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Best Leukemia chemotherapy hematologist-oncologists: TOP 92 doctors

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Bernd Hertenstein
Clinical oncologist
4.2
37 reviews
Germany, Bremen
Bremen-Mitte Clinic

Bernd Hertenstein

Clinical oncologist
Dr. Bernd Hertenstein is a highly experienced Clinical Oncologist, specializing in providing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, stem cell transplantation, tumour marker blood tests, and various other treatments for cancer patients. He is also a contributor to numerous publications.Read more
Susana Rives Sola
Pediatric hematologist
4.8
38 reviews
Spain, Barcelona
SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Susana Rives Sola

Pediatric hematologist
  • Dr. Susana Rives Sola specializes in pediatric leukemia chemotherapy.
  • Utilizes cutting-edge treatments: CAR-T therapy, precision medicine, and targeted therapy.
  • Trained internationally, including in the United States and European countries.
  • Holds significant certifications in pediatric hematology and oncology.
  • Member of renowned professional bodies like the European Hematology Association.
  • Offers online consultations for global patients seeking leukemia chemotherapy expertise.
  • Fluent in multiple languages, enhancing communication with diverse patients.
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Axel Stang
Hematologist
28 years of experience
4.5
117 reviews
Germany, Hamburg
Asklepios Hospital Barmbek

Axel Stang

Hematologist
28 years of experience

accreditations:

German Cancer Society
German Society of Hematology and Oncology
German Society of Internal Medicine
  • Dr. Axel Stang specializes in targeted leukemia chemotherapy.
  • Uses methods like immunotherapy, targeted drugs, and bone marrow transplants.
  • Innovative techniques include CAR T-cell therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and monoclonal antibodies.
  • International practice in Germany; educated in molecular genetics and oncology.
  • Member of German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO).
  • Offers remote consultations for leukemia chemotherapy patients.
  • Languages spoken: English and German.
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Toluy Ozgumus
Hematologist
7 years of experience
4.5
113 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Toluy Ozgumus

Hematologist
7 years of experience

Dr. Toluy Özgümüş has graduated from Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2008 and completed his internal medicine specialty training at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital between 2009 and 2013. He received his Hematology subspecialty training at Marmara University Hematology Department between 2014-2017; He performed his compulsory service at Kars Harakani State Hospital between 2017-2019. He worked at Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varak Training and Research Hospital between 2019-2023.

He is experienced in the field of bleeding and coagulation disorders, especially coagulation disorders (thrombophilia), and has dealt with the diagnosis and treatment of more than 1000 patients. Since he worked in the pandemic hospital of the Anatolian side of Istanbul during the pandemic period, he has extensive experience in the hematological findings of Covid-19 infection and the management of Covid-19 infection in hematological diseases. Hundreds of patient experiences are available in the diagnosis of myeloproliferative diseases such as Polycythemia Vera and Essential Thrombocytosis, in their differentiation from blood cell elevations due to other frequently confused causes, and in their treatment. He has experience in the diagnosis and all treatment processes of rare hematological cancers such as multiple myeloma, acute and chronic leukemias, lymphomas and histiocytosis, as well as bone marrow transplantation.

 

MEDICAL INTERESTS 

Clotting Disorders (Thrombophilia)

Bleeding Disorders

Myeloproliferative Diseases

Anemias (Anemia)

Acute and Chronic Leukemias

lymphomas

Bone marrow transplantation

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Ali Eser
Hematologist
24 years of experience
4.5
113 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

Ali Eser

Hematologist
24 years of experience

Assoc. Prof. Ali Eser received his medical education at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine; He completed his internal medicine residency training at Istanbul Training and Research Hospital and his hematology residency training at Marmara University.

