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Hussein Tawbi, MD, Hematology, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

HusseinAbdul-HassanTawbiMD

Hematology Houston, TX

Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2005 - 2008
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2024
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain  
    Kim Margolin, Omid Hamid, Christopher D Lao, Anna C Pavlick, Michael A Postow, F Stephen Hodi, Nikhil I Khushalani, Marc S Ernstoff, Hussein A Tawbi, Igor Puzanov, Ahm..., The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Metastatic Melanoma with balloon/histiocytoid Cytomorphology After Treatment with Immunotherapy: A Histologic Mimic and Diagnostic Pitfall  
    Michael T Tetzlaff, Priyadharsini Nagarajan, Hussein Tawbi, Victor G Prieto, Phyu P Aung, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Lectures

  • Efficacy and safety of the combination of nivolumab (NIVO) plus ipilimumab (IPI) in patients with symptomatic melanoma brain metastases (CheckMate 204). 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
  • Phase I/II study of the PI3K inhibitor GSK2636771 in combination with pembrolizumab (P) in patients (pts) with PD-1 refractory metastatic melanoma (MM) and PTEN loss. 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
  • What to Do First in Case of Melanoma Brain Metastases and Simultaneous Extracerebral Disease 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/3/2018
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Press Mentions

  • MD Anderson Research Highlights: ASCO 2023 Special Edition
    MD Anderson Research Highlights: ASCO 2023 Special EditionMay 25th, 2023
  • MD Anderson Researcher: If Cancer Vaccine Proves Successful, 'We Can Be Bringing This New Treatment to Patients Across the World'
    MD Anderson Researcher: If Cancer Vaccine Proves Successful, 'We Can Be Bringing This New Treatment to Patients Across the World'April 24th, 2023
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Chosen as Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial Site
    MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Chosen as Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial SiteApril 18th, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations