Top medical oncologist specializing in anal cancer, bile duct cancer, esophageal cancer, gallbladder cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, small intestine cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer and appendix cancer.
Dr. Wasif M. Saif, MD, MBBS, is a nationally recognized medical oncologist and physician-scientist specializing in gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine cancers. He serves as co-leader of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Multidisciplinary Team and Director of the Phase I Clinical Trials Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. He also holds a faculty appointment as Professor of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Saif earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical University and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Connecticut. He went on to complete hematology and oncology fellowship training through the National Cancer Institute and the NIH. He is board-certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine, and is widely respected for his leadership in early-phase drug development and gastrointestinal cancer therapeutics.
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Background
Education
Medical school: King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
Residency: Internal Medicine at University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington
Fellowship: Hematology & Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),NIH, Bethesda
Board certification: Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Awards
Ehrlich II 150ᵗʰ Nobel Laureate Meeting Award
FABB Foundation Grant for Pancreatic-Cancer Research
Clinical Investigator Award, Society of Surgical Oncology
Memberships and affiliations
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
International Association of Pancreatology
International CML Foundation (Medical Advisory Board)