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Office
6520 Horizon Cir
Waco, TX 76712Phone+1 254-755-4460Fax+1 254-755-4469- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Ofobuike Okani is a hematologist/medical oncologist in Waco, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest, Ascension Providence, and Hill Regional Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine, Fellowship at UT Southwestern Med. Ctr, Dallas TX and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in Head and neck cancers, thoracic oncology, breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynecologic oncology, genitourinary cancers, neuro-oncology, benign and malignant hematology. He has 3 publications.
Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1994 - 1997
Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Nigeria Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1995 - 2026
CT State Medical License 1994 - 1995
IL State Medical License 1990 - 1993- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Of Waco Oncologist WACOAN Magazine, 2021-2022
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsMetastatic Prostate Cancer Diagnosed by Bone Marrow Aspiration in an Elderly Man Not Undergoing PSA Screening.Ridwan Alam, Jeffrey J. Tosoian, Ofobuike Okani, Ashley E. Ross, Milena Vuica-Ross> ;Urology Case Reports. 2017 Feb 1
- Seven-week continuous-infusion paclitaxel with concurrent radiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer: a phase I study.Rosenthal, D. I., Sinard, R. J., Okani, O., Corak, J., Kavanaugh, D., Kamen, B., Vuitch, F. M., Gazdar, A. F., Griener, J., Frenkel, E. P., Carbone, D. P.> ;Semin Oncol. 1997 Dec
- Seven-week continuous-infusion paclitaxel plus concurrent radiation therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a phase I study.Rosenthal, D. I., Okani, O., Corak, J., Kavanaugh, D., Kamen, B., Vuitch, F. M., Gazdar, A. F., Greiner, J., Frenkel, E. F., Carbone, D. P.> ;Semin Oncol. 1997 Aug
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Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - HillcrestWoodway, Texas
Ascension ProvidenceWoodway, Texas- Hill Regional HospitalHillsboro, Texas
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