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Melhem Solh, M.D., is board certified in the subspecialties of medical oncology and hematology. Dr. Solh is a Northside Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant and Leukemia Program physician.In 2019, Dr. Solh was recognized as among Atlanta’s Top Doctors in his specialty by Castle Connolly.
Dr. Michael Burke is an Associate Professor at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) in the Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood & Marrow Transplantation. He is Director of the Pediatric Leukemia & Lymphoma Program at CHW and Co-Director of the Developmental Therapeutics Program where he oversees all early phase clinical trials (Phase I and II studies) at CHW.
Mark had no symptoms common to bone marrow failure patients.
Not one.
Why would I choose a clinical trial? What kind of additional care would I receive? How do I know if I qualify?
Christina Cline, RN, BSN, CCRC, explains both patient and nurse navigator roles in this recent recording.
Mark had no symptoms prior to diagnosis. Even more surprising was the "watch and wait" treatment plan! Listen to this recently recorded episode where Mark describes living as an MDS survivor now.
Dr. Walker received her MD from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency and a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of Rochester, New York. She joins us from The Ohio State University, where she served as a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology. Dr. Walker’s clinical interests are in the care of patients with myeloid malignancies, specifically
Dr. Tabbara has researched blood and bone marrow stem cell transplant. He established the bone marrow transplant program at The GWU Medical Center in 1992 and has performed several hundred stem cell transplants treating patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Additional areas of interest for Dr. Tabbara are breast and lung cancers.
Angela Smith joined the Department of Pediatrics in July 2008 in the Division of Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation and became Director of the Division Blood and Marrow Transplantation in 2019.