Valerie Rusch
瓦莱丽·鲁施
MD
Chief of Thoracic Surgery胸外科主任
👥Biography 个人简介
Valerie Rusch is a preeminent thoracic surgeon at MSKCC specializing in mesothelioma, chest wall tumors, and lung cancer. She led the IASLC staging committee and shaped modern lung cancer and mesothelioma TNM classification systems used globally.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Mesothelioma Staging
Led development and validation of the IASLC mesothelioma staging system, providing the oncology community with an evidence-based framework for patient stratification and clinical trial design.
Lung Cancer Staging
Chaired IASLC lung cancer staging project committees, contributing directly to the 7th and 8th editions of TNM classification that guide treatment decisions worldwide.
Representative Works 代表性著作
A proposed new international TNM staging system for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1995)
Foundational paper proposing the first evidence-based TNM staging system for mesothelioma, adopted internationally.
The IASLC lung cancer staging project: a proposal for a new international lymph node map in the forthcoming 7th edition
Journal of Thoracic Oncology (2009)
Unified mediastinal nodal mapping for lung cancer staging, standardizing lymph node assessment in clinical practice globally.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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Foundation Medicine / Harvard Medical School
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Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research / Massachusetts General Hospital
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