Overview
Craig Kovitz is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kovitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urothelial Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), Paget Disease of the Breast, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, Houston, TX 77030
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.
MD Anderson
Arlene Siefker-Radtke is an Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Siefker-Radtke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urothelial Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urachal Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Baylor Medicine At McNair - Urology
Seth P. Lerner, MD, is Professor of Urology and holds the Beth and Dave Swalm Chair in Urologic Oncology, in the Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine. He is Director of Urologic Oncology and the Multidisciplinary Bladder Cancer Program and Faculty Group Practice Medical Director for the Urology Clinic. He earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, completed a surgical internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, and returned to Baylor for his residency training. He completed a two-year fellowship at the University of Southern California in urologic oncology and reconstructive surgery under Peter Jones and Don Skinner before returning to join the full-time Baylor faculty in 1992. His clinical practice, education, and research activities are devoted to urologic oncology and particularly lower and upper tract urothelial cancer. Dr. Lerner is author of more than 160 peer-reviewed articles, and co-editor of a comprehensive Textbook of Bladder Cancer. Dr. Lerner is an active member of the prestigious American Association of Genitourinary surgeons and is listed routinely among America's Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America. He established and directs the multi-disciplinary Bladder Cancer Research Program at Baylor, and his research interests include use of selective estrogen receptor modulators for treatment of bladder cancer, gene therapy, targeted molecular therapeutics, and outcomes of radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. He has 22 years of experience as a clinical investigator for both NCI and industry funded clinical trials. He is the PI of the ongoing SWOG NCI Phase III trial comparing extended vs. standard pelvic lymphadenectomy at time of radical cystectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer. He is active in the leadership of several national bladder cancer research enterprises including chair of the Local Bladder Cancer committee of SWOG, co-chair of the NCI's Bladder Cancer Task Force and the Analysis Working Group of The Cancer Genome Atlas Project for muscle invasive bladder cancer. He is very active in the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) as a member of the Board of Directors, past chair of the Bladder Cancer Think Tank and co-chair of the management committee of the Bladder Cancer Research Network. Dr. Lerner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urothelial Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
MD Anderson
Omar Alhalabi is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Alhalabi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Urothelial Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Urothelial Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC), and Nephrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Lung CancerDr. Kovitz isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Kovitz isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Breast CancerDr. Kovitz isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Kovitz isAdvanced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Kovitz isAdvanced. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell CarcinomaDr. Kovitz isAdvanced. Learn about Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Experienced
- Acute Eosinophilic PneumoniaDr. Kovitz isExperienced. Learn about Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Kovitz isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Kovitz isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Kovitz isExperienced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
