Fellowship: UMass Medical School

07/1996

Internship: Metropolitan Hospital Center (New York)

02/1995

M.B., B.S. Nishtar Medical College, Multan-Pakistan

06/1993

Nominated for physician of the year at Saint Vincent Hospital

2020

Teacher of the year award at Saint Vincent Hospital

2019

Nominated for physician of the year at Saint Vincent Hospital

2019

Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School

07/2006-06/2009

Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital, New York NY

07/2003-06/2006

Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

08/2000-06/2003

Externship, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

01/2000-07/2000

Post Graduate Registrar, Department of Plastic Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan

07/1999-11/1999

Post Graduate Registrar, Department of Surgery, Nishtar Hospital Multan Pakistan

05/1997-06/1999

Internship in Department of Medicine, General Surgery and Oncology, Nishtar Hospital Multan

11/1993-11/1994

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA

02/2021-present

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester MA

11/2009-02/2021

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester MA 01608

05/2015-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology Reliant Medical Group

05/2015-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester MA 01655

11/2009-04/2015

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winchester Hospital, Lahey Health System, Winchester MA 01890

11/2009-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Wing Memorial Hospital, Palmer MA 01069

11/2009- 12/2014

Co-chair Transfusion Committee Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2020 - present

Medical Director Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

12/2019-present

Chief, Division of Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017-present

Director Hematology/Blood disorder/Leukemia/Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference

08/2017-present

Director Multidisciplinary Cancer Tumor conference

08/2017-present

Chair, Committee on Commission on Cancer (CoC), St. Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

Chair - Performance Improvement Committee Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness canter

06/2016-present

Director Quality and Safety, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-12/2019

Medical Director, Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center, Health Alliance Hospital, 275 Nichols Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420

11/2014-05/2015

Director Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancy Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester MA

06/2011-05/2015

Medical Director, Cancer Center, Wing Memorial Hospital, 40 Wright Street, Palmer MA 01069

11/2009-12/2014

Director, Division of Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

Member core teaching Faculty, Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

Director, UMASS medical school, Medicine Hematology Elective for 4th year medical students at Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

Director, Division of Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

Member core teaching Faculty, Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

Director, UMASS medical school, Medicine Hematology Elective for 4th year medical students at Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017 to present

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Transfusion Medicine

08/2021

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Oncologic emergencies

08/2021

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Hematological emergencies

07/2021

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia- part II

04/2021

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia- part I

03/2021

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Lung cancer and Head and Neck cancer diagnosis and management

12/2020

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: General issues in Oncology: Screening, Staging, Genetics, General management Principles and survivorship care

09/2020

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hem/Onc Emergencies

07/2020

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia- part I

02/2020

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: General issues In Oncology and cancer genetics

09/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Transfusion Medicine

08/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hematology Emergencies

07/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Oncological Emergencies

07/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hematology and Medical Oncology board review series

06/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Venous thromboembolism: DVT and PE

04/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias

03/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Renal, Bladder, Prostate and Testicular cancer

02/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia- part II

02/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia- part I

01/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Colorectal cancer, Liver cancer Gall bladder cancer

01/2019

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Thrombocytopenic disorders/Qualitative Defects of PLT function

12/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Esophageal, Gastric and Pancreatic cancer overview

12/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Breast cancer

11/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Myelodysplastic syndrome, Myeloproliferative disorders and Leukemia

11/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Lymphoproliferative disorders and Plasma cell disorders

10/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Lung cancer

10/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Prostate cancer

09/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: General issues in oncology and Genetics

09/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Oncological Urgencies

08/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Transfusion Medicine

07/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hematological Urgencies

07/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference: Oncology Board Review Series

06/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Kidney and Bladder cancer overview

04/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Ovarian, Uterine and Cervical Cancer

03/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Micro-angiopathic Hemolytic Anemia; DIC, TTP, HUS

03/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Gastric Cancer

02/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Melanoma

02/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Megaloblastic Anemia and Iron Deficiency Anemia

01/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Esophageal Cancer

01/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Anemia of Chronic Kidney disease and Anemia of Chronic disease, Infection and Inflammation

01/2018

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Lung cancer

12/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Aggressive lymphoma

11/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Breast cancer

11/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Management

10/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Indolent lymphomas

10/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hematology Oncology Urgencies

09/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: General issues in oncology

09/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Aggressive NHL

07/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Indolent Lymphomas

05/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Leukemia

01/2017

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Aggressive Lymphoma

11/2016

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Hematology and Oncology Emergencies

