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Dr. Manjit S Bains
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- 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021
- (212) 639-7450
- bainsm@mskcc.org
Dr. Manjit S. Bains is a physician specializing in lung cancer at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He earned an MBBS at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India, and performed his residencies at Queens Hospital Center, Rochester General Hospital, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for over 40 years. One of Dr. Bains's other main specialties is in thoracic cancer, including mesothelioma, a membrane cancer thought to be linked to asbestos inhalation. Additionally, he is a board-certified surgeon in addition to publishing research on thoracic cancers.
Since Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center does have a specialized team of physicians to treat mesothelioma, and while Dr. Bains does not usually perform surgeries himself, he has advised on surgical techniques used at this facility, including the use of video-assisted thoracic surgery. This is a technique which utilizes minute holes and robotic apparati to perform surgery, instead of the traditional opening of the thorax. This form of surgery has been shown to carry much fewer complications than normal lobe removal, and can be useful with mesothelioma since the tumors are on the lining around the lung, rather than the lung itself, so healthy lung tissue would not be needlessly taken out.
Dr. Bains's interest in mesothelioma and thoracic cancer extend beyond just surgery, however. He has worked on techniques for pulmonary endoscopy, which can be of assistance in diagnosing mesothelioma without the need for invasive biopsies. Dr. Bains has also been investigating treatment outcomes for lung and chest wall resections, as well as the capacity of the body to repair damaged DNA following cancer and subsequent therapies. These have important ramifications for mesothelioma patients, since mesothelioma is sometimes not detected until it has spread to the lungs or other nearby areas, and such surgeries or repeated treatments may be necessary to recover. Research such as this helps to give mesothelioma patients hope for the future, as well as providing integral clinical information and advice to the mesothelioma oncology and surgery team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Since mesothelioma does not always appear in areas which are easily surgically accessible without damaging healthy tissue, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are important in treating this form of cancer. Dr. Bains has been doing research and evaluations on combined therapies of different chemotherapy drugs in order to maximize patient treatment while minimizing side effects.