The George Washington University Hospital
	Division of Hematology and Oncology

Division Director: Robert S. Siegel, MD
Fellowship Director: Imad Tabarra , MD

Patient Care Services

GW MFA’s Cancer Center is a comprehensive clinic dedicated to the detection and treatment of cancer and blood disorders and the provision of bone marrow transplants. Specifically, we offer the following services in conjunction with GW’s Division of Hematology and Oncology:

• The Cancer Center provides comprehensive management of all oncologic disorders. Outpatient chemotherapy, blood transfusions, parenteral nutrition and intravenous antibiotic therapy are offered. Specialized cancer treatment protocols for patients with acute oncologic problems including acute leukemia and complex neoplastic disorders are also provided. The Cancer Center is a member of the Eastern Cooperative Oncologic Group (ECOG) .

• Our clinical coagulation services help in the treatment of patients with coagulation problems including hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, platelet disorders and thrombotic disorders. We are also involved in anticoagulation problems and their complications.

• The Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit does both autologous and allogenic transplants on patients with leukemia, lymphomas and selected tumors. The Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit also participates in ECOG.

• Finally, comprehensive hematology services are offered in the management of patients with red cell, white cell or platelet disorders. Sickle cell anemia and other hemoglobinopathies, myeloproliferative diseases and myelodysplasia are also cared for.

Faculty

Robert Siegel, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Fields of Interest: Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Dr. Siegel obtained his MD from the George Washington University Medical Center and completed his residency and hematology/oncology training at Duke University.

James Ahlgren, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Pharmacology
Field of Interest: Gastrointestinal Cancer

Reema Batra, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Allen Mondzac, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Field of Interest: Neuro-oncology

Elliott Perlin, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Fields of Interest: Geriatrics, Clinical Pharmacology, Lung Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Biomedical Ethics

Fredrick Rickles, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Fields of Interest: Hematology, Bleeding Disorders, Hemophilia, Thrombosis Disorders

Imad Tabbara, MD
Professor of Medicine
Fields of Interest: Thoracic Oncology, Hematologic Malignancies, General Hematology/Oncology