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Looking for medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

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I was diagnosed one year ago with two very small tumors, one on each lobe. Gleason 6, grade group one. Less than 5% involvement in each tumor. Decipher of 0.28, which suggests low aggressiveness. PSA has remained 0.7 for a many years. Although I think Fox Chase Cancer center in Philadelphia is a fine hospital, I decided to switch to Sloan Kettering in New York for my next round of MRI and biopsy. Does anyone have any suggestions for a doc to see there? Is there any type of more advanced MRI machine that I should request?

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Tall_Allen

Behfar Ehdaie is in charge of their active surveillance program. I think he is excellent for that purpose.

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bubularich in reply to Tall_Allen

Thank you Allen. I am currently under the care of Dr David Chen at Fox Chase who is top rated and very highly regarded and a very nice person, but with Sloan Kettering being nearby I think I'll get a second opinion there regarding my treatment. What type of MRI should I request or do they generally use?

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Tall_Allen in reply to bubularich

All top hospitals offer similar mpMRIs. The difference is in the experience and proficiency of the radiologists who read them.

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rosenjpj in reply to Tall_Allen

agree with TA. I was under dr Ehdaie’s care and he is outstanding. Best there is.

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Oatmeal2

Dr. Wassim Abida is an excellent medical oncologist at MSK and has great bedside manner. He specializes in prostate cancer.

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davenj

I've had MRIs at MSK and had appointments with Ehdaie. They don't use gadolinium contrast.

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Jmr11820

what has made you decide to do anything other than continue to monitor PSA given your Gleason, Decipher, and stable PSA? Just curious really.

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bubularich in reply to Jmr11820

Both of the oncologists I consulted with said I should have a follow-up MRI in one year and possibly another biopsy just to have a baseline. I'm open to opinions and experience of others on that.

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Mjex

I have been treated by Dr. Karen Autio at MSKCC for the last 10 years and really like her.

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bubularich in reply to Mjex

Thanks for the recommendation.

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Mjex in reply to bubularich

the other part of my team is radiologist Dr Sean McBride. He is one of the best in the world.

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