Overview
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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallbladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 165 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 1500, Lutherville, MD 21093
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Laheru 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
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Dr. Nilofer S. Azad is Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as the Associate Cancer Center Director for Clinical Research for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Dr. Azad earned her medical degree and completed a residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She then completed a fellowship in oncology and hematology at the National Institute of Health's National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland where she served as chief fellow. Dr. Azad’s research focused on early phase drug development and the intersection of moving exciting laboratory findings into patients for new treatment options Dr. Azad joined the faculty at the Kimmel Cancer Center in 2008. Dr. Azad’s clinical expertise is in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, with a concentration in colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma and pancreaticobiliary tract cancer. Her research efforts are dedicated to developing new drug combinations for patients with advanced cancer. In particular, Dr. Azad’s laboratory and clinical trials explore epigenetic therapy in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy to improve survival for patients, as well as molecularly targeted drugs. She is an active clinical trialist, leading multiple clinical trials of molecularly targeted agents for advanced cancer patients. Dr. Azad has received numerous grants for her work from entities such as the NCI (National Cancer Center), American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Research, Breakthrough Cancer Foundation, the Lustgarten Foundation, The Gateway Foundation, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, among others. She served as Principal for Johns Hopkins on the AACR Stand Up 2 Cancer Colorectal Cancer Dream Team and is a member of the Stand Up 2 Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team, leading the GI cancer initiatives for the group. Dr. Azad is a national leader in GI cancer, including serving as a member of the national NCI Colon Cancer Task Force and as Co-Chair of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. She has a presidential appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Azad is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallbladder Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Embolization.
University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Group LLC
Richard Schraeder is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Schraeder is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallbladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma. Dr. Schraeder is currently accepting new patients.
Inova Health Care Services
Arthur Winer is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Leesburg, Virginia. Dr. Winer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallbladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Winer is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Laheru isElite. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Distinguished
- Ampullary CancerDr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- Colorectal CancerDr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Laheru isDistinguished. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Advanced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Appendix CancerDr. Laheru isAdvanced. Learn about Appendix Cancer.
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Laheru isAdvanced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Laheru isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Gallbladder AdenocarcinomaDr. Laheru isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma.
- Gallbladder CancerDr. Laheru isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Cancer.
- Experienced
- AgranulocytosisDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Anal CancerDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.
- Gastroesophageal Junction CancerDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer.
- GlucagonomaDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Glucagonoma.
- HepatectomyDr. Laheru isExperienced. Learn about Hepatectomy.