John M. Kirkwood
Experienced in Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
Experienced in Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Overview

John M. Kirkwood, MD, is a professor of medicine, dermatology, and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kirkwood directs the Melanoma Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and specializes in melanoma research and the prevention and early detection of melanoma, as well as the treatment of advanced disease and adjuvant therapy of resectable disease.

Dr. Kirkwood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, and Uveal Melanoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 333 peer reviewed articles and participating in 11 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Yale University
Residency
Yale New Haven Hospital
Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Licenses
Specialist in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Horizon
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Passavant
Upmc Mercy
Languages Spoken
English
German
Italian
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
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.


11 Clinical Trials

Dose-seeking Study of Pembrolizumab Plus Vemurafenib and Cobimetinib for Therapy of Advanced Melanoma
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5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (0.1 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
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Yana G. Najjar, MD is a translational investigator and cutaneous oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, where she also is an associate professor of medicine and Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center. Dr. Najjar specializes in early phase clinical trials and in the treatment of advanced melanoma. Her research focusing on immunotherapy resistant melanoma and rare melanoma subtypes. She has developed multiple investigator-initiated trials that aim to remodel melanoma tumor cell metabolism and hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment to overcome mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapy. Her lab is focused on various correlative analyses from investigator-initiated trials. Dr. Najjar's research is funded by the NIH, the Department of Defense, and the Melanoma Research Alliance. Dr. Najjar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

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