Afterward, he completed his compulsory service at Marmara University Hematology Clinic, firstly at Çanakkale University and then at Bezmialem Vakıf University. He served as a lecturer. After working as a hematology specialist and assistant physician in charge of the adult bone marrow transplant unit for 2 years at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, he worked as a lecturer at Bezmialem Vakıf University and in the adult bone marrow transplant unit at Istanbul Yeniyüzyıl University, and finally for 1 year. He worked as the responsible physician of the adult bone marrow transplant unit at Liv Hospital Gaziantep Hospital for some time. He received the title of associate professor in March 2022.

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Christoph Zielinski
Clinical oncologist
4.6
131 reviews
Austria, Vienna
Wiener Privatklinik

Christoph Zielinski

Clinical oncologist

accreditations:

European Society for Medical Oncology
American Society for Clinical Oncology
American Association for Cancer Research

One of the best cancer specialists in Europe, educator, and cancer researcher, President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG).
Has published over 600 scientific papers on cancer treatment.

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Necdet Uskent
4.6
457 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Anadolu Medical Center
Dr. Uskent is an experienced doctor with 50+ years of practice in the field of lymphoma and other blood malfunctions. He is known for performing the first bone marrow transplant in Turkey, and has also practiced in the USA and UK.Read more
Savash Kansoy
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
46 years of experience
4.6
457 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Anadolu Medical Center

Savash Kansoy

Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
46 years of experience

Education

  • Ege Faculty of Medicine 1978
  • Specialization in Pediatrics 1982
  • Subspecialty Pediatric Oncology 2002 (EU Faculty of Medicine)
  • Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2012 (EU Faculty of Medicine)
  • Deputy Chief of Clinic 1988 Tepecik EAH
  • Clinical Chief 1993 Tepecik EAH
  • Associate Professorship 1995
  • Professorship  2002
  • Ege U. Faculty of Medicine, faculty member 1998 – 2022
  • EU Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics 2009-2018
  • Member of Tepecik Education Planning and Coordination Board (1993-1998)
  • SSI Tepecik Hospital Ethics Committee Chairman (1996-1998)
  • Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology "Bone Marrow Transplantation Working Group Co-Chair" (2002-2006)
  • Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology "Bone Marrow Transplantation Working Group" (2006-2008)
  • Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology - Responsible for Bone Marrow Transplantation "Online" Data Registry System 2007-ongoing.
  • Ege University Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Commission Chairman, 2011-2021

Institutional Memberships

  • Turkish Medical Association İzmir and Kocaeli Branch
  • Turkish National Pediatric Association - İzmir
  • European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT); Ege University Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit was accredited by the European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) in June 2007.
  • Turkish Society of Pediatric Hematology - Board Member for two terms (2005-2009)
  • Turkish Society of Hematology - Board Member for two terms (2001/2005)
  • Turkish Pediatric Oncology Association
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation Foundation (KITVAK) Member of the Board of Trustees

Units he is the founder of                        

1- SSI Tepecik Hospital Pediatric Oncology Clinic (1990) 
2- SSI Tepecik Hospital Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (1992) 
3- EU Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (1998) 
4- FOUNDER of JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, 2014; SCI application was made in 2022.  

Transplantation units that he contributed to the establishment of                        

1. İzmir BUÇH EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2019) 
2. Ümraniye EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2020) 
3. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman EAH Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (2020) (Transferred to Çam Sakura EAH)

Awards

  • Thrombotic parameters in bone marrow stem cell transplant patients, Pediatric Hematology Congress, Trabzon 2003
  • CD133 Antigen in Stem Cell: Pediatric Hematology Congress 2005. Research award
  • The role of Toll like receptors in febrile neutropenic patients, Best poster award. Turkish Hematology Congress 2008, Çeşme-İzmir
  • National pediatric stem cell transplantation activity- Oral presentation second prize, Turkish Hematology Society Stem Cell Transplantation Congress, 2022, Antalya

Publications

Kansoy S. "Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Child Health and Diseases, 1st edition, EU Faculty of Medicine Printing House, 1999, İzmir

