
Overview
Dr. Solmaz Sahebjam is a medical oncologist and an associate professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her expertise is in primary and metastatic brain tumors, breast cancer, and the development of new drugs for cancer. She earned her medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences, followed by a post-doctoral research fellowship at Shriners Hospital, McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Sahebjam completed residency training in internal medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She continued her training with a residency in medical oncology at McGill University in Canada followed by a fellowship in early-phase drug development, breast oncology, and neurooncology at Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada. Dr. Sahebjam’s research is focused on the development of novel therapeutic regimens for the treatment of cancer including breast and central nervous system malignancies. Over the years, she has led and contributed to numerous clinical trials some of which have resulted in new treatment options for patients with cancer.
Dr. Sahebjam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, and Awake Craniotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 81 peer reviewed articles and participating in 18 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Thrombocytopenia.
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Building B, Washington, DC 20016
201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
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.
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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Robert Brodsky is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is classical hematology and haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease and aplastic anemia. Dr. Brodsky serves as the director of the Division of Hematology and the T32 Training Program. He is the Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Medicine and Oncology. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. He completed his residency at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He performed a fellowship in hematology at the National Institutes of Health and a fellowship in oncology at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997. From 2017 to 2022 he served as Associate Editor to The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) and Secretary to American Society of Hematology (ASH). He serves as President of The American Society of Hematology (ASH) in 2023. Dr. Brodsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria, Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Splenectomy.
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
William Houck is an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Houck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
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.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- AstrocytomaDr. Sahebjam isElite. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Sahebjam isElite. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GlioblastomaDr. Sahebjam isElite. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Sahebjam isElite. Learn about Glioma.
- Metastatic Brain TumorDr. Sahebjam isElite. Learn about Metastatic Brain Tumor.
- Distinguished
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- EpendymomaDr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- HemangiopericytomaDr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Hemangiopericytoma.
- NeuroepitheliomaDr. Sahebjam isDistinguished. Learn about Neuroepithelioma.
- Advanced
- Breast CancerDr. Sahebjam isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- MedulloblastomaDr. Sahebjam isAdvanced. Learn about Medulloblastoma.
- Posterior Fossa TumorDr. Sahebjam isAdvanced. Learn about Posterior Fossa Tumor.
- Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
- Experienced
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Sahebjam isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Sahebjam isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- Epithelial-Myoepithelial CarcinomaDr. Sahebjam isExperienced. Learn about Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma.
- GangliogliomaDr. Sahebjam isExperienced. Learn about Ganglioglioma.
- Hypothalamic HamartomasDr. Sahebjam isExperienced. Learn about Hypothalamic Hamartomas.

