Overview
Samir Kanani is a Radiation Oncologist in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Kanani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Posterior Fossa Tumor. Dr. Kanani is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
7350 Van Dusen Rd, Suite 370, Laurel, MD 20707
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.
2 Clinical Trials
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Kleinberg specializes in the radiation treatments, including stereotactic radiosurgery, of brain and spinal tumors. Areas of research include both tumors arising in the central nervous system and tumors metastasizing from other locations. He also specializes in the treatment of esophageal tumors and has led national clinical trials in both therapy of brain tumors as well as esophageal cancer. Dr. Kleinberg has been recently named in the US News and World Report list of top 1% of doctors in his specialty. He is the co-chair of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Brain Tumor Working Group, Vice-Chair of the NCI Cooperative Group Steering Committee for Esophageal and Gastric Tumors, and is a member of the NCI Cooperative Group Steering Committee for Gastrointestinal Tumors. He is also on the American College of Radiation Oncology Neurologic Cancer Practice Accreditation Team. Make A Gift. Dr. Kleinberg is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Radiation Oncology Associates PC
Kevin Choe is a Radiation Oncologist in Woodbridge, Virginia. Dr. Choe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET). Dr. Choe is currently accepting new patients.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Akila Viswanathan, M.D., M.P.H., is the director for the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, and a professor of radiation oncology, gynecology/obstetrics and oncology for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Viswanathan leads the department emphasizing excellence in clinical care, research and education. She has expertise with gynecologic cancers and their treatment, including cervical and uterine cancers and image-guided brachytherapy. She has developed numerous clinical innovations and initiated several system-wide integration efforts at all sites, including Green Spring Station, Bayview, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Suburban's Rockledge site, and Sibley Memorial Hospital for the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Viswanathan earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by her Masters in Public Health and Masters in Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in radiation oncology at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School, where she served as chief resident. She has had research grant funding through the National Cancer Institute K07, R21 and R01 programs to support efforts in gynecologic cancers, specifically looking at the identification of gynecologic tumors at the time of brachytherapy under magnetic resonance imaging. The research team has developed several novel clinical innovations. Dr. Viswanathan has been named one of America's Top Doctors by Newsweek, Who’s who in America, and a Super Doctor by the Washington Post magazine. Dr. Viswanathan served as President and Chair of the Board of the American Brachytherapy Society; Chair of Education Committee for American Society for Radiation Oncology; and, on the Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee and the uterine cancer task force for the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Akila Viswanathan has published more than 200 articles and chapters, and lectures nationally and internationally. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Seminars in Radiation Oncology. She is on the editorial board of Gynecologic Oncology and Brachytherapy, and is an editor of several textbooks including Gynecologic Radiation Therapy: Novel Approaches to Image-Guidance and Management, Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecologic Cancers, and Gunderson and Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology. Make A Gift. Dr. Viswanathan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. Her top areas of expertise are Vaginal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Vulvar Cancer, Vulvectomy, and Cordotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Kanani isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Advanced
- Anal CancerDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Brain TumorDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Breast CancerDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- GliomaDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- HER-2 Positive Breast CancerDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer.
- Lung CancerDr. Kanani isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Kanani isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Kanani isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Kanani isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Kanani isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Kanani isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.

