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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161Fax+1 713-745-0046
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2012 - 2015- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Ankara University FOMClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2016 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2023 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 349 citationsNeoadjuvant nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab in operable non-small cell lung cancer: the phase 2 randomized NEOSTAR trial.Tina Cascone, William N. William, Annikka Weissferdt, Cheuk Hong Leung, Heather Lin
Nature Medicine. 2021-02-18 - 59 citationsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Associated PericarditisMehmet Altan, Maria I. Toki, Scott N. Gettinger, Daniel E. Carvajal-Hausdorf, Jon Zugazagoitia
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2019-06-01 - 85 citationsLong-Term Overall Survival From KEYNOTE-021 Cohort G: Pemetrexed and Carboplatin With or Without Pembrolizumab as First-Line Therapy for Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC.Mark M. Awad, Shirish M. Gadgeel, Hossein Borghaei, Amita Patnaik, James Chih-Hsin Yang
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2021-01-01
Press Mentions
New Class of Biomarkers Predicts Cancer Patient Treatment ResponseMay 26th, 2023- MD Anderson Dermatologist & Oncologist Collaborate to Treat VitiligoDecember 13th, 2021
Drs. Mehmet Altan, Valsamo Anagnostou, and Zofia Piotrowska Receive 2017 LUNGevity Career Development AwardsAugust 22nd, 2017- Join now to see all
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