
Overview
Sawa Ito, MD, PhD, specializes in hematology oncology and medical oncology and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Ito received her medical degree from Hokkaido University and completed residencies at Teine Keijinkai Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Ito is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult T-Cell Leukemia. Her top areas of expertise are Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Adult T-Cell Leukemia.
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Locations
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD, is a clinical hematological oncologist specializing in hematological malignancies, cell therapy, and bone marrow transplant in the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Hou received his medical degree from Henan Medical University in China, his master’s degree at Shanghai Medical University, and his PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from Tulane University. He completed his internal medicine residency in Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, and fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Stanford University. He joined UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in 2007. Dr. Hou is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult T-Cell Leukemia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Multiple Myeloma, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Dlp Conemaugh Physician Practices LLC
Mohammed Islam is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Islam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult T-Cell Leukemia. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency, Protein C Deficiency, Protein S Deficiency, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Islam is currently accepting new patients.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Ashkan Emadi is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Emadi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult T-Cell Leukemia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Emadi is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Bone Marrow TransplantDr. Ito isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Marrow Transplant.
- Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD)Dr. Ito isDistinguished. Learn about Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD).
- Advanced
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- LeukemiaDr. Ito isAdvanced. Learn about Leukemia.
- Multiple MyelomaDr. Ito isAdvanced. Learn about Multiple Myeloma.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Adult T-Cell LeukemiaDr. Ito isExperienced. Learn about Adult T-Cell Leukemia.
- AnemiaDr. Ito isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Ito isExperienced. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.

