Overview
William Houck is an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Houck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
His clinical research consists of participating in 12 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 10th FL, Viragh BLDG 10th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Houck has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
9 Clinical Trials
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
James T. Handa, M.D., is Chief of the Retina Division and the Robert Bond Welch, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in medical and surgical management of complex vitreoretinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity and other pediatric retinal diseases. He also has expertise in intraocular oncology and manages patients with choroidal melanomas and metastatic tumors of the eye. Not only is he a highly skilled surgeon and clinician, but he also devotes significant effort to research related to the early causes of age-related macular degeneration using molecular pathological approaches to understand how the eye transforms from normal aging to early disease. He has been funded by the National Eye Institute for the last 19 years, and he currently holds two R01 awards for his work in AMD. He has also been funded by the Thome Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness, Fight for Sight and the American Health Assistance Foundation. His other research focuses on surgical innovation using an integrated robotic surgical system. Dr. Handa is currently the Wilmer Eye Institute’s implanting surgeon for the Argus II retinal chip implant, which was recently approved by the FDA after Dr. Handa participated in the clinical trial leading to its approval. Dr. Handa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma of the Eye, Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, and Vitrectomy.
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.
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- Distinguished
- Breast CancerDr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL)Dr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL).
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Dr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Houck isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Houck isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Houck isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AnemiaDr. Houck isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Houck isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Houck isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Experienced
- Acute Eosinophilic PneumoniaDr. Houck isExperienced. Learn about Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Houck isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Houck isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Houck isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.