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 Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
2525 A Holly Hall St, Unit 3c, Houston, TX 77054
6770 Bertner Ave, Suite C 350, Houston, TX 77030
1502 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
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
Louise Strong is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Strong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Aniridia.
Sharon Plon is a Pediatrics specialist and a Medical Genetics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Plon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. Dr. Plon is currently accepting new patients.
MD Anderson
Courtney Dinardo is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Dinardo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- 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.