The 20 Best Teratoma of the Mediastinum Doctors Near Me in Washington, DC

"Eugene (Gene) Hwang, MD, is chief of the Division of Oncology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is also part of the Children's National Hospital pediatric neuro-oncology team, focusing on treating children with brain tumors. Dr. Hwang has developed and led many novel early phase therapeutic clinical trials with a focus on immunotherapeutic trials, and he also leads trials focused on gene therapy and new, targeted agents. He is the site Principal Investigator of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, where he is the co-chair of the Immunotherapy Working Group. He serves on grant review committees and on the scientific advisory boards of several large foundations. For each patient, Dr. Hwang carefully considers the best possible options for treatment, trying new, cutting edge treatments coupled with the best available known therapies. Dr. Hwang is not only dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, but also to making the current treatments as safe as possible for children: ""We often focus on curing the children - that's the number one goal - but we also need to pay attention to the toxicity of these treatments, and what quality of life the children will have after treatment."" Dr. Hwang is involved in several international efforts to study how to best mitigate treatment side effects. In the meantime, Dr. Hwang makes sure he is doing everything he can to combat pain, dizziness, fatigue and other common side effects of cancer treatments by leveraging the multidisciplinary team approach of Children's National. He sees this as something the organization does exceptionally well, and thinks that having so many people focus on a single patient in a single visit is crucial to well-being during cancer treatment.". Dr. Hwang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pineocytoma, Glioma, Medulloblastoma, and Pineoblastoma. Dr. Hwang is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2009 and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005.

Nita L. Seibel, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric hematologist-oncologist. After graduating from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1988, she completed her internship and residency at the Ohio State University Children’s Hospital in 1984. Dr. Seibel completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at the Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in 1987. She joined the faculty of Children's National Hospital in 1988 and is a professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. While at Children's National, Dr. Seibel has served for over 15 years on the Institutional Review Board, as Director of the Hematology/Oncology Training Program for nine years and as Principal Investigator for Children's Oncology Group. Dr. Seibel has chaired numerous studies for the Children’s Oncology Group including chairing the Phase I Data Safety Monitoring Committee and served as vice-chair for Phase I agents. Dr. Seibel was also a member of the National Wilms Tumor Study and later the COG Renal Tumor Committee. Dr. Seibel's areas of special interest are: Wilms tumor, bone tumors, ALL, and adolescent and young adult oncology as well as late effects. She also has a special interest in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in adolescents and young adults and anti-fungal agents. Dr. Seibel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Leukemia, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Infantile Neutropenia. Dr. Seibel is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1987 and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1986.

George Philips is an Oncologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Philips is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, and Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.

John Lynch is a Urologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Lynch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostatectomy, and Thrombectomy.

Ross Krasnow is a Urologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Krasnow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.

Keith John is a Urologist practicing medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. John is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Teratoma of the Mediastinum. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Wilms Tumor, Familial Wilms Tumor 2, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Vasectomy.