Expertscape Ranks World’s Top Doctors and Hospitals in Pancreatic Cancer

PALO ALTO, Calif. - April 14, 2015 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape recognizes the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of pancreatic cancer.  Pancreatic cancer originates in the pancreas and is seldom detected during the early stages. The American Cancer Society estimates that almost 50,000 Americans will be diagnosed in 2015, and over 40,000 will die from the disease. Patients are likely to benefit from a second opinion from a medical specialist or center with extensive interest in pancreatic cancer treatment and research.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in pancreatic cancer (http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/pancreatic-cancer), Expertscape would like to recognize the following ten for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

         Top Experts – Pancreatic Cancer
     1.      R. Hruban – Johns Hopkins University
     2.      M. Büchler – University of Heidelberg
     3.      H. Friess – Technical University of Munich
     4.      D. Evans – Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
     5.      Anirban Maitra – MD Anderson Cancer Center
     6.      J. Abbruzzese – Duke University
     7.      J. Kleeff – Technical University of Munich
     8.      C. Wolfgang – Johns Hopkins University
     9.      M. Falconi – Universita Politecnica delle Marche
     10.   Joseph Herman – Johns Hopkins University

         Top Institutions – Pancreatic Cancer
     1.      Johns Hopkins University
     2.      MD Anderson Cancer Center
     3.      University of Heidelberg
     4.      Mayo Clinic Rochester
     5.      Massachusetts General Hospital
     6.      Ludwig-Maximillians-Universitat
     7.      University of California San Francisco
     8.      Klinikum Grosshadern
     9.      University of Michigan
     10.    University of Tokyo

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for pancreatic cancer, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, please visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/pancreatic+neoplasms

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