
Overview
Dr. Aihua Edward Yen is an oncologist specializing in genitourinary medical oncology. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He is also an Instructor of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology Section at BCM and a Urology Oncology specialist at the Bladder Cancer Center at BCM’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.Dr. Yen’s clinical interests include: prostate cancer and genitourinary cancers.Dr. Yen received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology.Dr. Yen is board-certified in Medical Oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Yen speaks Mandarin.
Dr. Yen is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Clear Cell Sarcoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, and Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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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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MD Anderson
Nizar Tannir is an Oncologist and an Urologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tannir is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Nephrectomy, and Orchiectomy.
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 highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
MD Anderson
Hagop Kantarjian is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kantarjian is highly rated in 47 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell CarcinomaDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Yen isDistinguished. Learn about Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
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- Bladder CancerDr. Yen isAdvanced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Yen isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Familial Wilms Tumor 2Dr. Yen isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Wilms Tumor 2.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Yen isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC)
- Urothelial CancerDr. Yen isAdvanced. Learn about Urothelial Cancer.
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- Adrenal CancerDr. Yen isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Yen isExperienced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Yen isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Yen isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Yen isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.

