GIST Clinics and Doctors
GIST Support International does not endorse specific physicians or rate their expertise about GIST. One way of locating experts is to identify doctors who have written about GIST in the medical literature. Of course, there are many fine physicians who have not written about GIST. Writing about GIST is no guarantee that a physician actually is an expert. Likewise, participation in administering a clinical trial does not guarantee expertise. Therefore, this list is just a starting point. It is always a good idea to ask other patients about their experiences with physicians at particular facilities.
The following list, sorted by country, includes contributors to one or more of the following documents:
- NCCN Task Force Report on GIST (2004)
- NCCN Task Force Report (2007): Optimal Management of Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)—Update of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
- NCCN Soft Tissue Sarcoma Guide
- CTOS Clinical Management of GIST Newsletter
- ESMO Consensus statement on GIST (Blay et al, 2005, PMID 15781488, free access)
- Canadian Advisory Committee on GIST report (Blackstein et al, 2006, PMID 16550259)
- Guidelines for the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (British Sarcoma Group 2017)
In addition to the list below, which is based on the publications listed above, we also have compiled a list of physicians named by members of our listserv community. You can link here to this second list.
AUSTRALIA |
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| Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute | Jayesh Desai, MD John R. Zalcberg, MD |
BELGIUM |
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| University Hospital Gasthuisberg of the Catholic University Leuven |
Patrick Schöffski, MD Maria Debiec-Rychter Raf Sciot, MD |
CANADA |
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| Tom Baker Cancer Center Calgary, Alberta |
Donald Morris, MD |
| Cross Cancer Institute Edmunton, Alberta |
Karen Mulder, MD |
| British Columbia Cancer Agency/ Vancouver Cancer Clinic Vancouver, BC |
Charles Blanke, MD Margaret Knowling, MD |
| Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver, BC |
David Owen, MD |
| St. Boniface General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Ralph Wong, MD |
| Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre St. John’s, Newfoundland |
Stewart Rorke, MD |
| Juravinski Cancer Clinic Hamilton, Ontario |
Alvaro Figueredo, MD |
| London Regional Cancer Centre London, Ontario |
Jawaid Younus, MD |
| University of Western Ontario London, Ontario |
David Driman, MD |
| Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center Ottawa, Ontario |
Shailendra Verma, MD |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario |
Martin E. Blackstein, MD Robert Riddell, MD Carol J. Swallow, MD Aaron Pollett, MD |
| Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Ontario |
Massom Haider, MD Korosh Kahlili, MD |
| Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Science Center Toronto, Ontario |
Calvin Law, MD |
| Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal Montreal, Quebec |
Denis Soulieres, MD Pierre Dube, MD |
| Hopital du Sacre-Couer de Montreal Montreal, Quebec |
Louis R. Begin, MD Bernard L’Esperance, MD |
DENMARK |
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| University Hospital Herlev Copenhagen |
Anders Krarup-Hansen, MD, PhD |
| Odense University Hospital Odense |
Ole Nielsen, MD |
FINLAND |
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| Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki |
Heikki Joensuu, MD |
FRANCE |
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| Hopital Edouard-Herriot Lyon |
Pierre Meeus, MD |
| Institut Bergonie Bordeaux |
Binh Bui, MD |
| Ambroise Pare Hospital Boulogne |
Jean-Francois Emile, MD |
| Centre Leon Berard Lyon |
Isabelle Ray-Coquard, MD Jean-Yves Blay, MD Axel Le Cesne, MD |
| Comite Sarcome / Institute Gustave-Roussy Villejuif |
Sylvie Bonvalot, MD |
GERMANY |
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| Universitätsklinikum Charite Campus Buch Berlin |
Peter Reichardt, MD |
| University of H eidelberg at Mannheim |
Peter Hohenberger, MD |
GREECE |
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| 1st Department of Medical Oncology / Hygeia Hospital Athens |
Jim Janinis, MD |
| University General Hospital Heraklion |
Ianis Boukovinas, MD |
ITALY |
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| Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori Milan |
Alessandro Gronchi, MD Antonella Messina, MD Elena Tamborini Maurizio Colecchia, MD Paolo G. Casali, MD Rosella Bertulli, MD |
| Hospital of Treviso Treviso |
A. P. Dei Tos, MD |
JAPAN |
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| Hyogo College of Medicine Nishinomiya |
Seiichi Hirota, MD |
| Graduate School of Medicine / Osaka University Suita |
Toshirou Nishida, MD |
NETHERLANDS |
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| Leiden University Medical Center Leiden |
Frits van Coevorden, MD Pancras Hogendoorn, MD |
| Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center Rotterdam |
Jaap Verweij, MD |
