
Overview
Dr. Rima Jean Couzi is a cancer specialist in Towson, Maryland, caring for patients with breast cancer. Dr. Couzi earned her medical degree at the National University of Ireland. She completed residencies at St. Laurence's Hospital/Beaumont Hospitals and Galway Regional in Dublin, as well as Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. She performed a fellowship in medical oncology at St. Vincent's Hospital and St. James's Hospital in Dublin, and an additional fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins Oncology Center in Baltimore. She also earned a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Couzi joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2004. Dr. Couzi is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. Selected Publications Antonarakis ES, Fradin JM, Petronis JD, Couzi RJ. “Not What It Seems.” Am J Med. 2007;120:408-411 Holdhoff M, Wung PK, Petronis J, Couzi R. “Persistent PET-positive liver lesions after successful chemotherapy in a patient with mediastinal seminoma.” J. Clin Oncol. 2007;25:2482-4. Li S, Couzi RJ, Thomas GH, Friedman AD, Borowitz MJ. “A novel variant three-way translocation of inversion 16 in a case of AML-M4eo following low dose methotrexate therapy.” Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2001; 125:74-7. Schultz MJ, Tabb RD, Eagan JW, Citron JR, Couzi RJ. “Treating a male breast cancer patient with moderately differentiated, infiltrating ductal cancer of the breast.” Journal of Multidisciplinary Cancer Care. 2009 September – October. Siegelbaum MH, Citron JR, Eagan JW, Couzi RJ. “Treating a patient with Unfavorable-risk prostate cancer.” Journal of Multidisciplinary Cancer Care. 2009; July – August.
Dr. Couzi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 1500, Pavilion III STE 1500, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
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Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC
Kieron Dunleavy is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Dunleavy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. His top areas of expertise are Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Burkitt Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Dunleavy is currently accepting new patients.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Nina Wagner-Johnston is Professor of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and HIV-related lymphomas. Dr. Wagner-Johnston serves as the Director for the Lymphoma Drug Development Program at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Wagner-Johnston received her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She earned her MD and completed her residency training at the University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois. She performed a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wagner-Johnston joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2015. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Wagner-Johnston was an Assistant Professor at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Her research interests include clinical trial and biomarker development for patients with lymphoma. She is additionally involved in palliative/supportive care research and has a particular interest in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Wagner-Johnston serves as a member on the NCCN Cancer Related Fatigue Guidelines Panel and the ASCO Neuropathy Guidelines Panel. She has served as a journal reviewer for Annals of Oncology, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Blood, and the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. She is a previous recipient of a Young Investigator Award at the Supportive Oncology Conference as well as a Mentoring Program Award through the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has served on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Lymphoma Steering Committee Clinical Trials Design Committee and the NCI Symptom Management and Health Related Quality of Life Steering Committee. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the AIDS Malignancies Consortium (AMC), and the Eastern Cancer Oncology Group (ECOG) Lymphoma Committee. Dr. Wagner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), B-Cell Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
American Oncology Partners PA
Bruce Cheson is a Hematologist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Cheson is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. His top areas of expertise are Follicular Lymphoma, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Cheson is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Couzi isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Couzi isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Couzi isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Couzi isDistinguished. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
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- Ovarian CarcinosarcomaDr. Couzi isAdvanced. Learn about Ovarian Carcinosarcoma.
- Sertoli-Leydig Cell TumorDr. Couzi isAdvanced. Learn about Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor.
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- Bone TumorDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- ChondrosarcomaDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Chondrosarcoma.
- Endometrial CancerDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Endometrial Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Follicular LymphomaDr. Couzi isExperienced. Learn about Follicular Lymphoma.

