Overview
Dr. James Xu received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from University of Minnesota. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital of Yale University in New Haven, CT, and his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University in New York City. Because of his unique background in engineering and medicine, Dr. Xu was the recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2011 and Merit Award in 2012. Dr. Xu is a strong advocate of precision medicine and he is the first person to have proposed and preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of using deep sequencing technology to detect genetic mutation in rare cell samples such as circulating tumor cells from cancer patients’ peripheral blood. He has published in peer-reviewed journals in lung, breast, and pancreatic cancers.
Dr. Xu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Protein S Deficiency, and Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852
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.
The Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders
Dr. Ralph V. Boccia is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he is a clinical associate professor of medicine for the University, as well as the medical director of the International Oncology Network (ION) Clinical Research Program and the chairman of ION’s Medical Advisory Panel. He practices out of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, of which he is the founder and medical director, located in Bethesda, Maryland and Germantown, Maryland. Dr. Boccia earned his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Kern Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplant at the combined UCLA-Veterans Administration Program and The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Boccia is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Boccia has been listed as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine and Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine since 1992. He has also been recognized as a Super Doctor by The Washington Post Magazine and a Regional Top Doctor for Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore by Castle Connolly. Dr. Boccia has contributed to various articles with his research, published in journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Lancet. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Bladder cancer trends in Montgomery and Prince George's counties: Welcome news - and 3 facts you need to know. NJ.com (08/16/2016) RCCA Expands to Maryland to Become One of the Nation's First Multi-State Oncology/Hematology Physician-Owned and -Operated Networks. OncLive (10/06/2015). Dr. Boccia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombocytopenia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, and Splenectomy.
St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.
Panayotis Ledakis is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Ledakis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Appendix Cancer, Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Anemia, Colorectal Cancer, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Ledakis is currently accepting new patients.
Carroll Regional Cancer Center Physicians, LLC
Qiwei Gai is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Westminster, Maryland. Dr. Gai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Gai is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Pulmonary EmbolismDr. Xu isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Embolism.
- Advanced
- AnemiaDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency
- Deep Vein ThrombosisDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Deep Vein Thrombosis.
- Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Xu isAdvanced. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
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- Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)Dr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP).
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Xu isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.