08/2016

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Head and Neck cancer

03/2016

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Overview of Anemia

02/2016

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Leukocytosis and CML

01/2016

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Breast cancer management

11/2015

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

11/2015

St. Vincent Hospital Noon Conference Lecture: Breast Cancer Overview

10/2015

UMASS Memorial Medical Center Hematology Oncology Fellows Lecture series. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

2014

UMASS Memorial Medical Center Hematology Oncology Fellows Lecture series. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

2013

UMASS Memorial Medical Center Hematology Oncology Fellows Lecture series. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

2012

UMASS Memorial Medical Center Hematology Oncology Fellows Lecture series. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

2011

Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology clinic. Overseeing PGY 1-3 house staff and Umass medical school students in the Cancer clinic, Four Full day sessions per week. On an average 1-5 residents/month

2015-present

Umassmemorial Medical Center, Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology clinic. Overseeing PGY 1-3 and Hematology Oncology Fellows in the Cancer clinic, Two half day sessions per week. On an average 1-2 Residents-Fellows/month

2009-2015

Helps preparing and supervising research projects for residents

2017 to present

Helps preparing and supervising morning reports presentations and Senior Resident Lecture series

2017 to present

Women and Cancer Seminar: Its attended by more than 40 people Gave talk on Breast, Ovarian, Uterine and Cervical cancer

09/2019

Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, ORIOL health care, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA. I was invited to give a talk on Skin Cancers screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

06/2019

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2019, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 300 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Skin Cancers screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

05/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Colon Cancer screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

03/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Cancer screening, Cancer prevention and Cancer genetics

02/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Cervical Cancer

01/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Lung Cancer

12/2018

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Prostate cancer

09/2018

I started educational program for community “Finding comfort in Community” Lecture series. Topic was Breast cancer statistics, Risk factors, screening, prevention and management

05/2018

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2018, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 300 people. I conducted Educational program raising awareness about smoking cessation, exercise benefits in cancer.

06/2018

Live Strong/YMCA seminar at St. Vincent Hospital. I was invited to talk about benefits of exercise in cancer survivors, cancer prevention and cancer management. It was attended by more than 200 people.

2017

Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, ORIOL health care, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA. I was invited to give a talk on Common Risk Factors for Cancer

09/2017

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2017, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 500 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2017

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2016, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 500 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2016

Melanoma seminar. I was invited to participate in the seminar representing Medical Oncology aspect of this disease. The event was attended by several hundred participants including patients, care givers, physicians, researches and Medical students

2013

Development of educational material and curriculum for medical students, Pharmacy students and Medical Residents for Hematology oncology Clinic rotations

Co-Investigator: Association between COVID-19 and cancer: Experience at a community hospital setting. (In progress). Supported Internally. Not open yet

2020

Principle Investigator: A multicenter cancer bio specimen Collection study (PREDAPT-2) (In progress). Supported by Co-factor Genomics, Inc. Not open yet

2020

Principle Investigator: Potential Prognostic Factors in Adult Glioblastoma. (In progress). Supported Internally. Not open yet

2020

Principle Investigator: Factors affecting the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients at a community hospital Supported Internally. Open

2020

Principle Investigator: To study the clinical profile, outcomes, management of patients with COVID-19 Supported Internally. Open

2020

Principle Investigator: Study of the pattern of hematologic and coagulation parameters in patients tested for COVID-19: A retrospective study. Supported Internally. Open

2020

Principle Investigator: Nutrition support in patients with head and neck cancers: Review of factors influencing PEG tube dependence after curative treatment. Supported Internally. Open

2020

Principle Investigator: Patient experience with a feeding tube Supported Internally. Closed

2019

Principle Investigator: The utility and appropriateness of VTE prophylaxis in the setting of a community hospital. Supported Internally. Open

2019

Principle Investigator: Knowledge, Attitude and behavior of health Care professional regarding care of cancer patients Supported Internally. Open

2019

Principle Investigator: Survey – knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Cancer Pain Management Supported Internally. Closed

2019

Co-Investigator: Incidence of autoimmune hypoparathy- roidism with immune check point inhibitors Supported Internally. Closed

2018

Principle Investigator: Identifying low risk pulmonary embolism patients who can be treated as an outpatient Supported Internally. Open

2015

Principal Investigator: TRUMPET: Prospective observational cohort study of patients with castration resistant prostate cancer. Supported by Pharma – Astellas Pharma Global Development, INC

2015

Principal Investigator: A Phase 2, Ulticenter, Randomized, Open-label Trial Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Talimogene Laherparepvec Neoadjuvant Treatment Plus Surgery Versus Surgery Alone for Resectable, Stage IIIB to IVM1a Melanoma. Supported by Pharma – Amgen

2015

Principal Investigator: A Multi-Center Study to Obtain Tissue Samples from Subjects Treated with Ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the Treatment of Melanoma.

