Bruce R. Kressel
Advanced in Urothelial Cancer

Dr. Bruce R. Kressel

Hematology Oncology | Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building B, Building B, 
Washington, DC 
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Advanced in Urothelial Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building B, Building B, 
Washington, DC 
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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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urothelial Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Splenectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
George Washington University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1974
Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in DC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
George Washington University Hospital, Oncology, 1977
George Washington University Hospital, Hematology, 1976
Hospital Affiliations
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building B, Building B, Washington, DC 20016
Call: 202-660-6500

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.


3 Clinical Trials

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab, or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, in Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab, or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, in Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized Phase II Open Label Study of Lenalidomide R-CHOP (R2CHOP) vs. RCHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Prednisone) in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Randomized Phase II Open Label Study of Lenalidomide R-CHOP (R2CHOP) vs. RCHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine and Prednisone) in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 28, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological, Other
Study Drugs: Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Lenalidomide, Prednisone, Rituximab, Vincristine Sulfate
Study Phase: Phase 2
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating the Use of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy +/- One Year of Everolimus in Patients With High-Risk, Hormone Receptor-Positive and HER2/Neu Negative Breast Cancer
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 27, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Anastrozole, Everolimus, Exemestane, Goserelin Acetate, Letrozole, Leuprolide Acetate, Tamoxifen Citrate
Study Phase: Phase 3
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5 Total Publications

Genetic Alterations Detected in Cell-Free DNA Are Associated With Enzalutamide and Abiraterone Resistance in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Genetic Alterations Detected in Cell-Free DNA Are Associated With Enzalutamide and Abiraterone Resistance in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Journal: JCO precision oncology
Published: May 28, 2019
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