Dr. Lijun Dai
Overview
Lijun Dai, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist/hematologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. She has a clinical interest in the management of hematological disorders and the treatment of all cancers including breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and lung cancer.
Dr. Dai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
103 Transit Drive, Uniontown, PA 15401
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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University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Jason Luke is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Luke is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Uveal Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, and Liver Embolization.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
John M. Kirkwood, MD, is a professor of medicine, dermatology, and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kirkwood directs the Melanoma Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and specializes in melanoma research and the prevention and early detection of melanoma, as well as the treatment of advanced disease and adjuvant therapy of resectable disease. Dr. Kirkwood is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, and Uveal Melanoma.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Yana G. Najjar, MD is a translational investigator and cutaneous oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, where she also is an associate professor of medicine and Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center. Dr. Najjar specializes in early phase clinical trials and in the treatment of advanced melanoma. Her research focusing on immunotherapy resistant melanoma and rare melanoma subtypes. She has developed multiple investigator-initiated trials that aim to remodel melanoma tumor cell metabolism and hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment to overcome mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapy. Her lab is focused on various correlative analyses from investigator-initiated trials. Dr. Najjar's research is funded by the NIH, the Department of Defense, and the Melanoma Research Alliance. Dr. Najjar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AnemiaDr. Dai isDistinguished. Learn about Anemia.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Dai isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Dai isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Dai isDistinguished. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Advanced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AngiosarcomaDr. Dai isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Dai isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Dai isAdvanced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Dai isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Large-Cell Lung CarcinomaDr. Dai isAdvanced. Learn about Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma.
- Experienced
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Dai isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Dai isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Dai isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Anal CancerDr. Dai isExperienced. Learn about Anal Cancer.