Overview
Dr. Ahmed Elkhanany specializes in the care of patients with breast cancer. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also a member of the Breast Cancer Prevention and High-Risk Clinic.Dr. Elkhanany’s clinical interests include breast cancer prevention and metastatic breast cancer. His research interests include: translational breast cancer genomics and impact of race and ethnicity on gene drivers of breast cancer. He is also involved with projects that translate lab-based findings to bedside novel treatment combinations in the hope of improving patient lives and finding novel, less toxic cures.Dr. Elkhanany received his medical degree from the Alexandria University School of Medicine in Egypt. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. He also completed a post-doctoral felllowship in Triple Negative Breast Cancer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.A member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Dr. Elkhanany is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and oncology. He is also the recipient of several teaching awards at the University of Alabama (UAB) at Birmingham, where he was previously Assistant Professor in the Department of Breast Oncology at UAB Medicine.In addition to English, Dr. Elkhanany speaks Arabic.
Dr. Elkhanany is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
2525 Holly Hall St, Houston,, TX 77054
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.
8 Clinical Trials
Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Mothaffar F. Rimawi is a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer care and research. He is Professor at the Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Rimawi is also Executive Medical Director & Associate Director of Clinical Affairs and Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Program at BCM’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Additionally, he serves as Chief of the Oncology Service Line at St Luke's Health in Houston.Dr. Rimawi’s professional interests include: the diagnosis, treatment and management of breast cancer; clinical trials in breast cancer; neoadjuvant therapy; targeted therapy and biomarkers in breast cancer; treatment resistance to ER and HER2-targeted therapies in breast cancer; locally advanced breast cancer; and breast disease and cancer.Dr. Rimawi received his medical degree from the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Medical Oncology and Hematology and Breast Cancer at BCM. Dr. Rimawi holds certifications in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology from the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Medical Association.In addition to English, Dr. Rimawi speaks Arabic. Dr. Rimawi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast.
MD Anderson
Rashmi Murthy is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Murthy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, and Metastatic Brain Tumor.
Bryan Hennessy is an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hennessy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer. His top areas of expertise are HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Tissue Biopsy, and Vertebroplasty.
Areas of Expertise
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- Breast CancerDr. Elkhanany isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Elkhanany isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Elkhanany isAdvanced. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Elkhanany isAdvanced. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Triple-Negative Breast CancerDr. Elkhanany isAdvanced. Learn about Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
- Experienced
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- HER-2 Positive Breast CancerDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer.
- Intraductal PapillomaDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about Intraductal Papilloma.
- Li-Fraumeni SyndromeDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.
- Lung AdenocarcinomaDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about Lung Adenocarcinoma.
- Tissue BiopsyDr. Elkhanany isExperienced. Learn about Tissue Biopsy.