Solmaz Sahebjam, M.D.

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  • Director of Neurooncology Program in National Capital Region
  • Associate Professor of Oncology

Languages: English, Azeri, Farsi, French

Expertise

Brain Metastases, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Drug Development, Neuro-Oncology, Spine Tumors ...read more

Locations

Sibley Memorial Hospital

5255 Loughboro Road NW
Washington, DC 20016
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Background

Dr. Solmaz Sahebjam is a medical oncologist and an associate professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her expertise is in primary and metastatic brain tumors, breast cancer, and the development of new drugs for cancer.

She earned her medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences, followed by a post-doctoral research fellowship at Shriners Hospital, McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Sahebjam completed residency training in internal medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She continued her training with a residency in medical oncology at McGill University in Canada followed by a fellowship in early-phase drug development, breast oncology, and neurooncology at Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto in Canada.

Dr. Sahebjam’s research is focused on the development of novel therapeutic regimens for the treatment of cancer including breast and central nervous system malignancies. Over the years, she has led and contributed to numerous clinical trials some of which have resulted in new treatment options for patients with cancer.

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Titles

  • Director of Neurooncology Program in National Capital Region
  • Deputy Director of Clinical Research in National Capital Region
  • Associate Professor of Oncology

Departments / Divisions

  • Oncology - Brain Cancer
  • Oncology Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital

Education

Degrees

  • MD; Iran University of Medical Sciences (2000)

Residencies

  • Medical Oncology; McGill University Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (2011)
  • Internal Medicine; Saint Vincent Hospital (2008)
  • Internal Medicine; University of Ottawa - Faculty of Medicine (2009)

Fellowships

  • Neuro-Oncology; Princess Margaret Hospital (2013)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) (2012)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology) (2016)

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award from National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Member of Board of Directors of Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO)
  • Tenure, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
  • Conquer Cancer Foundation/ American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Career Development Award
  • Moffitt Cancer Center Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine (CBMM) Program Award
  • Junior Faculty Research Award for Clinical Science, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
  • Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)/ Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists (CAMO) fellowship award
  • European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) workshop on Methods in Clinical Cancer Research
  • Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) Fellowship Grant
  • Young Scientist Travel Award of European Society of Human Genetics
  • Amgen Canada Fellow’s Alliance American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Award
  • Canadian Arthritis Network Travel Award
  • Canadian Connective Tissue Conference Travel Award

Memberships

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  • European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
  • Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)
  • Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO)
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