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Shishir Maithel is a Surgical Oncologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Maithel has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Gallbladder Cancer, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepatectomy.
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
John F. Thompson, MD, is Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Thompson specializes in short bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding disorder, and chronic abdominal pain. Dr. Thompson graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. and M.S. in Chemistry. He was awarded his Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1977. He completed a residency in Pediatrics at Wyler's Children's Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1980, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Babies Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Thompson was Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for 15 years before he was recruited to CHAM in 2009. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Short Bowel Syndrome, Cerebral Hypoxia, Lymphadenectomy, and Colonoscopy.
Jordan Center For Gynecologic Cancers
Dimitrios Nasioudis is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nasioudis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lymphadenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Hysterectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Nasioudis is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: This is an international, multicenter and randomized open-label phase III study designed to demonstrate, in patients with stage IIIC1 cervical cancer, whether para-aortic lymphadenectomy followed by tailored chemoradiation is associated with increased disease-free survival compared to patients staged with FDG-PET/CT only followed by chemoradiation. The planned sample size is 510; including 200 pat...
Summary: Lymphedema is a chronic, progressive, and debilitating condition that occurs with disruption or obstruction of the lymphatic system, which commonly occurs a result of breast cancer therapy. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a low risk lymphatic reconstruction procedure at the time of axillary lymph node dissection will reduce the risk of developing lymphedema. Additionally, t...

