
Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center
Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center
1 Medical Center Blvd.
Wake Forest, NC
The Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with mesothelioma by focusing on early diagnosis, novel treatment, and clinical research.
Benefits of the Comprehensive Cancer Center
Doctors at the Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center apply a multidisciplinary approach to mesothelioma treatment. Different specialists work together as a team to provide the best possible treatment plan for patients.
Why Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center?
Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Wake Forest Baptist is a national leader in providing HIPEC to patients suffering from peritoneal mesothelioma.
Experience
Peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma patients can relax with the knowledge that they are being treated by specialists who are among the most experienced in the nation.
Reputation
Wake Forest Baptist is one of 41 cancer care centers recognized by the National Cancer Institute. This means that the Cancer Center has proven its excellence in the areas of clinical care, research, education and community outreach.
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Why Choose Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center?
- Performed over 1,100 HIPEC procedures, representing one of the most experienced teams worldwide
- One of only 41 cancer care centers recognized by the National Cancer Institute
- A multidisciplinary approach to treating pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma

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Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center
1 Medical Center Blvd.Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Doctors: Dr. Edward Levine and Dr. Konstantinos Votanopoulos
Focus: Pleural mesothelioma
Through their multidisciplinary approach, the Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center is able to provide personalized care for patients suffering from pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma.
- High-volume facility
- More than 1,100 heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy-inclusive procedures performed
Mesothelioma Treatment at Wake Forest Baptist
Wake Forest Baptist has a long history of providing quality care for mesothelioma patients. Many of the center’s physicians are also consistently ranked as the “Best Doctors in America.” The center has held the prestigious NCI comprehensive designation since 1974, assuring patients that they have access to the latest cancer technologies, clinical trials, and treatments.
Since 1991, patients have been treated at Wake Forest Baptist with the promising and innovative therapy called HIPEC. This procedure is performed by only a handful of surgeons across the country. Wake Forest Baptist has performed over 1,100 HIPEC procedures with cytoreduction since then, representing one of the most experienced teams worldwide.
Collaboration is key at Wake Forest Baptist, where physicians and medical staff take a cross-departmental team approach to advance the science and treatment of cancers like pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma. These cooperative efforts include areas such as drug development, cancer imaging, natural products, cancer genomics, nanotechnology, tumor microenvironment and cancer survivorship.
At the center of this team is Dr. Edward Levine, chief of surgical oncology, and Dr. Konstantinos Votanopoulos, surgical oncologist. A graduate of Aristotle University School of Medicine, Dr. Votanopoulos has more than 17 years of experience treating pleural mesothelioma.
Dr. Levine is considered a nationally-recognized expert in surgical oncology and the treatment of peritoneal malignancy. He is also considered an internationally-renowned expert on the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and cytoreductive surgery.
Clinical Trials at Wake Forest Baptist
Patients with nearly any type of cancer have the opportunity to participate in one of the close to 250 research studies conducted by oncologists from Wake Forest Baptist. Most of these studies combine traditional treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Other studies focus on more novel approaches, such as fusion toxins, targeted agents, and gene therapy.
Wake Forest Baptist also integrates complementary and alternative medications, including vitamin and nutritional therapies, in both treating mesothelioma and managing symptoms.
Additionally, Wake Forest Baptist is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) research base. As one of only six CCOP research bases in the country, Wake Forest Baptist can perform clinical trials in community cancer centers nationwide. This is beneficial to mesothelioma patients because they can take part in clinical trials without having to travel far.

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Is the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Right for You?
Wake Forest’s HIPEC expertise brings in patients from across the country to take part in established treatments and clinical trials. The medical team has been honored with a multitude of prestigious medical awards and listings in esteemed medical publications. Medical team members have also trained surgeons to perform the HIPEC with cytoreduction procedure at other leading institutions. Members of the medical team can provide hope and therapy to patients thought to be untreatable at other facilities.
- Access to over 250 clinical trials and studies
- Established and experienced HIPEC program top in the world
- Knowledgeable and caring oncology staff
- Treatment through community cancer centers
Our team of patient advocates are knowledgeable about these facilities and can help take the pressure off finding the right cancer center. Contact a patient advocate at 1-888-385-2024 to get in touch with Wake Forest Baptist, or get a complete list of treatment centers in our free Mesothelioma Guide.
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