Overview
Dr. William H. Sharfman is an associate professor of oncology and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include cutaneous oncology, dermatology and immunotherapy. He helped create the well-established Melanoma Program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in 1994. Dr. Sharfman serves as the director of cutaneous oncology and clinical co-director for oncology at the Johns Hopkins Melanoma Program. He earned his M.D. from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic and performed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sharfman's research interests include novel therapies for high risk and advanced melanoma patients.
Dr. Sharfman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Eccrine Porocarcinoma, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Pavilion III STE 1500, Lutherville, MD 21093
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sharfman 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.
3 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Julie R. Brahmer, M.D., M.Sc. is the Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program, Professor of Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and the Marilyn Meyerhoff Professor in Thoracic Oncology. She also directs the Kimmel Cancer Center on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus and is co-principal investigator on Johns Hopkins' National Clinical Trials Network. Dr. Brahmer received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Philosophy in 1989 from the Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine in 1993. Completing her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah, Dr. Brahmer later became the Chief Medical Resident until moving to Baltimore to complete her fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Brahmer is an active clinical leader in the treatment of lung cancer and mesothelioma. She leads the organization of the multidisciplinary thoracic malignancy conference whose members meet weekly to discuss thoracic malignancy cases that need a multidisciplinary review/approach. Dr. Brahmer's research and clinical practice focuses on the development of new therapies for the treatment and prevention of lung cancer and mesothelioma. Dr. Brahmer's research interests include leading early phase immunotherapy trials of anti-PD-1 antibodies, international phase III studies of immunotherapies in lung cancer and investigator-initiated trials evaluating epigenetic therapies in combination with immunotherapies. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Thoracic Committee and Cancer Prevention Steering Committee. She is one of the founding Board members for the National Lung Cancer Partnership (formerly Women Against Lung Cancer). Within the National Lung Cancer Partnership, she currently serves as a member and the Chairman of the Scientific Executive Committee. She is also on the medical advisory board of the Lung Cancer Research Fund and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. Dr. Brahmer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).
University Of Maryland Oncology Associates PA
Taofeek Owonikoko is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Owonikoko is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Owonikoko is currently accepting new patients.
Inova Health Care Services
Janakiraman Subramanian is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Subramanian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Subramanian is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- MelanomaDr. Sharfman isElite. Learn about Melanoma.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Sharfman isElite. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- Distinguished
- Eccrine PorocarcinomaDr. Sharfman isDistinguished. Learn about Eccrine Porocarcinoma.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Sharfman isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Sharfman isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- AngiosarcomaDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- GliomaDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Melanoma of the EyeDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Melanoma of the Eye.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Sharfman isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Experienced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Anal CancerDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Sharfman isExperienced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.