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
Arizona
Aleksandar Sekulic, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic | Dept. of Dermatology
James Warneke, MD
University of Arizona Cutaneous Oncology Program | Surgical Oncology
Justin Moser, MD
HonorHealth Research Institute | Medical Oncology
Nathalie C. Zeitouni, MDCM. FRCPC, Mohs and Reconstructive Surgery
Medical Dermatology Specialists
Arkansas
J. Camilo Barreto-Andrade, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Surgical Oncology
California
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
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
Colorado
Karl Lewis, MD
University of Colorado Cancer Center | Medical 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
Andrew Brohl, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Evan Wuthrick, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center | Radiation Oncology
Guilherme Rabinowits, MD
Miami Cancer Institute | Medical Oncology
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 | 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
Ragini Kudchadkar, MD
Emory University Hospital | Medical Oncology
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
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
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
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
James Jakub, MD
Mayo Clinic | Department of Surgery
Missouri
Ryan Fields, MD, FACS
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine | Surgical 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
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
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
Texas
Dylan Lippert, MD
Baylor University Medical Center | Head and Neck Surgical Oncology & Reconstructive Surgery
Frank Saporito, MD
Dallas Skin Cancer Center | Cutaneous Oncology | Dermatologic and Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Michael K Wong, MD, PhD, FRCPC
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center | Medical Oncology
Richard Wang, MD, PhD
Clements University Hospital
Virginia
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
Australia
Julie Howle, MD
Westmead Cancer Care Centre | Medical Oncology
Professor Michael Veness, MD
Westmead Cancer Care Centre | Radiation Oncology
Brazil
Milton Barros e Silva, MD
AC Camargo Cancer Center
Ronaldo Oliveira da Silva, MD
DermaOnco
France
Astrid Blom, MD
CHU Ambroise Pare | Service de Dermatologie Generale et Oncologique
Email: astrid.blom@apr.aphp.fr
9 av Charles de Gaulle 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt
France
Germany
Juergen Becker MD, PhD
Essen University Hospital | Dermatology
Stephan Grabbe, MD
University of Mainz Medical Center | Dept. of 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
Israel
Eyal Fenig, MD
Herzliya Medical Center | Department of Oncology
Japan
Kotaro Nagase, MD, PhD
Saga University Hospital | Department of Dermatology
Netherlands
Alexander C.J. van Akkooi, MD, PhD
Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) | Dept. of Surgical Oncology
Marloes van Kester, MD, PhD
University Medical Center Groningen | Dept. of Dermatology
Norway
Åse Bratland, MD, PhD
Oslo University Hospital | Department of Oncology
Poland
Piotr Rutkowski, MD, PhD
Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and 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, Assoc. Prof
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Department of Dermatology | Center for Skin Cancer and Surgery
Gothenburg 413 45
Sweden
Taiwan
Yi-Hua Liao, MD, PhD
National Taiwan University Hospital | Department of Dermatology
United Kingdom
Andrew Birnie, MD
Kent and Canterbury Hospital