2015

Principal Investigator: MK-3475: Randomized Phase II Study of MK-3475 versus Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma. Supported by Pharma - Merck

2012

Principal Investigator: ECOG 1609: A phase III study of Adjuvant Ipilimumab Anti-CTLA4 Therapy versus High-Dose Interferon -2b for Resected High-risk Melanoma. Supported by NCI

2011

Co-chair Transfusion Committee Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2020 - present

Medical Director Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

12/2019-present

Chief, Division of Blood Disorders and Cancer Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2017-present

Director Hematology/Blood disorder/Leukemia/Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference

08/2017-present

Director Multidisciplinary Cancer Tumor conference

08/2017-present

Chair, Committee on Commission on Cancer (CoC), St. Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-present

Chair - Performance Improvement Committee Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness canter

06/2016-present

Director Quality and Safety, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-12/2019

Medical Director, Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center, Health Alliance Hospital, 275 Nichols Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420

11/2014-05/2015

Director Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancy Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester MA

06/2011-05/2015

Medical Director, Cancer Center, Wing Memorial Hospital, 40 Wright Street, Palmer MA 01069

11/2009-10/2014

Massachusetts License

2019

Diplomate, American Board of Hematology

2014

Diplomate, American Board of Medical Oncology

2021

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

2006

New York License

2003

Hematology and Medical Oncology

2009 to present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester MA 01608

05/2015-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology Reliant Medical Group

05/2015-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester MA 01655

11/2009-04/2015

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winchester Hospital, Lahey Health System, Winchester MA 01890

11/2009-present

Attending (Staff) Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Wing Memorial Hospital, Palmer MA 01069

11/2009- 12/2014

Co-chair Transfusion Committee Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608

08/2020 - present

Chair, Committee on Commission on Cancer (CoC), St. Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-present

Chair - Performance Improvement Committee Saint Vincent Hospital and Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness canter

06/2016-present

Under COC, and PI we conducted 2-4 QI projects each year Including but not limited to the following

Quality Study: Chemotherapy Symptom Management Study to examine Causes for add-ons for complications of Chemo-IV fluids, antiemetic, antibiotic, etc. in the OP infusion
Center – What is the underlying cause of the need for intervention?
Chemo used
Underlying
Infection
Social
Other

2017

Quality Study: Darzalex Infusion Reaction Study (Abstract published) Identifying the problem: Study Proposal: If second set of pre-meds for Darzalex were given 1-hour post-infusion would this prevent Infusion Reactions? Conclusion: Giving second set of premeds after running Darzalex for 1 hour (instead of 2) eliminated reactions in all subsequent patients. 4/4 patients with the new process have NOT had any reactions infusion Reactions to Dara

2017

Quality Study: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding cancer pain management: a survey study: Goal: Identify areas of strength and weakness of each group of caregivers: Physician, residents Nurses To guide specific quality improvement implementations down the road

2019

Quality Study: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding care of cancer patients. What can we do to improve care in cancer patients? Goal: To propose possible interventions

2019

Quality Study: Standardization of chemotherapy orders as per NCCN guidelines

2019

Quality Study: Implementation and development of COVID19 safety measure at the cancer center

Quality Study: Conversion to chemotherapy biosimilar

2020

Quality Study: inpatient chemotherapy process development, nurse’s education, etc

2019

Director Quality and Safety, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-12/2019

A review on recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with COVID-19 infection. Therapeutic advances in infectious Disease. 2021,Vol 8:1-8. Kamal Kant Sahu and Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui
DOI:10.1177/20499361211013252

04/2021

Update on diagnosis and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia Rajeev Sandal, Kundan Mishra, Aditya Jandial, Kamal Kant Sahu & Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1903315

03/2021

Current Perspectives on Diagnostic Assays and Anti-PF4 Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. Kamal K Sahu, Vishal Jindal, Joseph Anderson, Ahmad D Siddiqui, Ishmael A Jaiyesimi. Journal of Blood Medicine 2020:11 267–277
PMCID: PMC7443028, PMID: 32884385, doi: 10.2147/JBM.S232648

