
Overview
John C. Rhee, MD, is a medical oncologist and hematologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Rhee is skilled in the management of all forms of cancer and blood diseases, with particular interest in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and chest, including colorectal, esophageal, gastric, pancreaticobiliary, liver, neuroendocrine, and lung tumors.
Dr. Rhee is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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.
1 Clinical Trials
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Melissa Burgess, MD, is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a medical oncologist. She specializes in the treatment of soft tissue and bone sarcomas and Merkel cell carcinoma. Dr. Burgess is highly rated in 42 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Liposarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Liza C. Villaruz, MD, is board-certified in medical oncology and hematology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and she specializes in lung cancer and thoracic malignancies. Dr. Villaruz is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP, is professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and also serves as the associate division chief for the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Department of Medicine. Dr. Brufsky is the medical director of the Magee-Women's Cancer Program, part of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; associate director for clinical investigations at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center; and codirector of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center. Dr. Brufsky is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. He earned a medical and doctor of philosophy degrees from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Conn.; completed a residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and a fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Brufsky is a member of professional organizations, such as American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, American College of Physicians, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, Allegheny County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Pennsylvania Oncologic Society. An active researcher, Dr. Brufsky has numerous abstracts and research articles in leading journals, and is principal investigator on a number of research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, Susan G. Komen Foundation, and US Army - Breast Cancer Research Program. Dr. Brufsky is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Colorectal CancerDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Lung CancerDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- MesenchymomaDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Mesenchymoma.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Rhee isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Rhee isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Appendix CancerDr. Rhee isAdvanced. Learn about Appendix Cancer.
- Bone TumorDr. Rhee isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Rhee isAdvanced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Rhee isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Rhee isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Rhee isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Rhee isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Rhee isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.



