Yale Cancer Center Appoints Two New Breast Specialists
For Immediate Release
Date: 7/18/05
Contact : Renee Gaudette (203) 785-2143
New Haven, Conn. - Yale Cancer Center Director, Richard L. Edelson, MD, has announced Maysa M. Abu-Khalaf, MD and James J. Lee, MD, PhD, as Assistant Professors of Medicine in the Section of Medical Oncology. Drs. Abu-Khalaf and Lee are caring for patients with breast cancer at Yale Cancer Center. In addition, they will focus on the development of novel treatment strategies for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
“The addition of Drs. Abu-Khalaf and Lee to the Breast Cancer Disease Unit at Yale Cancer Center will give greater strength to the ongoing clinical research initiatives, creating increased treatment options for our patients through clinical trials. Both physicians are extremely talented oncologists and clinical investigators, whom we are delighted to have attracted to our Cancer Center faculty,” Edelson said.
Drs. Abu-Khalaf and Lee will be key members of the multidisciplinary breast cancer disease team at Yale Cancer Center and they will work closely with members of the Departments of Surgery, Therapeutic Radiology, and Diagnostic Radiology to develop integrated clinical programs for patients with early-stage and locally advanced breast cancer. In addition, their clinical research initiatives will directly contribute to the mission of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Yale Cancer Center.
Dr. Abu-Khalaf received her Medical Degree from Jordan University School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan. She completed her internship and residency training in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine, where her clinical research focus was in breast cancer.
A graduate of the Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Lee earned his MD and PhD degrees at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency training at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center before continuing on to the National Cancer Institute to complete a fellowship in Medical Oncology.
Yale Cancer Center is one of a select network of 39 comprehensive cancer centers in the country designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in Southern New England. Bringing together the resources of Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale University School of Medicine, its mission encompasses patient care, research, cancer prevention and control, community outreach and education.