08/2020

Because Every Drop Counts: Blood Donation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Transfusion Clinique et biologique. Kamal Sahu, Manish Raturi, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Jan Cerny 2020 Aug; 27(3): 105–108. Published online 2020 Jul 10. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.06.009.
PMCID: PMC7351037. PMID: 32782213

08/2020

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in COVID-19: A Journey from Bench to Bedside. Kamal Kant Sahu, MD, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, MD, Jan Cerny, MD, PhD. Laboratory Medicine 2020;XX:0–0 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa049 Challenges for management of immune thrombocytopeniaduring 06/2020 during COVID19 pandemic. Kamal Kant Sahu, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Nima Rezaei, Jan Cerny. Journal of Medical virology. J Med Virol. 2020;92:2277–2282. DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26251

07/2020

Review on gall bladder myeloid sarcoma: a great masquerader Kamal Kant Sahu, Santosh Rajaram Kale, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui Manuscript ID: CCO-19-250-R1. Chinese Clinical Oncology; Vol 9, No 3(June 2020). doi: 10.21037/cco-19-250

06/2020

Systematic review of methemoglobinemia in acetaminophen Poisoning KK Sahu, SV George, AD Siddiqui QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, hcaa174,
https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaa174

05/2020

Managing Sickle Cell Patients with COVID-19 Infection: The Need to Pool Our Collective Experience: Kamal Kant Sahu, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Jan Cerny. British Journal of Haematology: First published: 23 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.16880

06/2020

Hypocalcemia with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: The Disparity among Various Reports. International Journal of Endocrinology. Swarna Sri Nalluru , Paramarajan Piranavan, Ying Ning, Haritha Ackula, Ahmad D. Siddiqui, and Nitin Trivedi. Volume 2020, Article ID 7459268
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/

06/2020

Cancer Treatment During COVID-19 Pandemic. Medical Oncology Journal. Vishal Jindal, Kamal Kant Sahu, Susanna Gaikazian, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Ishmael Jaiyesimi Med Oncol. 2020; 37(7): 58. Published online 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1007/s12032-020-01382-w, PMCID: PMC7256336 PMID: 32472216

05/2020

Aspirin is Associated with Reduced Rates of Venous Thromboembolism in Older Patients with Cancer. The Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Pengyang Li, MD, Ying Ning, MD, Mu Li, MD, Peng Cai, MS, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, MD, Eric Yang Liu, PhD, Michelle Hadley, DO, Fangcheng Wu, MD, Su Pan, MD, Richard A. F. Dixon, PhD, Qi Liu, PhD Volume 25 Issue 5, September 2020
https://doi.org/10.1177/1074248420925021
PMID: 32400177 DOI: 10.1177/1074248420925021

05/2020

Convalescent Plasma Therapy: A Passive Therapy for An Aggressive COVID-19. Sahu KK, Jindal V, Siddiqui AD, Cerny J, Gerber. JM. J Med Virol. 2020;92:2251-2253
May 21. PMID: 32437024.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26047

05/2020

COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation" by Kamal Sahu, Ahmad Siddiqui, and Jan Cerny Bone Marrow Transplantation. 55, 2193–2195 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-0913-6

05/2020

From Hematologist’s desk: The effect COVID-19 on the blood system. Sahu KK, Siddiqui AD. Am J Hematol. 2020 May 8 : 10.1002/ajh.25849. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25849 [Epub ahead of print] PMCID: PMC7267306. PMID: 32356307

05/2020

Managing COVID-19 in Patients With Cancer: A Double Blow for Oncologists. Sahu KK1, Jindal V2, Siddiqui AD3. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 May;16(5):223-225. PMID: 32302270 PMCID: PMC7228681 (available on 2021-05-01) DOI: 10.1200/OP.20.00167

05/2020

Meta-analysis of a master mimicker: endobronchial lipoma Padmastuti Akella, Vishal Jindal, Bharat Singh Bhandari, Ahmad D. Siddiqui. Chinese Clinical Oncology; Vol 9, No 2 (April 2020). doi: 10.21037/cco.2019.08.17

