Specializing In:
- Quality of life in cancer survivors
- Lung cancer
- Advance care planning in oncology
- Quality initiatives
Research Interests:
- Lung cancer
Biography
I worked for 20 years in Michigan before moving to New York. I was involved in many reasearch projects as a Principal Investigator. I was on the steering committee for Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium, and particapated in several quality improvement projects. I love the cutting-edge aspect of clinical trials.
Positions
Roswell Park Care Network
- Medical Director of Oncology, Ellis Hospital
- Affiliate Assistant Professor of Oncology
- Department of Hematology/Oncology
- Ellis Hospital
Background
Education and Training
- 1991 - MBBS - Aga Khan University Hospitals, Karachi, Pakistan
Residency
- 1995-1997 - Internal Medicine - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Fellowship
- 1999-2000 - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- 1997-1999 - Hematology/Oncology - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Board Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Hematology
- Oncology
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
Honors & Awards
- Teaching award from State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Publications
“Early Clinical Support for 4-Demethyl4-Cholesteryloxyarbonylpenclomidine (DM-CHOC- PEN)as a radiosensitizer in Cancers Involving the CNS” AACR 2017 (Proc of Amer. Assoc. Cancer Res. 57, Abst #4746, 2017)
“Improving oral oncolytic patient self-management”, Journal of Oncology Practice, august 2016, 12(8)
Poster presentation at ASCO’s annual Palliative care Conference “Monitoring of Oral
Chemotherapy in a “Community private practice”, October 2014