Overview
Dr. James Xu received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from University of Minnesota. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital of Yale University in New Haven, CT, and his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University in New York City. Because of his unique background in engineering and medicine, Dr. Xu was the recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2011 and Merit Award in 2012. Dr. Xu is a strong advocate of precision medicine and he is the first person to have proposed and preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of using deep sequencing technology to detect genetic mutation in rare cell samples such as circulating tumor cells from cancer patients’ peripheral blood. He has published in peer-reviewed journals in lung, breast, and pancreatic cancers.
Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Protein S Deficiency, and Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pulmonary EmbolismDr. Xu isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Embolism.
- Advanced
- AnemiaDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency
- Deep Vein ThrombosisDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Deep Vein Thrombosis.
- Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Experienced
- Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)Dr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.