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Facilitator
Al Soltan, MD, MBA
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Faculty
Carlos M. Franco, MD
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Carlos M. Franco, MD is a physician at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Franco earned his medical degree from the State University of Guayaquil in Guayaquil, Ecuador where he was the top student in his class. He was the chief resident in internal medicine and head of Outpatient Cancer and Medicine Clinics at the Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1983 and 1984, followed by fellowships in hematology/oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr Franco is board certified in hematology and oncology, and is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is the author or coauthor of more than 10 publications in hematologic malignancies.
Jorge P. Leguizamo, MD, FACP
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Jorge P. Leguizamo, MD, FACP is a physician at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Leguizamo earned his medical degree from Columbia University in New York, New York. He completed his internship and residency at the Navy Medical Center in San Diego, California, followed by a fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at the National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and National Cancer Institute, GI Malignancies Group in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr Leguizamo was the clinical trials coordinator at Jordan Hospital Cancer Center from September of 2007 until November of 2008 and is now a clinical trials sub-investigator with Georgia Cancer Specialists.
Dr Leguizamo is a member of the American College of Physicians and is actively involved in professional societies, including the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In addition, he is the author or coauthor of 6 publications and presentations. Dr Leguizamo has been nationally recognized with the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award with commendation in 2006.
Melvin R. Moore, MD
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Melvin R. Moore, MD earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his internship and residency at the Boston City Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a fellowship at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
Dr Moore’s research focuses on clinical trials of biologic agents in cancer therapy.
Dr Moore is currently an associate professor of medicine at Emory University and serves as a consultant to Georgia Cancer Specialists for quality of care monitoring.
Al Soltan, MD, MBA
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Al Soltan, MD, MBA is a physician at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Soltan earned his medical degree from Mansoura Faculty of Medicine in Mansoura, Egypt. He completed his internship and residency at Nassau Country Medical Center in East Meadow, New York and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He obtained his MBA degree with healthcare emphasis from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
Dr Soltan has a special interest in benign hematology and hematologic malignancies. Dr Soltan is actively involved in professional societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He currently serves as the secretary of the board at Georgia Cancer Specialists.
Jorge A. Spinolo, MD
Georgia Cancer Specialists
Atlanta, Georgia
Jorge A. Spinolo, MD is a physician at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Spinolo earned his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in Córdoba, Argentina. He completed his internship and residency at Hospital Privado in Cordoba, Argentina, followed by fellowships in hematology and medical oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York and a fellowship in medical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was a faculty member at MD Anderson Cancer Center and at the University of Nebraska Medical Center before joining Georgia Cancer Specialists.
Dr Spinolo is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and is actively involved in professional societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He currently chairs the Supportive Care Division of Georgia Cancer Specialists. In addition, he is the author or coauthor of 23 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 9 book chapters, and multiple abstracts.
Michael E. Williams, MD
Byrd S. Leavell Professor of Medicine and Professor of Pathology
Chief, Hematology Section
Director, Hematologic Malignancy Program
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia
Michael E. Williams, MD currently serves as the director of the Hematologic Malignancy Program in the University of Virginia Cancer Center and chief of the Hematology Section of the Hematology/Oncology Division. He received his medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and a master of science in microbiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his medicine residency, chief residency, and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, where he joined the faculty in 1986.
Dr Williams’ research interests are in the pathogenesis and immunotherapy of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and CLL, and in developing new therapeutic approaches in hematologic malignancies. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lymphoma Research Foundation, as chair of the Executive Committee for the LRF Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium, and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Group of the European Mantle Cell Lymphoma Network. Dr Williams is a member of the ECOG Lymphoma Core Committee and the Hematology Subspecialty Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and participates regularly in regional and national programs devoted to lymphoma education and research.
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