Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Hedy Lee Kindler, MD, is an expert in mesothelioma and the director of the mesothelioma program at the hospital. A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she earned her medical degree, Kindler completed her internship and residency at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center and her fellowship at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She is board certified in both internal medicine and medical oncology and also practices at the Center for Advanced Medicine in Chicago.

As the director of the hospital's mesothelioma program, Dr. Kindler continuously investigates new treatments and drugs for mesothelioma as well as pancreatic tumors. She is a member of numerous research groups including Cancer and Leukemia Group B, a national cooperative cancer research group for which she serves as chair of the mesothelioma subcommittee. Dr. Kindler also speaks often at scientific meetings and other gatherings of cancer professionals.

Dr. Kindler is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, International Mesothelioma Interest Group and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.

Dr. Kindler has written more than 50 scientific articles and several books and book chapters. She has also served on the editorial board of BioOncology Watch, a journal for practicing oncologists and other physicians.

Contact Information:
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-0360

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