MehmetOkcuMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Houston, TX

Professor, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
6701 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-822-4240

Fax+1 832-825-4247

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1995 - 1998
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
Istanbul University FomClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Collecting and Storing Tissue, Blood, and Bone Marrow Samples From Patients With Rhabdomyosarcoma or Other Soft Tissue Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 15
Completed
Radiation Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy or Pazopanib Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas That Can Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 11
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
Abnormal Myocardial Strain Indices in Children Receiving Anthracycline Chemotherapy.
Ricardo H. Pignatelli, Payam Ghazi, S. Chandra-Bose Reddy, Patrick Thompson, Qiqiong Cui
Pediatric Cardiology. 2015-06-07
147 citations
Guidelines for identification of, advocacy for, and intervention in neurocognitive problems in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
Paul C. Nathan, Sunita K. Patel, Kimberley Dilley, Robert E. Goldsby, Jeanne Harvey
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2007-08-01
12 citations
Hypothyroidism after craniospinal irradiation with proton or photon therapy in patients with medulloblastoma.
Kevin Bielamowicz, M. Fatih Okcu, Rona Sonabend, Arnold C. Paulino, Susan G. Hilsenbeck
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2018-12-11