
Overview
Robert VanderWeele, MD, MS, is a hematologist/medical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. He specializes in cytopenias, bleeding and clotting disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, GI malignancies, breast cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer.
Dr. Vanderweele is highly rated in 42 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, and Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1000 Bower Hill Road, Suite 7700, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
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
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.
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).
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Dr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
- Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia SyndromeDr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Lung CancerDr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Non-Hodgkin LymphomaDr. Vanderweele isDistinguished. Learn about Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Advanced
- AgranulocytosisDr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- AnemiaDr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Breast CancerDr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL)Dr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL).
- Chronic Familial NeutropeniaDr. Vanderweele isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Familial Neutropenia.
- Experienced
- Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP)Dr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP).
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with MaturationDr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without MaturationDr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation.
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Acute Promyelocytic LeukemiaDr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Vanderweele isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.



