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Doctors in St. Louis, MO

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    h8pickingname
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    Hi, my family member had melanoma on his face 15 years ago probably stage 1. He had it removed and has been ok up until now. It has returned. He will have a Petscan and MRI on Friday and probably surgery shortly after. It is stage 3 now. Who are the best doctors in the St. Louis area or should we be traveling to Chicago? Thanks!

    Hi, my family member had melanoma on his face 15 years ago probably stage 1. He had it removed and has been ok up until now. It has returned. He will have a Petscan and MRI on Friday and probably surgery shortly after. It is stage 3 now. Who are the best doctors in the St. Louis area or should we be traveling to Chicago? Thanks!

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      Randy437
      Participant

      Gerald Linnette at the Siteman Cancer Center.  No need to go to Chicago.

      Randy437
      Participant

      Gerald Linnette at the Siteman Cancer Center.  No need to go to Chicago.

        Randy437
        Participant

        Sorry, that's Linette. One n.

        Randy437
        Participant

        Sorry, that's Linette. One n.

        Randy437
        Participant

        Sorry, that's Linette. One n.

        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you so much. My heart is breaking right now for my family member. Any information is much appreciated.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you so much. My heart is breaking right now for my family member. Any information is much appreciated.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you so much. My heart is breaking right now for my family member. Any information is much appreciated.
      Randy437
      Participant

      Gerald Linnette at the Siteman Cancer Center.  No need to go to Chicago.

      JC
      Participant

      Probably stage I?  Does he know what his pathology actually was?

      JC
      Participant

      Probably stage I?  Does he know what his pathology actually was?

        h8pickingname
        Participant
        He knows all that. I was a kid when he was diagnosed the first time. I’m not positive of what stage he had. They removed it without major surgery. It’s back now. It’s a stage 3 right now. Possibly more. He will have more tests-a petscan, cscan, MRI in two days. We will know more then.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        He knows all that. I was a kid when he was diagnosed the first time. I’m not positive of what stage he had. They removed it without major surgery. It’s back now. It’s a stage 3 right now. Possibly more. He will have more tests-a petscan, cscan, MRI in two days. We will know more then.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        He knows all that. I was a kid when he was diagnosed the first time. I’m not positive of what stage he had. They removed it without major surgery. It’s back now. It’s a stage 3 right now. Possibly more. He will have more tests-a petscan, cscan, MRI in two days. We will know more then.
      JC
      Participant

      Probably stage I?  Does he know what his pathology actually was?

      jmmm
      Participant
      I’ll second Dr. Linnette at Siteman. My husband is stage 4 and Dr. Linnete (plus a neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist) saved his life. You not only get the expertise of a melanoma specialist, you also get incredible support from the doctors at Barnes Jewish if he needs any surgery.
      jmmm
      Participant
      I’ll second Dr. Linnette at Siteman. My husband is stage 4 and Dr. Linnete (plus a neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist) saved his life. You not only get the expertise of a melanoma specialist, you also get incredible support from the doctors at Barnes Jewish if he needs any surgery.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you! I told my dad. He is currently seeing someone else. It was a referral from his dermatologist. He goes back in 2 days. We will know more then. I’m hoping he will go to Dr. Linnette after hearing about him and doing some research. I appreciate you taking the time to answer me.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you! I told my dad. He is currently seeing someone else. It was a referral from his dermatologist. He goes back in 2 days. We will know more then. I’m hoping he will go to Dr. Linnette after hearing about him and doing some research. I appreciate you taking the time to answer me.
        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you Hawaii Bob, we are calling today for an appointment. Thank you for your quick response, I really appreciate it. I feel a little better getting pointed in the right direction.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you Hawaii Bob, we are calling today for an appointment. Thank you for your quick response, I really appreciate it. I feel a little better getting pointed in the right direction.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you Hawaii Bob, we are calling today for an appointment. Thank you for your quick response, I really appreciate it. I feel a little better getting pointed in the right direction.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        My dad got in to see Dr. Linette and really liked him. He will be going with him. Dr. Linnette took a lot of time to explain everything to him. He was not rushed at all. He was incredibly helpful. Thanks for your responses. I hope everyone has a happy holiday.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        My dad got in to see Dr. Linette and really liked him. He will be going with him. Dr. Linnette took a lot of time to explain everything to him. He was not rushed at all. He was incredibly helpful. Thanks for your responses. I hope everyone has a happy holiday.
        h8pickingname
        Participant
        My dad got in to see Dr. Linette and really liked him. He will be going with him. Dr. Linnette took a lot of time to explain everything to him. He was not rushed at all. He was incredibly helpful. Thanks for your responses. I hope everyone has a happy holiday.
        Hawaii Bob
        Participant

        I would strongly encourage you to go to the Siteman Cancer at Washington University in St Louis….. Siteman Center is THE melanoma cancer center of excellence in the Missouri / Iowa / Arkansas  and Kentucky regions …. They are one of only 40 or so NCI desigated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and they have a Melanoma specialist clinic as well ….

        I am Stage IIA and was treated there …. Dr. Jeffrey Moley is the resident melanoma surgical oncologist on staff and is in a Senior medical management position within Siteman Center as well  …. He is a gifted surgeon and an all around good guy ….. They also use the inter-disciplinary approach …. If a met on his face needs to be excised, Moley will have a head and neck surgeon and a plastic surgeon on his team from Day 1….. I credit him with saving my life and giving me the 4 years + NED life extension I've had thus far….

        Siteman Center is also in on all of the cutting edge trials for Melanoma…. vaccines, T-Cell, et al  …. Dr. Linnette — with whom I've had a consult in case I have  a metastatic recurrence — is a very good oncologist and a straight shooter …… He is also networked in with all of the other leading melanoma oncologists in the country …..

        If someone has metastatic melanoma  and lives in thje St Louis region, the Siteman Cancer Center is the place to go ….. they have seen alot of melanoma and they know what they're doing…

         

        Hawaii Bob

        h8pickingname
        Participant
        Thank you! I told my dad. He is currently seeing someone else. It was a referral from his dermatologist. He goes back in 2 days. We will know more then. I’m hoping he will go to Dr. Linnette after hearing about him and doing some research. I appreciate you taking the time to answer me.
      jmmm
      Participant
      I’ll second Dr. Linnette at Siteman. My husband is stage 4 and Dr. Linnete (plus a neurosurgeon and radiation oncologist) saved his life. You not only get the expertise of a melanoma specialist, you also get incredible support from the doctors at Barnes Jewish if he needs any surgery.
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