Bruce R. Kressel, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In addition to an expertise in breast and lung cancer, Dr. Kressel has an expertise in gynecologic oncology and general medical oncology, with specific focuses on hematologic malignancies including lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. Dr. Kressel earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology, also at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kressel completed a fellowship in oncology at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as well. Dr. Kressel has been regularly named one of America’s Top Doctors and one of America's Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top Doctor in the Washington D.C. and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly, as well as a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine. Dr. Kressel is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Kressel has contributed to numerous publications, presentations and clinical trials. Dr. Kressel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Splenectomy.

Dr. Frederick P. Smith is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer at Sibley Memorial Hospital and an instructor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has a private practice in Washington, D.C. He is affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital and Suburban Hospital. Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, followed by a fellowship in oncology. Dr. Smith was named a 2012 Top Doctor in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly, as well as a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Smith was the director of extramural oncology research at Georgetown University. In this position, he contributed over 50 articles to peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Smith is an integral advocate in the community for promoting access to clinical research. He has also contributed to clinical trials. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, and Virilizing Ovarian Tumor.

Dr. Edward T. Cullen is an internist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Cullen, Umosella, Cullen & Cullen in Bethesda, Md. and Oxon Hill, Md. Dr. Cullen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at St. Vincent Hospital, followed by a residency in internal medicine at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr. Cullen has been named a Super Doctor by the Washington Post and a Top MD by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, as well as a Top Family/General Practitioner by Washingtonian Magazine. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage The Brothers Cullen. Bethesda Magazine (January/February 2008). Dr. Cullen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

Khaled M. El-Shami, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, as well as an assistant professor of oncology in the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Listen to Dr. El-Shami's Cancer Matters podcast episode to learn more about his work. Dr. El-Shami's clinical interests are in hematologic malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas and myelomas.. Dr. El-Shami graduated from Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt, where he did a residency in the Department of Neurosurgery. He was a Chevening Scholar as a M.S. student in molecular genetics at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, as well as a Sam Cohen Windhoek Scholar as a Ph.D. student in cancer immunology at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Dr. El-Shami also completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, a fellowship in tumor immunology and biology at the National Cancer Institute, and a fellowship in medical oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. El-Shami previously served as faculty at Georgetown University and George Washington University. Dr. El-Shami has been named a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine for several years. Dr. El-Shami is a member of the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Association of Cancer Research, the American Association of Immunologists, the American Society for Gene Therapy and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. El-Shami's research focus is on hematologic malignancies, including acute and chronic leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloprolifetive neplasms and lymphomas. He has received the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Scholars Award, an American Medical Association Seed Grant and an American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award. Dr. El is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Vera Malkovska is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Malkovska is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Multiple Myeloma, Sickle Cell Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Kamyar Nader is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Nader is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Sickle Cell Disease, Follicular Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Mervat Saleh is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Saleh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Multiple Myeloma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Dr. Saleh is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Catlett is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Catlett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Aarthi Shenoy is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Shenoy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Schnitzler Syndrome, Follicular Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dr. Lawrence E. Klein is an internist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital; Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he holds a part-time faculty appointment; and Georgetown University Hospital, where he also holds a faculty appointment. He practices out of Foxhall Internists in Washington, D.C. Dr. Klein completed a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was elected into the AOA Medical Honor Society. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Klein was one of the country’s first Henry J. Kaiser Foundation fellows in internal medicine. He went on to serve as a full-time Johns Hopkins medical faculty member. Dr. Klein previously served as the president of the D.C. Society of Internal Medicine and the governor of the D.C. Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Klein has been repeatedly named a Top Doctor in Washingtonian magazine and Consumers’ Checkbook magazine, as well as named a Super Doctor in the Washington Post magazine and one of the Best Doctors in America. He was awarded the American College of Physicians John H. Maher Laureate Award in 2001 and inducted as a Master of the American College of Physicians in 2009. Dr. Klein has contributed to numerous publications and presentations, abstracts and posters, and lectures on various topics. Dr. Klein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Richter Syndrome, and Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.

Dr. James T. Williams is a primary care physician affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital. He is a physician at Complete Concierge Care, a concierge medical group located in Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Medical Building. Dr. Williams was previously the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians group at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. Williams earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and his medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine with the Georgetown University department of family medicine, where he served as chief resident. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins Health System, Dr. Williams worked in a private practice with his father for ten years. Dr. Williams has been named a Top MD by Washingtonian Magazine perennially since 2014 and Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine, in addition to winning the Patient's Choice Award numerous times. He has served as a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine for both Georgetown and George Washington Medical Schools, as a trustee of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation, and as a Trustee of Iona Senior Services. Jim is a native Washingtonian. He and his wife Jenny have lived in N.W. Washington D.C. since 2000 and have 4 adult children. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Concierge Medicine Grows to Meet Patient Demands and Physician Frustrations. WTOP (02/04/2015) The Plight of Primary Care, Part 1 — ITT Episode 12, New England Journal of Medicine (July 6, 2023). Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Cough, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Xiaojun Wu, M.D., Ph.D. is as assistant professor of pathology at Sibley Memorial Hospital where she will lead their hematopathology program. Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Zhejiang Medical University in China, and her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She continued at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for pathology residency training, followed by a fellowship in hematopathology. She then moved to New York where she completed a surgical pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She subsequently joined the faculty at New York University from 2013-2015 and moved to the Washington area in 2015 and joined the faculty at George Washington University from 2015-2016. She has been with Johns Hopkins since 2016. Dr. Wu has 15 peer-reviewed publications, primarily in the field of hematopathology. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Bruce Cheson is a Hematologist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Cheson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. 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.

Catherine Broome is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Broome is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Thrombocytopenia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

Robert Clark is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda,, Maryland. Dr. Clark is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Richter Syndrome, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

"Dr. Ari D. Fishman is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and George Washington University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of medicine for the School of Medicine. He practices out of Maryland Oncology and Hematology, located in Wheaton, Maryland and Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fishman earned his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Fishman previously worked at Washington Oncology Hematology Center, located in Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fishman has been named a Top Doctor in Hematology and Oncology by Washingtonian Magazine and a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook magazine. Dr. Fishman is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Fishman has contributed to numerous publications. Selected Publications Fishman AD, Hoffman A, Volterra F, Frymus M, Gentilluci M. ""Intracaval and intracardiac metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor: a rare cause of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia."" Cancer Invest. 2002;20(7-8):996-1001.". Dr. Fishman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Nicholas Farrell is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Mark Goldstein is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anal Cancer, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Ram Trehan is an Oncologist and a Hematologist Oncology provider in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Trehan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Iron Deficiency Anemia. Dr. Trehan is currently accepting new patients.

Frederick Barr is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Barr is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Bladder Cancer. Dr. Barr is currently accepting new patients.