Professional Information
- Profession
- Physician
- Degree
- MD
- Primary Area of Practice
- Oncology, Medical
- Specialty/Area of Focus
- Colorectal Cancer
- Other Specialty/Area of Focus
- Palliative Care, Clinical Research
- Medical School
- Graduated from University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine in 1987
- Bio
- Wafik S. El-Diery, MD, PhD, is Chief Professor of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, Rose Dunlap Division Chair in Hematology/Oncology, Associate Director for Translational Research, Cancer Institute at Penn State Hershey's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr El-Diery is a board certified hematologist. Dr El-Diery provides care for colorectal cancer and solid malignancies, as well as palliative care and participates in clinical trials.
Dr. El-Deiry is committed to translational cancer research focused on bringing new biomarkers and novel therapies into the clinic. He enjoys teaching, clinical work, serving on review panels, editorial boards (including as Founding Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Biology and Therapy since 2001) and training future scientists and clinicians. Dr. El-Deiry is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the Interurban Clinical Club, and the Association of American Physicians.
Social Media and Site Links
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Profile Details
- Location
- Hershey, PA US
- Honorifics
- MD, PhD
- Hospital Affiliations
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Honors and Awards
- 2009: American Cancer Society Research Professorship
2008, 2009: Citation in
2007-2010: Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation - Languages
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English
Arabic
- NPI
- 1275575714
- Associations
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American Society for Clinical Investigation
American Association for Cancer Research
American Society for Clinical Oncology
Interurban Clinical Club
Association of American Physicians
- Schools
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University Of Miami School Of Medicine : 1987
MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital : 1988-1990
Internship and Residency: Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital: 1994
Fellowship: Oncology
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine : 1981-1987
PhD
Biochemistry
- Publications
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GAMT, a p53-inducible modulator of apoptosis, is critical for the adaptive response to nutrient stress. Molecular Cell | 36:379-392, 2009
Authors: Ide, T., Brown, L., Ongusaha, P.P., Raj, L., Ohtsuka, T., El-Deiry, W.S., Aaronson, S.A., and Lee, S.W.
Cell death: A new Par-4 the TRAIL. Cell | 138:220-222,2009
Authors: Hart, L.S., and El-Deiry, W.S.
- Site Groups
- Oncologist, Hematologist, Physician, Doctor, PhD, Internist
