Overview
Dr. Neeha Zaidi is a physician scientist and a medical oncologist, caring for patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancers. Dr. Zaidi received her undergraduate degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Biology from Cornell University and earned her M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she graduated with Distinction in Research. During medical school, she spent a year as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Research Fellow at The Rockefeller University studying dendritic cell vaccines. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Weill Cornell and subsequently received an Intramural Research Training Award to perform a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at the Vaccine Research Center (NIAID) at the NIH. She then completed a fellowship in medical oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Zaidi joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2019. Dr. Zaidi’s laboratory focuses on developing novel personalized immunotherapy approaches for the treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Zaidi has most recently been recognized with an ASCO Career Development Award and a NCI K08 Award.
Dr. Zaidi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, and Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Dr. Daniel Laheru is a cancer specialist in Baltimore, caring for patients with pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine cancers. Dr. Laheru serves as co-director of the Skip Viragh Center for Pancreas Cancer Clinical Research and Patient Care at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Laheru received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from The University of Utah. He earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency at The University of Utah Hospital and Clinics and performed a fellowship in medical oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. Dr. Laheru joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2001. Dr. Laheru's research interests include pancreatic cancer and chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer. With Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., he developed a vaccine that supercharges the immune system and causes immune cells, which tend to be tolerant of cancer, to seek out and kill pancreatic cancer cells throughout the body. He has given numerous invited talks on pancreatic cancer and other cancers both nationally and internationally. He has authored over 200 papers focused on pancreatic cancer. Dr. Laheru serves as associate editor of Annals of Pancreatic Cancer. He has been recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology with the Young Investigator Award, by the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins as an Isaac and Catharine Hecht Scholar and has been elected to the Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Laheru is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Inova Health Care Services
Timothy Cannon is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Cannon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). Dr. Cannon is currently accepting new patients.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Dr. Michael Pishvaian is the director of Gastrointestinal, Developmental Therapeutics and Clinical Research Programs for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in the Greater Washington Area and an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Dr. Pishvaian is a fellowship-trained gastrointestinal oncologist specializing in pancreatic and refractory colorectal cancers. He is committed to precision medicine and provides his patients with the most appropriate and advanced level of care. He conducts all phases of clinical trials for all GI cancers and enrolls qualifying patients. Click here to learn more about oncology clinical trials the Greater Washington Area. Dr. Pishvaian is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ampullary Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Pancreatic CancerDr. Zaidi isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
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- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Zaidi isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Experienced
- Ampullary CancerDr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Liver CancerDr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)Dr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL).
- MelanomaDr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Melanoma.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Zaidi isExperienced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.