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Asra Ahmed, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Ahmed is a medical hematologist/oncologist with a
clinical focus on lymphoma, myeloma and coagulation disorders.
She was raised in Toledo, Ohio, and completed her undergraduate
training at the University of Akron. After receiving her
medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo,
Dr. Ahmed completed a residency in internal medicine at
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She then completed
fellowship training in hematology/oncology at U-M.
Ammar Alzoubi, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Alzoubi earned his medical degree from the University
of Aleppo, Syria and completed a hematology/oncology fellowship
at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester. He focuses
on the evaluation and management of patients with benign
and malignant hematological illnesses.
Kathleen Beekman, M.D.
Lecturer, Internal Medicine
A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School,
Dr. Beekman completed a medical oncology fellowship at
the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Her clinical
specialty is genitourinary malignancy, specifically developing
novel therapies for prostate and renal cell cancer patients.
Mwe Mwe Chao, M.D.
Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Chao received her medical degree from the University
of Maryland, and completed a pediatric residency at Indiana
University - Riley Hospital for Children, and a pediatric
hematology/oncology fellowship at U-M. Dr. Chao is board
certified in general pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.
Her research interests include molecular mechanisms of
infant leukemia, development of standard-of-care policies
for medical issues commonly encountered by pediatric blood
and marrow transplantation patients, and therapy for chronic
graft-versus-host disease.
Rebecca Elstrom, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Elstrom received her medical degree from and completed
a hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of
Pennsylvania. Her clinical practice will focus on malignant
hematology, specifically the treatment of lymphoma.
Brent Hollenbeck, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Urology
Dr. Hollenbeck completed both his residence training in
urology and his fellowship in laparoscopic urologic oncology
at the University of Michigan, after earning his medical
degree from Indiana University. Dr. Hollenbeck augmented
his training by earning a master's of science in research
design and biostatistics from the U-M School of Public
Health. His clinical practice spans the spectrum of urological
oncology, including prostate, kidney, bladder and testis
cancer. His research interests include patient-reported
outcomes and improving quality of care among urologic
oncology patients.
Brenda Kitchen, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Kitchen, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, received her medical degree from the Washington
University, St. Louis. She completed her residency and
chief residency in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children’s
Hospital in Cleveland. Previously, Dr. Kitchen, who focuses
on the treatment of pediatric solid tumors, was a fellow
in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the National Cancer
Institute and an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve
University, and was in private practice in pediatric hematology/oncology
in Fairfax, Va.
Choon-Kee Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Lee completed a medical degree at Chonnam National
University, Korea, and fellowship training in hematology/oncology
at Chonnam University Hospital and the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics. Prior to joining the U-M faculty,
Dr. Lee was director of the Allogeneic Transplant Program
at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the
University of Arkansas. He specializes in hematology/oncology,
multiple myeloma and stem cell transplantation. His clinical
research focuses on graft-versus-myeloma effects following
allogeneic stem cell transplant in myeloma patients, and
developing new ablative regimens for autologous transplantation.
Shin Mineishi, M.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Clinical Director, Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic
Dr. Mineishi received his medical degree from the University
of Tokyo. After residency training at Long Island Jewish
Medical Center in New York, he completed fellowship training
at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Mineishi
was previously chief of the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Service at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, Japan,
and was a faculty member at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
His research interests include reduced-intensity stem
cell transplantation, graft-versus- leukemia effect and
graft-versus-host disease.
Bryan Schneider, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Schneider earned his medical degree from Indiana University
and completed a hematology/oncology fellowship at U-M.
A medical oncologist, his clinical focus is thoracic oncology
including lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymoma. His clinical
research focuses on lung cancer.
Sandra Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
Dr. Wong received her medical degree from Northwestern
University and completed her general surgery residency
at the University of Louisville. After a fellowship in
surgical oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center where she served as Chief Administrative Fellow,
Dr.Wong joined the U-M faculty, focusing on melanoma,
sarcoma and gastrointestinal cancers. Her research interests
include clinical trials, surgical decision making and
clinical outcomes.
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