The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins includes a wide array of medical professionals and laboratory scientists. Many of our experts are nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in the research and treatment of cancer.
Leadership
William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.,was named the Marion I. Knott Director and Professor of Oncology and Director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins in December 2008.
William George Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. V
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Medical Oncology, Prostate Cancer
Our Researchers
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Richard F Ambinder, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Lymphoma, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Epstein-Barr Virus and Cancer, AIDS Associated Cancers, Lymphoma biology, Antitumor therapy, Antiviral therapy, Virology in human cancer
Alexander Joseph Ambinder, M.D., M.P.H.
Research Interests:
Experimental Therapeutics for Acute Leukemias, Measurable Residual Disease
Robert Albert Anders, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, Liver cancer, Liver cell death and division
Emmanuel Stylianos Antonarakis, M.B.B.Ch.
Research Interests:
Prostate cancer clinical trials, Prostate cancer biomarker development, AR-V7 biomarker, Androgen receptor-targeted therapy, Immunotherapy, Genomics
Pedram Argani, M.D.
Research Interests:
Breast cancer genetics, Breast cancer, Kidney cancer, Biliary cancer
Deborah K Armstrong, M.D.
Research Interests:
Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials, Breast Cancer Clinical Trials, Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trials, Genetics of Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Dmitri Artemov, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Imaging of endothelial progenitor cells and their role in tumor angiogenesis, Imaging of drug delivery and drug resistance, Molecular imaging
Fariba Asrari, M.D.
Research Interests:
General Radiation Oncology, Breast Cancer, Gynecological and Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Douglas Wilmot Ball, M.D.
Research Interests:
medullary thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer
James C. Barrow, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery in oncology and neuroscience. Voltage-gated ion channel and enzyme inhibitors.
Richard James Battafarano, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Outcomes in surgical management of early stage lung cancer patients with neuroendocrine histology, Optimal management of lung cancer patients with mediastinal lymph node metastases, Effect of survivin overexpression in development of esophageal cancer
James M. Berger, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Small-molecule and biological regulatory mechanisms, Control of DNA replication and chromosome superstructure, Structural and catalytic mechanisms of nucleic-acid machines and assemblies
Zaver M. Bhujwalla, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Choline metabolism in cancer, Inflammation and COX-2 in breast cancer, Vascularization, cancer stem cells, hypoxia, pH, collagen, macromolecular transport, Theranostic imaging for precision medicine, Cancer-induced cachexia
Shyam Sundar Biswal, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Lung diseases, Cancer, COPD, Asthma, Inflammatory diseases, Environmental health sciences, Electronic cigarettes, Cigarette smoke, Emphysema
Jaishri O'Neill Blakeley, M.D.
Research Interests:
New drug development, drug delivery, clinical trials
Michael Joseph Borowitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Immunologic aspects of leukemia and lymphoma, Hematologic neoplasms
Ivan Marques Borrello, M.D.
Research Interests:
Adoptive T cell therapy using marrow infiltrating lymphocytes, Myeloma vaccines, Targeting MDSCs with PDE5 inhibition
Julie Renee Brahmer, M.D.
Research Interests:
Development of anti-PD-1 antibodies, Drug development for thoracic malignancies and immunotherapy
Mariana Brait, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Cancer Biomarkers, Early Detection of Cancer, Circulating DNA, Head and Neck Cancer, Translational Cancer Research, Epigenetics, Genetics
Henry Brem, M.D.
Research Interests:
Delivery of chemotherapy directly to the brain, Anti-angiogenesis therapies, Computer navigation systems used during surgery, Brain tumor vaccines, New clinical treatments for brain tumors
Malcolm V Brock, M.D.
Research Interests:
Translating Basic Research into the Clinic, Tumor Biology of Lung and Esophageal Cancer, Biomarkers as predictors of cancer detection, Prognosis and Chemotherapy Sensitivity, Hyperhidrosis, Epigenetics research for cancer treatment
Stephen R Broderick, M.D.
Research Interests:
improving outcomes for lung cancer patients, researching how treatments for early-stage lung cancer impact patients’ quality of life
Robert Alan Brodsky, M.D.
Research Interests:
high-dose cyclophosphamide, aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Jeff W.M. Bulte, M.S., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
MRI, CEST, MPI, Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Contrast Agents, Nanoparticles, Stem Cells, Theranostics, Reporter Genes
Fred Bunz, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Loss of innate immunity during tumorigenesis. Human DNA damage responses and the cellular roles of p53.
Marcia Irene Canto, M.D.
Research Interests:
Familial pancreatic cancer, Barrett's esophagus, Endoscopic mucosal ablation and resection, Cryotherapy, Cryoablation, Endoscopic imaging
Michael Anthony Carducci, M.D.
Research Interests:
Early phase clinical studies, drug development, epigenetics, bone –targeted therapies
James F Casella, M.D.
Research Interests:
Sickle Cell Disease, with emphasis on neurologic complications, Hemophilia, Inherited blood disorders
Robert A. Casero, Ph.D. Jr.
Research Interests:
Targeting spermine oxidase and polyamine catabolism as a strategy for chemoprevention of infection/inflammation associated carcinogenesis, Targeting chromatin remodeling proteins, particularly lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) as an antineoplastic strategy.
Daniel W. Chan, Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Immunoassay, Biochemical Tumor Markers - Particularly Breast and Prostate Tumor Makers, Clinical Chemistry, Proteomics
Allen Ray Sing Chen, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Oncology
Kenneth Jay Cohen, M.B.A., M.D.
Research Interests:
Early-phase drug development for high-risk pediatric brain tumors
Robert Norman Cole, M.S., Ph.D.
Research Interests:
Mass spectrometry strategies to characterize proteins and their modifications in malnutrition, neurological diseases and cancer
Kenneth R Cooke, M.D.
Research Interests:
Inflammatory mechanisms responsible for endothelial activation and injury after allogeneic BMT. Soluble and cellular effector mechanisms that contribute to non-infection lung injury and graft-versus-host disease in both the acute and chronic settings.
Our Nurses
Patients receive the utmost attention and quality care. With so many professional registered nurses practicing in different roles, our nursing staff represents a broad range of oncology expertise, ensuring that care is tailored to each patient's specific needs.
Learn more about our nurses.
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