Dr. Mitchell E. Horwitz

Robert Wehbie is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Infectious Disease provider in Garner, North Carolina. Dr. Wehbie is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastric Lymphoma. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Acute Mountain Sickness, Paget Disease of the Breast, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Wehbie is currently accepting new patients.

The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them. Dr. Gasparetto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastric Lymphoma. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

I focus on treating patients with blood cancers who are considering stem cell or bone marrow transplantation. There have been significant improvements in transplantation over the last 20 years, which has improved outcomes. These improvements include the ability to use lower doses of chemotherapy to reduce toxicity for patients, as well as strategies to reduce the risk of relapse. I am interested in using new therapies and approaches to improve outcomes after stem cell transplantation for blood cancers. It is important to work together with patients to determine their goals for treatment and select the best path forward. I have enjoyed working with patients and their families for many years after their transplant. Dr. Alyea-Iii is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastric Lymphoma. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, and Bone Marrow Transplant.