
Overview
Dr. Benjamin Musher is a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancers. He is the Medical Director of Medical Oncology and Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), where he also holds the Barry Smith Endowed Professorship.Dr. Musher received an AB in Social Studies from Harvard University and his MD with Honors from BCM. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington’s Department of Medicine, where he was an attending physician. He was later an attending physician and fellow in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Musher received the Oncology Faculty Educator of the Year for six consecutive years and the Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes BCM faculty for excellence in teaching and evaluation. He has also been recognized with several awards for going above and beyond to deliver exceptional patient experiences; and was named a Top Doctor in 2015 by Houstonia Magazine.Dr. Musher is board-certified in Medical Oncology from the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Musher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Familial Colorectal Cancer.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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.
7 Clinical Trials
MD Anderson
Michael Overman is an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Overman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Lynch Syndrome, and Ampullary Cancer.
MD Anderson
Robert Wolff is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Wolff is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
MD Anderson
Shubham Pant is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pant is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Pancreatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- Colorectal CancerDr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Lynch SyndromeDr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Lynch Syndrome.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Musher isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Musher isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Gastroesophageal Junction CancerDr. Musher isAdvanced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer.
- MesenchymomaDr. Musher isAdvanced. Learn about Mesenchymoma.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Musher isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Stomach CancerDr. Musher isAdvanced. Learn about Stomach Cancer.
- Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma
- Experienced
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Anal CancerDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Appendix CancerDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Appendix Cancer.
- AstrocytomaDr. Musher isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.