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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 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2016 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 358 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 - 2 citationsCharacteristics, treatment, and outcome of patients with bowel perforation after immune checkpoint inhibitor exposure.Antonio Pizuorno Machado, Malek Shatila, Cynthia Liu, Yang Lu, Mehmet Altan
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2023-08-01 - 129 citationsEarly introduction of selective immunosuppressive therapy associated with favorable clinical outcomes in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitisHamzah Abu-Sbeih, Faisal Ali, Xuemei Wang, Niharika Mallepally, Ellie Chen
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2019-04-02
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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