
Overview
Arun Bhandari, M.D. is a native of Maryland and grew up in Silver Spring area. He earned his medical degree from Punjabi University and Government Medical College, Punjab, India and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at New York University program in Queens, NY. He completed his Hematology and Oncology fellowship at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC and NHLBI at National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. He served as a chief fellow at Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. After completing his fellowship in 2005, he joined as faculty at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was actively involved in teaching fellows and residents. He joined COHA in 2007 at which time he opened a location in Annapolis and Kent Island. He has interest in head and neck cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer(colon, pancreas, liver, gastric, esophageal etc.), genitourinary cancer (kidney, prostate, bladder etc.), gynecological cancer (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal etc.), skin cancer, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Leukemia and various other blood disorders. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology. He currently sees patients at Annapolis Cancer Center and Kent Island Center. He speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi.
Dr. Bhandari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Multiple Myeloma, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
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Locations
129 Lubrano Drive, Suite 201, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. DeZern is a Professor of Oncology and Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is active in the Division of Hematology Malignancies, Leukemia Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Dr. DeZern has expertise in aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, acute myeloid leukemia, and bone marrow transplantation. Dr. DeZern received her medical degree at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, followed by fellowships in medical oncology and hematology, as well as obtained a Masters in Clinical Investigations at the Bloomberg School of Public health. Dr. DeZern is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Dr. DeZern’s principle research activities consist of designing and conducting clinical trials that test investigational new therapies and approaches in the treatment of bone marrow failure (aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes). She has specific expertise in the use of alternative donor bone marrow transplantation in patients with severe aplastic anemia and trials of novel therapeutics for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Additionally, she has taken a rigorous approach to the study of diagnostics and supportive case (such as transfusion practices) in these patient populations. She is or has been the Principal Investigator for a number of multicenter trials in collaboration with the MDS Clinical Research Consortium, the Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG)-ACRIN and now the Bone Marrow Trials Clinical Trials Network (BMTCTN). She is the Study Chair for the multi-site BMTCTN study (CHAMP) investigating the role of haploidentical donor transplantation using post-transplantation cyclophosphamide in patients with relapsed several aplastic anemia. Dr. DeZern is the local PI as well as the Deputy Chair for The National MDS Study, a collaborative natural history study of the NHLBI and the NCI. As a clinical investigator with a focus on translation of novel treatments to the clinic, Dr. DeZern’s goal is to improve outcomes for patients with bone marrow failure at the bedside and in her research environment. Dr. Dezern is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). Her top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
National Cancer Institute
Steven Gore, MD, earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Yale, performed his residency at the University of Chicago and his oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He rose from instructor to full professor at Johns Hopkins, and, in 2013, he became professor of medicine and director of hematologic malignancies at Yale. Dr. Gore is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Tissue Biopsy.
University Of Maryland Oncology Associates PA
Maria Baer is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Baer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy. Dr. Baer is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pleuropulmonary BlastomaDr. Bhandari isDistinguished. Learn about Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
- Advanced
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL)Dr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL).
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Dr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
- Colorectal CancerDr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- HemochromatosisDr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Hemochromatosis.
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Bhandari isAdvanced. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Experienced
- Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL)Dr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Bhandari isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

