NYU Langone Health

Affiliated Mesothelioma Doctors

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Perlmutter Cancer Center
160 E 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 731-6000

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History of NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health is a sprawling urban health system, but it originated from the tiny, six-bed Almshouse Hospital, the first public hospital in the United States. Founded in 1736 in what was then rural New York City, Almshouse Hospital later became Bellevue Hospital. Many years later, in 2008, the hospital was renamed NYU Langone Medical Center in honor of Board Chairman Kenneth Langone and his wife, Elaine, following their $200 million donation. In 2017, NYU Langone Medical Center officially rebranded as the present-day NYU Langone Health – a unified network of hospitals and outpatient facilities serving patients across the greater New York City area.

Mesothelioma Care at NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health offers specialized cancer treatment, including for malignant mesothelioma, at their Perlmutter Cancer Center. They also have a Thoracic Oncology Research Program dedicated to learning more about cancers like pleural mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma.

NYU Langone doctors will begin by accurately diagnosing the patient’s mesothelioma cancer with physical exams, an examination of their medical history, imaging tests, biopsies and potentially blood tests that identify mesothelioma biomarkers. NYU Langone understands the importance of determining not just mesothelioma type, but also cell type, before determining the best treatment plan.

Common mesothelioma treatments offered at the Perlmutter Cancer Center include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However, NYU Langone has a strong focus on clinical trials. Mesothelioma patients may be able to try an experimental treatment at the cancer center, if they are eligible for any of the clinical trials available.

After receiving treatment for mesothelioma, NYU Langone doctors schedule follow up appointments for every 2 – 3 months. Appointments will include diagnostic imaging and blood tests, searching for any signs of recurrence. Other support services are also available to mesothelioma patients, including palliative care, physical rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, supportive care, neuropathy management, mesothelioma nutrition and psychological and social support.