Mesothelioma is rare, and outcomes are often better at centers that treat it regularly. This is an educational guide to the cancer centers, specialists, and clinical trials that serve Connecticut patients — organized so you start with options close to home. It is information from an independent publisher, not medical advice or a referral; treatment decisions belong with your own care team.

Mesothelioma Treatment Centers in Connecticut

Connecticut — Primary Care Centers

Yale Cancer Center is Connecticut's only NCI-designated cancer center, and Smilow is the only center in the state that names mesothelioma as a treated cancer. Patients seeking a dedicated mesothelioma program generally travel to Boston or New York.

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven / Yale Cancer Center — Center for Thoracic Cancers
New Haven, CT

The Center for Thoracic Cancers is a multidisciplinary thoracic-malignancy program that explicitly lists mesothelioma alongside lung, thymic and chest-wall tumors, and Yale Cancer Center has held NCI Comprehensive designation since 1974.

NCI Comp. Mesothelioma Thoracic
UConn Health — Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Farmington, CT

An academic cancer center treating lung and thoracic cancer whose own pages do not name mesothelioma, and whose 'Comprehensive' title is part of its donor name rather than an NCI designation.

Thoracic
Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute — Thoracic Diseases Program
Hartford, CT

A multidisciplinary thoracic program with pulmonology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, medical and radiation oncology, but its own condition list does not include mesothelioma.

Thoracic

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  • Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital (New Haven) — Connecticut’s NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mesothelioma Specialists in Connecticut

  • Vincent J. Mase Jr., MD — Thoracic Surgery · Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven
  • Scott N. Gettinger, MD — Thoracic Medical Oncology · Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven
  • Sarah B. Goldberg, MD, MPH — Thoracic Medical Oncology · Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven
  • Daniel J. Boffa, MD — Thoracic Surgery · Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven
  • Henry S. Park, MD, MPH — Radiation Oncology (thoracic) · Yale Cancer Center / Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven

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Clinical Trials in Connecticut

Clinical trials are often a mainstream option for mesothelioma — not a last resort. NCI-designated centers screen patients for eligibility, and current studies enrolling near you are listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. government registry, which updates continuously. Ask your oncologist which trials fit your case.

Search mesothelioma trials enrolling in Connecticut →

For an overview of treatment options — surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy — see mesothelioma treatment in Connecticut.

Choosing a Mesothelioma Specialist

  • How many mesothelioma cases does the program treat each year?
  • Do they offer pleurectomy/decortication (P/D), EPP, and HIPEC, and what clinical trials are open?
  • Will a multidisciplinary team review the case together?
  • Is a second opinion at a high-volume program available? (It is standard and rarely delays care.)

Today’s specialists build on generations of research and surgical innovation — see the pioneers who shaped mesothelioma medicine.

Kept separate from the medical resources above. If you or a loved one was diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after asbestos exposure, you may have legal rights. O’Brien Law Firm handles Connecticut asbestos claims and will review your work history at no cost. Contact O’Brien Law Firm at (314) 237-3332.

This page is published by an independent media organization and is not a law firm or a medical provider. The information here is educational and is not a substitute for advice from your own physicians. Physician and center listings are compiled from public sources and do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or referral.