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Bassel El-Rayes, MD, Oncology, Decatur, GA

BasselFouadEl-RayesMD

Oncology Decatur, GA

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Oncology

Professor, chief clinical research scientist, Emory University

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  • Office

    1365 Clifton Road NE
    Emory Univeristy
    Decatur, GA 30032
    Phone+1 404-778-1900

Education & Training

  • Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University
    Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2000 - 2003
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996
  • American University of Beirut
    American University of BeirutB.S., Biology, 1989 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2009 - 2023
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2000 - 2010
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipient, SunTrust Scholar Award Winship Cancer Institute, 2012
  • Recipient, Kennedy Seed Grant Award Winship Cancer Institute, 2011
  • James B. Eckman Teaching Award Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • "Heat Shock Protein 90 (HSP90) Promotes Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition, Invasion, and Migration in Colorectal Cancer"  
    Nagaraju GP, Long TE, Park W, Landry JC,Taliaferro-Smith L, Farris AB, Diaz R, El-Rayes BF, Mol Carcinog, 1/27/2014
  • "Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Pharmacokinetically-Guided 5-Fluorouracil in FOLFOX Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer"  
    Goldstein DA, Chen Q, Ayer T, Howard DH, Lipscomb J, Harvey RD, El-Rayes BF, Flowers CR, Clin Colorectal Cancer, 1/21/2014
  • "HSP90 inhibition downregulates thymidylate synthase and sensitizes colorectal cancer cell lines to the effect of 5FU-based chemotherapy"  
    Nagaraju GP, Alese OB, Landry J, Diaz R, El-Rayes BF, Oncotarget, 1/16/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • "Antiangiogenic activity of the HSP90 inhibitor ganetespib in pancreatic cancer models."
    P. N. Ganji, R. Diaz, B. F. El-Rayes, The Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, 1/1/2013
  • "Anti-angiogenic effects of curcumin and its novel analogs EF-31 and UBS-109 in colorectal cancer."
    P. N. Ganji, S. Zhu, J. E. Ko, M. Shoji, B. F. El-Rayes, The Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, 1/1/2013
  • "A comparison of advanced pancreatic cancer patients treated on clinical trials with those from a SEER registry over an 18 year period."
    B.F. El-Rayes, Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

  • Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds, "Pancreatic Cancer: Current Status and Future Directions" 
    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/2014
  • "Optimizing sequencing for colorectal cancer-What is best when?" 
    Sea Island, GA - 1/1/2014
  • "A Closer Look at Targeted Therapies in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer" 
    Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, FL - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • "Gastrointestinal Malignancies: New Innovative Diagnostics and Treatment, World Science Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore" 
    Cai Q, Xu H, El-Rayes B, Kooby D (editors)
    1/1/2013
  • Interview: "Breast Cancer in patients with HIV" 
    Bassel F. El-Rayes, MD, HIV Plus
    1/1/2003

Authored Content

  • A Leader in the Field Discusses Advances in Pancreatic CancerJanuary 2019
  • A Leader in the Field Discusses Advances in Pancreatic CancerJanuary 2019

Press Mentions

  • Shop Talk
    Shop TalkOctober 10th, 2016

Other Languages

  • Arabic