WafikSedhomMD

Hematology • Chicago, IL

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Office
240 E. Huron St
Chicago, IL 60611

Summary

I am a hematology-oncology fellow at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, primarily working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. I am planning on specializing in benign hematology. My interests include medical education and medical historical non-fiction.

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2022 - 2025
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2022
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2019
University of DenverBS, Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 2011 - 2015

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Biochemistry Student of the Year University of Denver, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Distinct roles of PIK3CA in the enrichment and maintenance of cancer stem cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Xi Chen, Yu Cao, Wafik Sedhom, Ling Lu, Yanqiu Liu
Molecular Oncology. 2020-01-01
33 citations
The Role of MicroRNAs in Recurrence and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Chris X Yang, Wafik Sedhom, John I. Song, Shi-Long Lu
Cancers. 2019-03-21
37 citations
A Noncompetitive Inhibitor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis’s Class IIa Fructose 1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase
Glenn C. Capodagli, Wafik Sedhom, Mary Jackson, Kateri A. Ahrendt, Scott D. Pegan
Biochemistry. 2014-01-14

Journal Articles

Anticoagulation for Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: The Drug and the Duration
Wafik G. Sedhom, Brady L. Stein, Hemato, 5/12/2021

Abstracts/Posters

Is Stroke Etiology A Predictor of Successful Recanalization Status in Acute Endovascular Therapy?
Orjuela K, Sedhom W, Walker G, Hosokawa P, Roark C, European Stroke Organisation Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 5/17/2018

Professional Memberships

American Medical Association
Member
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Member