Khaled M. El-Shami, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, as well as an assistant professor of oncology in the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Listen to Dr. El-Shami's Cancer Matters podcast episode to learn more about his work. Dr. El-Shami's clinical interests are in hematologic malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas and myelomas.. Dr. El-Shami graduated from Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt, where he did a residency in the Department of Neurosurgery. He was a Chevening Scholar as a M.S. student in molecular genetics at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, as well as a Sam Cohen Windhoek Scholar as a Ph.D. student in cancer immunology at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Dr. El-Shami also completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, a fellowship in tumor immunology and biology at the National Cancer Institute, and a fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. El-Shami previously served as faculty at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Dr. El-Shami has been named a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine for several years. Dr. El-Shami is a member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Association of Cancer Research, the American Association of Immunologists, the American Society for Gene Therapy and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. El-Shami's research focus is on hematologic malignancies, including acute and chronic leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloprolifetive neplasms and lymphomas. He has received the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Scholars Award, an American Medical Association Seed Grant and an American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award. Dr. El is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

"Dr. Ari D. Fishman is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and George Washington University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of medicine for the School of Medicine. He practices out of Maryland Oncology and Hematology, located in Wheaton, Maryland and Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fishman earned his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Fishman previously worked at Washington Oncology Hematology Center, located in Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fishman has been named a Top Doctor in Hematology and Oncology by Washingtonian Magazine and a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook magazine. Dr. Fishman is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Fishman has contributed to numerous publications. Selected Publications Fishman AD, Hoffman A, Volterra F, Frymus M, Gentilluci M. ""Intracaval and intracardiac metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor: a rare cause of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia."" Cancer Invest. 2002;20(7-8):996-1001.". Dr. Fishman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Scott Rowley is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Rowley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

John Marshall is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Marshall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, Hepatectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Mark Goldstein is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anal Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Bruce R. Kressel, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In addition to an expertise in breast and lung cancer, Dr. Kressel has an expertise in gynecologic oncology and general medical oncology, with specific focuses on hematologic malignancies including lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. Dr. Kressel earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology, also at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kressel completed a fellowship in oncology at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as well. Dr. Kressel has been regularly named one of America’s Top Doctors and one of America's Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top Doctor in the Washington D.C. and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly, as well as a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine. Dr. Kressel is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Kressel has contributed to numerous publications, presentations and clinical trials. Dr. Kressel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Splenectomy.

Xiaojun Wu, M.D., Ph.D. is as assistant professor of pathology at Sibley Memorial Hospital where she will lead their hematopathology program. Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Zhejiang Medical University in China, and her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She continued at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for pathology residency training, followed by a fellowship in hematopathology. She then moved to New York where she completed a surgical pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She subsequently joined the faculty at New York University from 2013-2015 and moved to the Washington area in 2015 and joined the faculty at George Washington University from 2015-2016. She has been with Johns Hopkins since 2016. Dr. Wu has 15 peer-reviewed publications, primarily in the field of hematopathology. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Dr. Sarah Waheed is a fellowship-trained oncologist specializing in the treatment of complex blood cancers including multiple myeloma, smoldering myeloma, amyloidosis, light chain disposition disease, monoclonal gammopathy (MGUS), POEMS and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. Her research on blood cancer treatments, transplant techniques and innovations are frequently published in peer-reviewed journals. As a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s blood cancers program at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Dr. Waheed is part of a team that is available 24/7 to evaluate, admit, diagnose and treat patients with same day appointments or through the emergency department. The Blood Cancer Program at Sibley is integrated with the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and can refer for stem cell transplant. Patients are able to receive care locally before and after the transplant. Dr. Waheed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS).

Steven Gore is an Oncologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Gore is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Tissue Biopsy.

Nicholas Farrell is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Carolyn Hendricks is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Hendricks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, and HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. She is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Cheryl Aylesworth is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Aylesworth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer.

George Sengstack is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Sengstack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, and Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Ajoy Dias is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Dias is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

"Shannon C. O'Connor, M.D., is a medical oncologist with Suburban Hospital. She practices out of Maryland Oncology Hematology. Dr. O'Connor has expertise in hematology and medical oncology with a special focus in women's health, including breast cancer and gynecologic cancers. Dr. O'Connor earned her Master's Degree in Physiology at Georgetown University, followed by her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. She completed a residency at Washington Hospital Center, as well as a fellowship in hematology and oncology. Dr. O'Connor is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the Montgomery County Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Selected Publications Catlett JP1, Williams SA, O'Connor SC, Krishnan J, Malkovska V. ""Primary lymphoma of bone: an institutional experience."" Leuk Lymphoma. 2008 Nov;49(11):2125-32. doi: 10.1080/10428190802404030.". Dr. O'connor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Cervical Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, and Breast Cancer.

Zartash Gul is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Gul is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Gul is currently accepting new patients.

Danielle Shafer is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Shafer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Myringotomy. Dr. Shafer is currently accepting new patients.

Kimberley Doucette is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Doucette is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Catherine Broome is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Broome is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Thrombocytopenia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

Joseph Roswarski is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Roswarski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation. His top areas of expertise are Follicular Lymphoma, Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), Hodgkin Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.