04/2020

Closing the saturation gap: a ten‑year retrospective experience with methemoglobinemia. Kamal Kant Sahu, Ajay Kumar Mishra1, Amos Lal, Susan V. George, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui. DOI 10.1007/s11739-020-02332-0. Intern Emerg Med . 2020 Sep;15(6):1109-1112. doi: 10.1007/s11739-020-02332-0. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

04/2020

Clinical spectrum, risk factors, management and outcome of patients with retroperitoneal hematoma: a retrospective analysis of 3-year experience. Kamal Kant Sahu,Ajay Kumar Mishra,Amos Lal, Susan V. George and Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui. Expert Review of Hematology; Volume 13, 2020 - Issue 5 Taylor & Francis online
https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2020.1733963

03/2020

Role of Immunotherapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer: Past, Present and Future. Amos Lal1, Kamal Kant Sahu2, Vishal Jindal2, Ajay Kumar Mishra2, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui2
Ann Transl Med 2019;7(Suppl 8):S349 |
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/ atm.2019.09.95doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.95

09/2019

From Oncologist’s Desk: Hemato-Oncological Aspect of Using Vaporizers, E-Cigarettes, and Other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). Kamal Kant Sahu1, Ajay Kumar Mishra1, Amos Lal, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, George M. Abraham. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. 2020 Jan;36(1):202-204.
PMID: 32158108 PMCID: PMC7042424 (available on 2021-01-01)
DOI: 10.1007/s12288-019-01177-8 Epub 2019 Sep 6

09/2019

Does T stage affect prognosis in patients with stage IV B differentiated thyroid cancer? Mu Li1, Nitin Trivedi2, Chenyang Dai3, Rui Mao4, Yuning Wang5, Ying Ning6, Sophie Zhuoying Gu7, Lihong Huo8, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui9* Endocr Pract. 2019 Sep;25(9):877-886.
doi: 10.4158/EP-2019-0051. Epub 2019 Jun 6

09/2019

Splenic infarction secondary to myelodysplastic syndrome: unravelling more etiologies. Swarna Sri Nalluru, Vishal Jindal, Paramarajan Piranavan, Yugandhara Kate, Ahmad D. Siddiqui. ACR (AME case reports) 2019 Aug 8;3:31. doi: 10.21037/acr. 2019.07.11. eCollection 2019.
PMID: 31559387 PMCID: PMC6736785
DOI: 10.21037/acr.2019.07.11

08/2019

County median family income is an independent prognostic factor for stage IV Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Mu Li, Sophi GU, Rui Mao, Ying Ning, Nitin Trivedi, Ahmad Siddiqui, Pengyang Li, Lihong Huo. Anticancer Research 2019 Feb;39(2):949-956.
doi: 10.21873/anticanres.13198. PMID: 30711980

02/2019

The appropriateness of testing Platelet factor 4/Heparin Antibody in patients suspected oh Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia. Vishal Jindal, Aditi Singh, Ahmad D. Siddiqui, Laszlo Leb. Cureus 10(10):e3532. PMID: 31131159
PMCID: PMC6516623 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4235

10/2018

Supportive Care Among Patients Receiving Myelosuppressive Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in US Clinical Practice. Derek Weycker, Amanda Silvia, Kathryn Richert-Boe, Mark Bensink, James O. Brady, Lois Lamerato, Heather Lipkovich, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui and David Chandler. Blood (2016) 128 (22): 5909.
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.V128.22.5909.5909

12/2016

KRAS mutation in colon cancer: a marker of resistance to EGFR-I Therapy. Siddiqui AD, Piperdi B. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 17:1168-76.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0811-z.

04/2010

Seiter K, Liu D, Loughran T, Siddiqui AD, Baskind P, Ahmed T. Phase I study of Temozolomide in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2002 Aug 1;20(15):3249-53.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.01.030.

08/2002

Siddiqui A, Sheikh ZS, Liu D, Seiter K. Coexistence of Inversion 16 and the Philadelphia Chromosone in patients with AML. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2002:43;1137-1140

2002

Seiter K, Liu D, Feldman E, Siddiqui AD, Hoang A, Baskind P, Ahmed T. Intravenous bolus topotecan in patients with AML. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2001:42;963-8.

2001

Seiter K, Lou D, Loughran T, Siddiqui A, Baskind P, Ahmed T. Phase I Study of Temozolomide in relapsed/refractory acute leukemias. 2001 Blood: Supp 2.

2001

Seiter K, Liu D, Lerner RG, Siddiqui AD, Kanchelia R, Ahmed T. Phase II study of Temozolomide in advanced MDS. Blood 2001: Supp. 2.

