ABOUT

WOODLANDS MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
Department of Hematology-Oncology

FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania

RESIDENCY
Residency in Internal Medicine
UPMC Pinnacle
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

MEDICAL SCHOOL
Doctorate of Medicine
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Kaunas, Lithuania

AFFILIATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Oncology

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Hematology

  • Fellowship Trained in Hematology Oncology

  • State Licensed in Florida and Alabama

Publications & Research

  • “Identifying Circulating Tumor Stem Cells That Matter: The Key to
    Prognostication and Therapeutic Targeting”
    JCO July 20, 2011 vol. 29 no. 21 2946-2947.
  • “Quantum dot multiplexing of prognostic marker and stem cell marker expression in colorectal cancer circulating tumor cells”
    Abstract Presentation Number: 5248 Orlando, FL – AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011.
  • CTC profiling: Integration of biomarker analysis with current Veridex CellSearch technology “Abstract Presentation Number: 3818 Orlando, FL – AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011.
  • “Acute Onset of Pleuritic Chest Pain – Leukemia?”
    Poster presentation at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007.
  • “Crescentic Glomerulonephritis – A Rare renal Complication in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis” Poster presentation at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007
  • Calciphylaxis in the Absence of End Stage Renal Disease Treated with Sodium Thiosulfate” Poster presentations at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007.
  • “Spinal Cord Involvement and Diabetes Insipidus in a Patient with Neurosarcoidosis” Poster presentation at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007.
  • “Chronic Interstitial Nephritis Induced by Mesalamine in Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease” Poster presentations at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007.
  • “Successful treatment of surgically unrespectable orbital lymphangioma with thalidomide” Jamal Joudeh M.D, John D. Conroy, Jr., D.O, F.A.C.P., F.A.C.O.I. Poster presentations at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly, November, 2007.

  • September 15, 2011   “Prevalence of cancer stem cell markers and prognostic markers in circulating tumor cells of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy”
  • March 3, 2011 “Multi Modality Management of Localized Esophageal Cancer”
  • August 12, 2010 “Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Toxicities”

  • “An observational study assessing the prevalence of cancer stem cell markers and prognostic markers in circulating tumor cells of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy”, 06/2010, Penn State Hershey Medical Center Research Project Under supervision of Dr. Wafik S. El-Deiry, M.D. PhD
  • “Retrospective single-center study detecting and quantifying level of HSP90 protein in serum samples of patients with breast cancer using ELIZA method”, 05/2007-09/2007 Penn State Hershey Medical Center Research Assistant under supervision of Dr. Allan Lipton, Kim Leitzel M.S.
  • “Retrospective single-center study followed the charts of 188 patients who had Carotid Stenting comparing periprocedural complication rates in patients >/=80”, 11/ 2005 – 12 / 2005 Drexel University College of Medicine Research Assistant Under supervision of Firas AL Aani M.D and Al Maliki Mohamed M.D.
  • “A retrospective, single-center study followed the charts of 252 consecutive PTA procedures in a 1-year period reviewed by me, was undertaken to identify patients presenting with severe PAD who underwent PPI and number of patients have in-hospital major complications following PTA procedures using Bivalirudin”, 9/2005 – 11/2005 Pinnacle Health System Hospital, Research Assistant Under supervision of Dr. Rajesh Dave Director of Vascular Lab at Pinnacle Health Hospital System

CONTACT INFORMATION

HOURS

Monday – Friday 8:00 – 5:00

LOCATIONS

NORTH DAVIS

9 MILE