What are the best treatment centers in the United States for multiple myeloma?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 03 Feb 2004 08:10 PST

Dear MAdison5,

I located a ranking of the best medical centers in the United States
for the treatment of cancer.

The following information is listed for each center:

Rank 
Hospital 
Reputational score 
Mortality ratio 
Discharges 
R.N.'s to beds 
Technology services(of 7)  
NCI Cancer center 

Would this information be of your interest?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by madison5-ga on 03 Feb 2004 09:09 PST

Hi,
I'm specifically interested in centers or hospitals that focus on the
treatment of multiple myeloma or that have several top doctors in that
specialty. Thanks--

The top treatment center?and also the top research center?for multiple
myeloma is the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas in
Little Rock.
http://www.uams.edu/
http://myeloma.uams.edu/
Chief Doc here is Bart Barlogie
Best Clinician Is Elias ("Elie") Anaissie, ejanaissie@uams.edu
Conelia Williamson (Elie's Asst.) jcwilliamson@uams.edu, 501.296.1503 Ex-1458

Brian Durie is also very good & often provides advice by e-mail and/or
phone. (He often advises myeloma patients to go to Little Rock for
treatment):
Brian G.M. Durie, M.D 
Cedars-Sanai, Los Angeles
bdurie@salick.com.  
His Assistant, Renee Wade at 310-423-3612 or rwade@csccc.com

Best source of online information on this disease is the myeloma
support group at www.acor.org.