2001

A rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture in refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Kamal Kant Sahu, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Yayan Chun. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 18 March 2020, 36, pages769–770(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-020-01277

03/2020

An Unusual Case of Enteropathy-associated T-cell Lymphoma Type 2 with Pulmonary Metastasis. Vineel Bhatlapenumarthi, Anannya Patwari, Ahmad D. Siddiqui. Cureus 11(9): e5714. doi:10.7759/cureus.5714.

09/2019

Dying to be Ill: Munchausen meets warfarin overdose. Padmastuti Akella, Vishal Jindal, Sandhya Maradana, Ahmad D Siddiqui. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary care; Published 08/28/2019, Volume : 8, Issue : 8 , Page : 2741-2743

08/2019

Hypertriglyceridemia Induced Pancreatitis Due to Brentuximab Therapy. First Case Report. Sandhya Maradana, Padmastuti Akella, Swarna S. Nalluru, Vishal Jindal, Ahmad D. Siddiqui. Cureus 11(7): e5138. doi:10.7759/cureus.5138

07/2019

Pancytopenia: A Rare and Unusual Initial Presentation of Breast Cancer. Vishal Jindal, Anannya Patwari, Vineel Bhatlapenumarthi, and Ahmad D Siddiqui. Cureus. 2019 Mar; 11(3): e4235. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4235. PMCID: PMC6516623. PMID: 31131159

03/2019

Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Lymphoma Aditi Singh, Milind Bhagat, Ahmad D Siddiqui, Simant Thapa. Cureus 11(1): e3813. doi:10.7759/cureus.3813

01/2019

Cocaine-induced methemoglobinemia Kamal Kant Sahu1 , Ajay Kumar Mishra1 , Amos Lal2 , Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui1 , Susan V. George1 World J Emerg Med, Vol 12, No 1, 2021 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2021.01.015

08/2021

Letter: Methemoglobinemia: a challenge while managing pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Kamal Kant Sahu, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Amos Lal, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Susan V George NZMJ, The New Zealand medical journal. 8 May 2020, Vol 133 No 1514 ISSN 1175-8716

05/2020

Methemoglobinemia secondary to herbal products: Letter to editor. Kamal Kant Sahu, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, Susan V George. Saudi J Med Med Sci. 2020 May-Aug; 8(2): 160–161. Published online 2020 Apr 17. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_42_20 PMCID: PMC7305684, PMID: 32587500

04/2020

Letter to the Editor. Cetirizine: old culprit or a new member in the family of methemoglobinemia? Sahu KK, Mishra AK, George S, Siddiqui AD. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 25(2):167–168. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-25.2.167

03/2020

Letter to editor: Initiation of a fixed- dose four- factor prothrombin complex concentrate protocol. Ajay Kumar Mishra, Kamal Kant Sahu, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui & Susan V. George. J Thromb Thrombolysis PMID: 31845169 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-019-02020-7

12/2019

Letter to editor: Iron deficiency: An independent prognostic marker in heart failure. Kamal Kant Sahu1 & Ajay Kumar Mishra1 & Amos Lal2 & Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui1 Ann Hematol. 2020 Jan;99(1):211-212. doi: 10.1007/s00277-019-03872-y. Epub 2019 Dec 9

12/2019

Oncology Dietitians Sound Alarm in Key Nutrition Needs of Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic. Lisa Gibbs; Nicole Minnelli; Jennifer Larrivee; Kamal Kant Sahu, And Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, MD. JCO Oncology Practice; Volume 16, Issue 10; p621-624 2020 Jun 18; OP2000349. doi: 10.1200/OP.20.00349

06/2020

Siddiqui AD. Alzheimer’s disease “The price to pay for a longer life.” DAWN daily newspaper, June 14, 2000.

2000

Manuscript review; Molecular neurobiology. Manuscript Number: MOLN-D-17-01303 Vishal Jindal, MD; Sorab Gupta, MD Title: Paradigm shift in Brain Metastases therapy- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

2018

Siddiqui AD. Manuscript preparation “Sweet’s Syndrome with CML cell infiltration of the skin in a patient with chronic phase CML while taking Imatinib Mesylate.” Leuk Res. 2004 May;28 Suppl 1:S61-3

2004

Grand rounds on Multiple Myeloma: Heywood Hospital

03/2021

Lecture on Lung cancer for patients and community. Part of “Finding comfort in community, Free cancer education lecture series.

