Overview
Dr. Won Jin Ho is a physician-scientist at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins who focuses on cancer immunology and tumor microenvironment research. Dr. Ho received his BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, and his MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Ho completed a research track internal medicine residency as an NIH F32 postdoctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University and subsequently completed a medical oncology fellowship at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins as the recipient of ASCO Young Investigator Award and AACR Immuno-Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Ho's overarching research interest is to develop novel immunotherapeutic strategies even against immune-resistant cancers by first understanding the immune responses to current therapeutics. Dr. Ho focuses on determining the systemic and in situ changes by leveraging cutting-edge technologies. With his expertise in mass cytometry, Dr. Ho is co-leading many of the systemic and spatial immune profiling efforts at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Ho also is developing novel small-molecule cancer therapeutics and methodologies for translational discovery.
Dr. Ho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
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201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Elizabeth Jaffee is an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Jaffee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
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Jackie Zimmerman is an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zimmerman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Liver Cancer, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Splenectomy.
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Dr. Nilofer S. Azad is Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and serves as the Associate Cancer Center Director for Clinical Research for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Dr. Azad earned her medical degree and completed a residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She then completed a fellowship in oncology and hematology at the National Institute of Health's National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland where she served as chief fellow. Dr. Azad’s research focused on early phase drug development and the intersection of moving exciting laboratory findings into patients for new treatment options Dr. Azad joined the faculty at the Kimmel Cancer Center in 2008. Dr. Azad’s clinical expertise is in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, with a concentration in colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma and pancreaticobiliary tract cancer. Her research efforts are dedicated to developing new drug combinations for patients with advanced cancer. In particular, Dr. Azad’s laboratory and clinical trials explore epigenetic therapy in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy to improve survival for patients, as well as molecularly targeted drugs. She is an active clinical trialist, leading multiple clinical trials of molecularly targeted agents for advanced cancer patients. Dr. Azad has received numerous grants for her work from entities such as the NCI (National Cancer Center), American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Research, Breakthrough Cancer Foundation, the Lustgarten Foundation, The Gateway Foundation, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, among others. She served as Principal for Johns Hopkins on the AACR Stand Up 2 Cancer Colorectal Cancer Dream Team and is a member of the Stand Up 2 Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team, leading the GI cancer initiatives for the group. Dr. Azad is a national leader in GI cancer, including serving as a member of the national NCI Colon Cancer Task Force and as Co-Chair of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board for the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. She has a presidential appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Azad is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Liver Embolization.
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- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Ho isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Ho isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
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- Breast CancerDr. Ho isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
- Colorectal CancerDr. Ho isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
- Liver CancerDr. Ho isExperienced. Learn about Liver Cancer.