
Overview
Bruce R. Kressel, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and an instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In addition to an expertise in breast and lung cancer, Dr. Kressel has an expertise in gynecologic oncology and general medical oncology, with specific focuses on hematologic malignancies including lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. Dr. Kressel earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology, also at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kressel completed a fellowship in oncology at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center as well. Dr. Kressel has been regularly named one of America’s Top Doctors and one of America's Top Doctors for Cancer by Castle Connolly. He has also been named a Top Doctor in the Washington D.C. and Washington-Baltimore areas by Castle Connolly, as well as a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine. Dr. Kressel is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Kressel has contributed to numerous publications, presentations and clinical trials.
Dr. Kressel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Splenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Gastric Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Splenectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Splenectomy.
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Locations
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building B, Building B, Washington, DC 20016
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.
3 Clinical Trials
The Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders
Dr. Ralph V. Boccia is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, where he is a clinical associate professor of medicine for the University, as well as the medical director of the International Oncology Network (ION) Clinical Research Program and the chairman of ION’s Medical Advisory Panel. He practices out of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, of which he is the founder and medical director, located in Bethesda, Maryland and Germantown, Maryland. Dr. Boccia earned his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Kern Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplant at the combined UCLA-Veterans Administration Program and The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Boccia is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Boccia has been listed as a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine and Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine since 1992. He has also been recognized as a Super Doctor by The Washington Post Magazine and a Regional Top Doctor for Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Washington-Baltimore by Castle Connolly. Dr. Boccia has contributed to various articles with his research, published in journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Lancet. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Bladder cancer trends in Montgomery and Prince George's counties: Welcome news - and 3 facts you need to know. NJ.com (08/16/2016) RCCA Expands to Maryland to Become One of the Nation's First Multi-State Oncology/Hematology Physician-Owned and -Operated Networks. OncLive (10/06/2015). Dr. Boccia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Splenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombocytopenia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, and Splenectomy.
Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders
Victor Priego is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Priego is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Splenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Anemia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia, and Splenectomy.
Yong Tang is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Hagerstown, Maryland. Dr. Tang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Splenectomy. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Pulmonary Embolism, Vitrectomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Tang is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL)Dr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL).
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Dr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
- Endometrial CancerDr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Endometrial Cancer.
- Essential ThrombocythemiaDr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Essential Thrombocythemia.
- Gastric LymphomaDr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Gastric Lymphoma.
- Large-Cell Immunoblastic LymphomaDr. Kressel isDistinguished. Learn about Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma.
- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Kressel isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AnemiaDr. Kressel isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Kressel isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Kressel isAdvanced. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Kressel isAdvanced. Learn about Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia.
- Experienced
- Acute Febrile Neutrophilic DermatosisDr. Kressel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis.
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Kressel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
- Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Dr. Kressel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Kressel isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.