12/2018

Grand round: Heywood Hospital. Post Cancer Care for PCP.

10/2018

Lecture on Prostate cancer for patients and community. Part of “Finding comfort in community, Free cancer education lecture series

09/2018

I started educational program for patients and community “Finding comfort in Community” Free cancer education Lecture series. Breast cancer statistics, Risk factors, screening, prevention and management

05/2018

LiveStrong/YMCA seminar at St. Vincent Hospital. I was invited to talk about benefits of exercise in cancer survivors, cancer prevention and cancer management

11/2017

Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, ORIOL health care, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA. I was invited to give a talk on Common Risk Factors for Cancer

09/2017

Grand round: Southborough Medical Center, 24 Newton St, Southborough MA 01772: Venous thromboembolism, Review of diagnosis and management guidelines

06/2016

Grand round: Health Alliance Hospital, 60 Hospital Road, Leominster, MA 01453. Overview of anemia

02/2015

Grand round: Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital, 40 Wright street, Palmer MA 01609: Melanoma Art and Science, Yesterday and Today

2012

Grand round: UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester MA 01655: Melanoma Art and Science, Yesterday and Today

2011

Tenth Annual David H. Spodick, MD, Clinical Investigator Symposium. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-Induced Hypoparathyroidism Associated with Calcium-Sensing Receptor- Activating Autoantibodies Paramarajan Piranavan, Li Yan, Swarna Nalluru, Haritha Ackula, Ying Ning, Ahmad D Siddiqui

2019

Tenth Annual David H. Spodick, MD, Clinical Investigator Symposium. Meta-Analysis of a Master Mimicker: Endobronchial Lipoma: Padmastuti Akella1, Vishal Jindal1, Bharat Singh Bhandari1, Ahmad D Siddiqui

2019

ASCO 2019: Survey to evaluate quality of cancer patient care: A questionnaire based analysis in a Tertiary Hospital. Haritha Ackula, Ying Ning(Grace), Vishal Jindal, Shekhar Patil, Ahmad D Siddiqui.

2019

ASCO 2019: Use of Prophylactic Percutaneous Gastrostomy (pPEG) Tube in head and Neck cancer (HNC) Patients and correlation of Weight loss with Treatment Interruptions. Deepali Pandey, MD; Lisa Gibbs MS,RD; Kamal Kant Sahu, MD; Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, MD J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr e17509)

2019

ASCO 2019: "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Cancer Pain Management: A Survey Study among Attending Physicians, Residents and Nurses " Ying Ning, Haritha Ackula, Vishal Jindal, Mu Li, Pengyang Li, Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui; Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Medicine, Worcester, MA; Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Worcester, MA

2019

ASCO 2019: Identifying Psychosocial Distress in Cancer Patients in a Community Center. Deepali Pandey; Masood Pasha Syed; Shekhar Patil; Mohamed Hassan; Matthew Frederick; Donna LaCerte-Blais; Gary P. Blanchard; David Scott Shepro; Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui

2019

Vishal Jindal, Aditi Singh, Ahmad D. Siddiqui, Laszlo Leb. The appropriateness of testing Platelet factor 4/Heparin Antibody in patients suspected oh Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia. Blood 2018 132:5000; doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2018-99-109894

2018

Poster submitted to 2018 MSCO 33rd annual meeting. Secured 2nd place. Lisa Gibbs, Kamal Sahu, Daniyal Siddiqui, MD. Effect of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube on treatment interruptions, and need of parenteral fluids in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer

2018

Abstract submitted to ASCO: Prevention of Infusion related reaction following Daratumumab Therapy in Multiple Myeloma Patients. Vishal Jindal MD, David Shepro MD, Leigh Pranckevicius, Ahmad D Siddiqui MD. Department of Internal Medicine, St Vincent Hospital Worcester. Department of Hematology and Oncology, St Vincent Hospital Worcester. Department of Nursing, St Vincent Hospital Worcester.

2018

Abstract submitted to Annual David Spodick, MD Clinical Symposium: The Appropriateness of testing PF4/heparin antibody in patients suspected of heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia: Vishal Jindal1 MD, Aditi Singh1 MD, Ahmad D Siddiqui2 MD, Laszlo Leb2 MD. 04/2018

2018

Abstract: Submitted to ACP national abstract competitions. De novo Metastatic Lobular Breast Carcinoma Presenting with Bone Marrow Metastases. Anannya Patwari, MD, Vineel Bhatlapenumarthi, MD and Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui, MD. Department of Medicine and Division of Oncology, Saint Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA 11/2017

2017

Liu D, Seiter R, Kancheria R, Siddiqui AD, Ahmed T. Mitoxantrone, Ara C and Pentostatin: A Novel Non-myeloablative conditioning regimen (MAP regimen) for hematological malignancies. ASBMT 2002; Abstract #65.

