MelvinWhittierGaskinsMD

Oncology • Bowie, MD

Hematologic Oncology

Melvin W. Gaskins, M.D.

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Office
16807 Federal Hill Ct
Bowie, MD 20716
Phone+1 240-375-7515
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Education & Training

Howard UniversityFellowship, Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1992
Howard UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2019 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1992 - 2024
DC State Medical License 1991 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2021 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2021 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Breast Cancer Prognosis for Young Patients
Mehdi Owrang, Robert L. Copeland, Luisel Ricks-Santi, Melvin Gaskins, Desta Beyene, Robert L. Dewitty, Yasmine Kanaan> ;In Vivo. 2017 Jul 1
22 citations
Breast cancer risk assessments comparing Gail and CARE models in African-American women.
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Kepher H. Makambi, Wayne Frederick, Melvin Gaskins, Robert L. DeWitty, Worta McCaskill-Stevens> ;The Breast Journal. 2009 Sep 1
150 citations
A Phase II Trial of 17-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin in Patients with Hormone-Refractory Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Elisabeth I. Heath, David W. Hillman, Ulka N. Vaishampayan, Shijie Sheng, Fazlul H. Sarkar, Felicity W. K. Harper, Melvin Gaskins, Henry C. Pitot, Winston Tan, S. Perc...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2008 Dec 1
3 citations
African American women with breast cancer and their spouses' perception of care received from physicians.
Phyllis D Morgan, Kim Barnett, Bobbie Perdue, Joshua Fogel, Sandra Millon Underwood, Melvin Gaskins, Carolyn Brown-Davis> ;The ABNF Journal. 2006 Jan 1
25 citations
African American couples merging strengths to successfully cope with breast cancer.
Phyllis D Morgan, Joshua Fogel, Linda Rose, Kim Barnett, Victoria Mock, Bertha L. Davis, Melvin Gaskins, Carolyn Brown-Davis> ;Oncology Nursing Forum. 2005 Sep 1
52 citations
A phase II trial of 17-allylamino-17- demethoxygeldanamycin in patients with hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer.
Elisabeth I. Heath, Melvin Gaskins, Henry C. Pitot, Roberto Pili, Winston Tan, Robert F. Marschke, Glenn Liu, David W. Hillman, Fazlul H. Sarkar, Shijie Sheng, Charles...> ;Clinical Prostate Cancer. 2005 Sep 1
151 citations
Enrollment of African Americans onto clinical treatment trials: study design barriers.
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, Chiledum Ahaghotu, Melvin Gaskins, Fitzroy W. Dawkins, Duane T. Smoot, Octavius Polk, Robert Gooding, Robert L. DeWitty> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004 Feb 15
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Press Mentions

United Medical Center Quietly Closes Its Cancer ClinicApril 4th, 2019

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
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