Kansoy S. Bone marrow transplantation in Thalassemia Major III. Aegean Thalassemia Days Book, 2000, Izmir

Kansoy S. Pediatric KIT Center Standards in Turkey. Childhood Acute Leukemias, Antalya 2000: 73-5

Kansoy S. Late Side Effects in Children. Special issue of Bone Marrow Transplantation Journal of Turkish Clinics. 2003

Kansoy S. Stem Cell Applications in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation. Pediatric Oncology Nursing Course Book, İzmir, 2005

Kansoy S. Cord Blood as a Stem Cell Source. Stem Cell Special Issue. Turkey Clinics, 2008

Kansoy S. Stem Cell Transplantation in Lymphomas. General Pediatrics Book, Ed. Prof.Dr.Enver Hasanoglu, 2009

Kansoy S, Aksoylar S. Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017

Kansoy S. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017

Kansoy S. Approach to the child with cancer according to clinical findings. Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017 

11. Çetingül N, S.Kansoy, M.Kantar. Oncological Diseases. Pediatrics (Ed. A. Cura), 641-672, Ege University Print house, İzmir, 1999.  (1.05 points)

Kansoy S, M.Kantar. Head, Face and Eye Examination. Pediatric Prosthetic Physical Examination and Symptom Information (Ed. A.Cura)

Kantar M. Metabolic Emergency Problems in Oncology. Oncologic Emergencies and Supportive Care in Childhood (Ed. N. Çetingül, S. Kansoy), 15-24, Meta Basım, İzmir, 2003. 

Cord Blood Transplants in Turkey. HEMATOLOGIST, 2016

Kansoy S. Central Nervous System Tumors in Children Pediatrics, 2014 and 2017

Acute myeloblastic leukemia in children and its treatment. Pediatric Oncology Textbook, Poplack's Turkish, 2020

National pediatric stem cell transplant activity, 2020

Childhood stem cell transplantation indications, Turkey Clinics - International book 2020

In addition to the studies and papers in international journals published in large numbers, he is involved in international multicenter studies in some journals with high impact value.

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Alp Özkan
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
24 years of experience
4.6
457 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Anadolu Medical Center

Alp Özkan

Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
24 years of experience
Dr. Alp Özkan is a highly experienced Turkish pediatric oncologist with over 20 years of experience in lymphoma treatment. He has worked in the USA, is a professor at Istanbul University, and has published 5 books on pediatric cancer treatment. He has won the Turkish Scientific Prize in Pediatric Oncology and has authored more than 70 scientific articles.Read more
Tural Pashayev
Hematologist
9 years of experience
5.0
7 reviews

Tural Pashayev

Hematologist
9 years of experience
Azerbaijan, Baku
Liv Bona Dea Hospital Baku
Dilvin Chelik Atesh
Pediatric hematologist
24 years of experience
5.0
14 reviews
Turkey, Istanbul
Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

Dilvin Chelik Atesh

Pediatric hematologist
24 years of experience

Undergraduate and Doctoral Education:

* 1992-1999 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine

* 2002-2007 Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Child Health and Diseases,

Pediatrics Residency

* 2015-2018 Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pediatric

Hematology and Oncology Subspecialization

*2017-Ankara University, Pediatrics, Oncology minor residency (8 months)

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Dror Levin
Pediatric hematologist
39 years of experience
4.4
136 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Dror Levin

Pediatric hematologist
39 years of experience

Dr. Dror Levin is a senior pediatrician and director of the blood disorder and bone cancer (sarcoma) treatment departments at Children's Hospital "Dana" and Medical Center "Sourasky" respectively. He is a specialist in pediatric medicine, hematology, and oncology, with additional experience studying abroad at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Italy.