2002

Liu D, Seiter K, Ahmed T, Nelson J, Siddiqui A, Cereb N. Mitoxantrone, AraC and Pentostatin: A non-myeloblative conditioning regimen (MAP regimen) to induce a stepwise increase in donor chimerism without early severe GVHD. Blood 2001 Supp. 2, Abst #5289

2001

Seiter K, Liu, Loughran T, Siddiqui D, Kancherla R, Ahmed T. Temozolomide is an oral alkylating agent approved for treatment of Gliomas. In vitro studies demonstrate activity in acute leukemia. 2001; ASCO.

2001

Chair, Committee on Commission on Cancer (CoC), St. Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

2016-present

Director Quality and Safety, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester, MA 01608

06/2016-2/2019

Member, Chief Dept. of Medicine, selection Committee, Saint Vincent Hospital

2018

Residency Selection Committee, Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine

2017-2019

Member CMO Task Force, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 01608. The goal of the committee is to enhance end-of-life care in the hospitalized patients to benefit our patients, their families/caregivers. It involves doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, social worker/case managers, working towards improving communication between involved parties

2017-present

Member Cancer Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center, 1 Eaton Place, Worcester MA 01608

2016-present

Member Oncology Protocol Review Committee, University of Massachusetts

2011-2015

Member, Fellowship Selection Committee, University of Massachusetts, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

2011-2015

American College of Physicians

2017-present

American Society of Clinical Oncology

2015-present

Member association of physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America

2019-present

Member association of Pakistani Physicians of New England

2019- present

Nominated Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

2018

Organized Fund raiser for a charity cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum cancer Hospital in Pakistan and raised more than $150,000 Also gave a talk on cancer Awareness, risk factors, screening and prevention. Attended by more than 250 people

12/2019

Women and Cancer Seminar: Its attended by more than 40 people Gave talk on Breast, Ovarian, Uterine and Cervical cancer

09/2019

Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, ORIOL health care, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA. I was invited to give a talk on Skin Cancers screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

06/2019

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2019, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 300 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2019

Organized fund raiser for local charities including Shrewsbury Youth and family services, Rotary international, and Worcester Food bank etc

06/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Skin Cancers screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

05/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Colon Cancer screening, risk factors, prevention, genetics and Management

03/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Cancer screening, Cancer prevention and Cancer genetics

02/2019

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Cervical Cancer

01/2019

Organized Fund raiser for a charity cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum cancer Hospital in Pakistan and raised more than $150,000 Attended by more than 250 people

12/2018

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Lung Cancer

12/2018

Finding comfort in community, Cancer educational lecture series on Prostate cancer

09/2018

Nominated Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

2018

I started educational program for community “Finding comfort in Community” Lecture series. Topic was Breast cancer statistics, Risk factors, screening, prevention and management

05/2018

Organized fund raiser for local charities including Shrewsbury Youth and family services, Rotary international, and Worcester Food bank etc

06/2019

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2018, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 300 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, exercise benefits in cancer.

06/2018

Live Strong/YMCA seminar at St. Vincent Hospital. I was invited to talk about benefits of exercise in cancer survivors, cancer prevention and cancer management. It was attended by more than 200 people

2017

Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility, ORIOL health care, 32 Mayo Drive, Holden, MA. I was invited to give a talk on Common Risk Factors for Cancer.

09/2017

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2017, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 500 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2017

Organized Fund raiser for a charity cancer hospital, Shaukat Khanum cancer Hospital in Pakistan and raised more than $150,000 Attended by more than 250 people

12/2016

Organized Cancer Survivorship Seminar 2016, Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center. Its attended by more than 500 people. I conducted a program raising awareness about smoking cessation, cancer risk factors and prevention

06/2016

Melanoma seminar. I was invited to participate in the seminar representing Medical Oncology aspect of this disease. The event was attended by several hundred participants including patients, care givers, physicians, researches and Medical students

2013

Developing Junior Faculty Development program, at SVH, Division of Hematology and medical Oncology

10/2020-present