Featured Oncologists, Part 3

The following oncologists represent some of the best minds in the field. Working from highly regarded cancer treatment centers around the country, they have dedicated their lives to caring for those struggling with this devastating disease. View their OrganizedWisdom profiles below:

1. @DrRAgajanian Richy Agajanian, MD, is head physician at the Oncology Institute of Hope & Innovation in Downey, California. Dr. Agajanian is triple board-certified by the American Board of Medical Oncology, the American Board of Hematology, and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has researched and published several articles in medical journals on the topic of hematology and oncology, including treatment of Burkitt lymphoma, development of a scoring system for myelodysplastic syndromes, and the study of acute chest syndrome. Dr. Agajanian is fluent in English, Spanish, and Armenian.


2. @DrLen Len Lichtenfeld, MD, is deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, and he directs the society’s Cancer Control Science Department, which produces widely recognized guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cancer and guidelines for nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors. Dr. Lichtenfeld is a frequent spokesperson on a variety of cancer-related subjects and serves as a liaison for the ACS with many professional and public organizations. Dr. Len's Cancer Blog (hosted by the ACS) is a must-read for everyone interested in the disease.


3. @DrWestGRACE H. Jack West, MD, is a medical oncologist and the founder, president, and CEO of Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE). Dr. West is also medical director of the Thoracic Oncology Program, Swedish Cancer Institute, in Seattle. He has been actively involved with the SWOG Lung Cancer Committee on multiple recent and ongoing protocols, and he leads several investigator-initiated trials at his own institution. In 2007, Dr. West was named one of the Best Doctors in Seattle by his regional medical colleagues.


4. @JanCernyMDPhD Jan Cerny, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Cerny practices at the UMass Memorial Medical Center. His clinical interests include leukemia, lymphoma and other hematological malignancies, and stem cell biology and transplantation. He is fluent in Czech, German, and Russian.


5. @krupali Krupali Tejura, MD, is a radiation oncologist, patient advocate, writer, scuba diver, traveler, music lover, TEDster, dreamer, sports enthusiast, and believer. Dr. Tejura practices medicine at the Wilshire Oncology Medical Group. She believes that the impossible is possible. Her lovely Web site, Krupali.com, is definitely worth visiting! Linger a while--you'll soon be enthralled by Krupali's love of life and passion for her patients.

If you know of someone who is worthy of our Top Doctor Awards, please tweet your recommendation to @organizedwisdom in this format: "I recommend @[username] as a top doctor for @OrganizedWisdom," or use our contact form.

Other blog entries featuring patient experts or health professionals:

Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter 
Gluten-Free Diet Feature 
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2 

By Julie Bohlen, MBA, ELS

 

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