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Fredi Aviv
Hematologist
32 years of experience
4.4
136 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Fredi Aviv

Hematologist
32 years of experience
Dr. Fredi Aviv is an Oncohematologist with 31 years of experience at the Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Clinic).Read more
Dvora Blumental
Clinical oncologist
28 years of experience
4.4
136 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Dvora Blumental

Clinical oncologist
28 years of experience
Dr. Dvora T. Blumenthal is a highly experienced neuro-oncologist and director of the Neuro-oncology Service at the Oncology Institute, with extensive educational and clinical experience at West Virginia University Hospitals, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.Read more
Herishanu Yair
Hematologist/oncologist
22 years of experience
4.4
136 reviews

Herishanu Yair

Hematologist/oncologist
22 years of experience
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Michael Shapira
Hematologist
34 years of experience
4.4
136 reviews
Israel, Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Michael Shapira

Hematologist
34 years of experience
Dr. Michael Shapira is a Bone Marrow Transplantation specialist who speaks English and Hebrew, and graduated from the Hebrew university medical school in 1999. He also specialized in internal medicine at Hadassah medical center and joined the Bone Marrow Transplantation department as a senior physician.Read more
Cho Jae-Yong
4.5
42 reviews
Republic of Korea, Seoul
Severance Hospital

Oncologist

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Armando Santoro
Clinical oncologist
44 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Armando Santoro

Clinical oncologist
44 years of experience

Professor Santoro is heavily involved in research, with interest in many topics, such as the development of new cancer drugs and new biological therapies, interests for solid and haematological tumours, and not only he treats cancer survivors but also patients with comorbidities.

He has worked in Humanitas Research Hospital for 22 years. Professor Santoro’s post-graduate research was carried out at the Unité de Development Therapeutique (Institut de Cancerologie et d’Immunogenetique, Villejuif of Paris) from 1974 to 1975, and in the Division of Medical Oncology of the National Cancer Institute of Milan from 1976 to 1977. 

In 1977, he specialized in Clinical and Laboratory Haematology at University of Rome. In 1979, he completed his fellowship post-graduate work in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York and later, at Stanford University. In 1980, he specialized in oncology at the University of Genoa. 

Current Teaching Activity: Professor Santoro worked as Contract Professor at the Specialization School in Clinical Pathology ad Pavia University from 1992 to 1997. Also, from 1993 to 2002 he has been President of the Rare Tumour Group. Now he is full professor at Humanitas University. 

Current Positions

  • .Since 1997, he is the Director of the Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, at Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan. Also, he is Member of the Ethics Committee of Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Director of Clinical Research in the same Institute since 2007.
  • - Since 2008, he is Member of the Planning Committee, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics, Rome, Italy.
  • - Since October 2008, Professor Santoro is Counsellor of the Board of Directors of the Fondazione Humanitas for Research of Rozzano, Italy.
  • - Since November 2008, he is Expert Member of the National Centre for the Prevention and Control of Disease, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy).
  • - Since February 2009, he is National Representative preparatory actions for the "European Partnership for Action against Cancer" Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy).
  • - Since February 2009, Professor Santoro is member of National Italian Committee on the Research Network in Oncology, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy).
  • - Since May 2009, he is Coordinator of the Oesophageal-Stomach Cancer Group Coordinator of the Liver and Biliary Tree Cancer Group, Regional Oncology Commission – Lombardy Oncology Network.

 

In addition, Professor Santoro’s unique expertise was recognized through numerous awards, such as the Managing Doctor of the Year award (2013), the City of Siena S. Caterina d’Oro Award (2013, Serra Association Award for scientific research) and social and healthcare commitment (Salerno, 2009). 

 

 

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Phd Viola Fox
Hematologist
12 years of experience
4.6
53 reviews

Phd Viola Fox

Hematologist
12 years of experience
Germany, Solingen
Medical Center in Solingen
Rahul Bhargava
Hematologist
74 years of experience

Rahul Bhargava

Hematologist
74 years of experience
India, Gurgaon
Fortis Memorial Research Institute