreira Duprat, MD, PhD
A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
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
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
Sweden
John Paoli, MD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
United Kingdom
Agustin Martin-Clavijo, LMS, PhD, MRCP
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham | Consultant Dermatologist
James Wokes, MBBS
University Hospital of North Durham | Plastic Surgery