WesamBAhmedMDPhD, MSc

Oncology • Weston, FL

Hematologic Oncology

Head, Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation. Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida.

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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
Weston, FL 33331
Phone+1 954-659-5840
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2010 - 2013
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Cancer Immunology, 2003 - 2005
OtherClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2013 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2014
RI State Medical License 2007 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Management of Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia Remains Challenging Even in the Era of Novel Agents.
Chakra P Chaulagain, Maria-Julia Diacovo, Amy Van, Felipe Martinez, Chieh-Lin Fu, Antonio M. Jimenez, Wesam Ahmed, Faiz Anwer> ;Clinical Medicine Insights. Blood Disorders. 2021 Feb 26
15 citations
Practical and cost-effective model to build and sustain a cardio-oncology program
Diego Sadler, Chakra P Chaulagain, Beatrice Alvarado, Robert Cubeddu, Elizabeth Stone, Thomas A. Samuel, Bruno R. Bastos, David Grossman, Chieh-Lin Fu, Evan W. Alley, ...> ;Cardio-Oncology. 2020 Jul 16
24 citations
Alternative approaches to eradicating the malignant clone in chronic myeloid leukemia: tyrosine-kinase inhibitor combinations and beyond
Wesam Ahmed, Richard A. Van Etten> ;Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program. 2013 Dec 6
22 citations
Signal Transduction in the Chronic Leukemias: Implications for Targeted Therapies
Wesam Ahmed, Richard A. Van Etten> ;Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports. 2013 Jan 10
2 citations
New tools and novel approaches in treating locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Wesam Ahmed, John Ng, David E. Wazer, Muhammad Wasif Saif> ;JOP. 2012 Jul 10
130 citations
Essential role for Stat5a/b in myeloproliferative neoplasms induced by BCR-ABL1 and JAK2V617F in mice
C Walz, Wesam Ahmed, Katherine Lazarides, Monica Betancur, Nihal Patel, Lothar Hennighausen, Virginia M. Zaleskas, Richard A. Van Etten> ;Blood. 2009 Nov 20
99 citations
PlexinD1 glycoprotein controls migration of positively selected thymocytes into the medulla.
Young I. Choi, Jonathan S. Duke-Cohan, Wesam B. Ahmed, Maris Handley, Fanny Mann, Jonathan A. Epstein, Linda K. Clayton, Ellis L. Reinherz> ;Immunity. 2008 Dec 19
18 citations
The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(CIP1/WAF1) blocks paclitaxel-induced G2M arrest and attenuates mitochondrial injury and apoptosis in p53-null human leukemia ...
Wesam Ahmed, Mohamed Rahmani, Paul Dent, Steven Grant> ;Cell Cycle. 2004 Aug 12
109 citations
Coadministration of the heat shock protein 90 antagonist 17-allylamino- 17-demethoxygeldanamycin with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or sodium butyrate synergisticall...
Mohamed Rahmani, Chunrong Yu, Yun Dai, Erin Reese, Wesam Ahmed, Paul Dent, Steven Grant> ;Cancer Research. 2003 Dec 1
86 citations
Inhibition of PI-3 kinase sensitizes human leukemic cells to histone deacetylase inhibitor-mediated apoptosis through p44/42 MAP kinase inactivation and abrogation of ...
Mohamed Rahmani, C Yu, Erin Reese, Wesam Ahmed, Karen G. Hirsch, Paul Dent, Steven Grant> ;Oncogene. 2003 Sep 18
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Press Mentions

Abu Dhabi Professor Given New Lease of Life by Stem Cell TransplantMay 19th, 2023
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's New Cancer Centre Primed to Be a Global Leader in Health CareNovember 30th, 2021