| Dutch Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group Utrecht |
Bert Van Geel, MD |
NORWAY |
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| Norwegian Radium Hospital Oslo |
Kirsten Sundby-Hall, MD |
POLAND |
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| M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center Warsaw |
Piotr Rutkowski, MD |
SPAIN |
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| Institut Catala d’Oncologia Barcelona |
Andres Poveda, MD |
| Universitario de Son Dureta Palma de Mallorca |
Javier Martin, MD Joan Maurel, MD Rafael Ramos, MD |
SWEDEN |
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| The Jubileum Institute / Lund University Lund |
Thor Alvegard, MD |
SWITZERLAND |
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| University of Berne Berne |
Louis Guillou, MD |
| Fondation du Centre pluri- disciplinaire d’oncologie Lausanne |
Serge Leyvraz, MD
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UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Birmingham, England |
Ian Geh, MD |
| Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre Birmingham, England |
John Buckels, MD David Peake, MD |
| Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge, England |
Nicholas Carroll, MD Ramesh Bulusu, MD Richard Hardwick, MD |
| Dudley West Midlands | Prof. Ferry |
| Royal Marsden Hospital London, England |
Ian Judson, MD Michelle Scurr, MD |
| University College Hospital London, England |
Beatrice Seddon, MD |
| Christie Hospital Manchester, England |
Michael Leahy, MD Sarah O’Dwyer, MD Professor Ranson |
| Freeman Hospital Newcastle, England |
Prof. Derek Manas (surgeon) Mark Verrill, MD |
| John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, England |
Bryan Warren, MD |
| Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, England |
Simon Toh, MD (surgeon) |
| Western Park Hospital Sheffield, England |
Martin Robinson, MD Prof. Penella Woll |
| Southampton General Hospital | Neil Pearce, MD (surgeon) Peter Simmonds, MD |
| University Hospital of Norths Staffs (Stoke) | Duncan Beardsmore, MD (surgeon) |
| Belfast City Hospital Belfast, Ireland |
Martin Eatock, MD |
| Western Infirmary Glasgow, Scotland |
Paddy O’Dwyer, MD Robin Reid, MD |
UNITED STATES
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| Univ of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center Birmingham, AL |
Martin Heslin, MD
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| City of Hope Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA | I. Benjamin Paz, MD |
| Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center Stanford, CA |
George A. Fisher, MD Kristin Ganjoo, MD |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA |
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD |
| Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, CA |
Jason Sicklick, MD
(surgeon) |
| Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University Chicago, IL |
Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD
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| Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA |
Karen Antman, MD
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| Dana-Farber / Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center Boston, MA Long-distance consultations with these experts can be arranged through this link: Partners Online Specialty Consultations |
George Demetri, MD Andrew Wagner, MD Chandrajit Raut, MD Monica Bertagnolli, MD Suzanne George, MD Jeffrey Morgan, MD James Butyrinski, MD |
| Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD |
David Ettinger, MD |
| University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Ann Arbor, MI |
Ray Hutchinson, MD Laurence Baker, MD |
| Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Durham, NC |
Douglas Tyler, MD
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| UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE |
Aaron Sasson, MD
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| Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH |
Burton Eisenberg, MD
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| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY |
Ephraim Casper, MD Karen Schupak, MD Robert Maki, MD Ronald DeMatteo, MD(surgeon) Samuel Singer, MD Willliam Tap, MD |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
William Kraybill, MD John Gibbs, MD Milind Javle, MD |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
Brian Rubin, MD
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| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR |
Michael Heinrich, MD |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA |
Margaret von Mehren, MD
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| Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, VA |
Sosipatros Boikos, MD |
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, FLA |
Jonathan Trent, MD |
| M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
Dejka Araujo, MD Peter Pisters, MD Raphael Pollock, MD Robert Benjamin, MD |
| Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT |
R. Lor Randall, MD Courtney Scaife, MD |
| Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington |
Min Park, MD |