A Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Zaki Adib Samman, MD, FACP is a board-certified hematologist and oncologist serving his patients at St. Edward Medical Center and Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. To begin his career, Dr. Samman attended the Faculty of Medicine of Damascus University in Syria and earned his medical degree in 1985. From there, he completed his internship at Atlantic City Medical Center followed by his residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey. Wanting to further his knowledge within his field, he completed his hematology and oncology fellowship from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Furthermore, to remain up to date in his field he remains a professional member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, Arkansas Medical Society, and the Wisconsin Medical Society. In order to ensure his patients receive the best care, Dr. Samman specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of blood diseases and cancers such as iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. On a more personal note, when he is not working, Dr. Samman enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, and attributes his success to hard work and his family support.
Depending on the case, treatment may include hormonal therapy and plasma injections.
Treatment is widely dependent on the patient, and could include monitoring and chemotherapy.
Treatment is widely dependent on the patient, and could include monitoring and chemotherapy, or rarely, stem cell transplant.
Use of antibiotics, medications, and possibly blood transfusions.
These might be treated with hormone therapy, medications, and lifestyle changes.
Identifying and treating the underlying cause, then addressing the symptoms.
In severe cases, regular blood transfusions are needed.
Depending on the unique state of the patient, transfusions, medications, or different therapies may be administered.
The gold standard is a bone marrow biopsy after suggestive clinical presentation and abnormal blood counts.
The gold standard is a bone marrow biopsy after suggestive clinical presentation and abnormal blood counts.
There are different products that are radioactive that can be used either by itself or tagged to other tumor targeted compounds. Mostly used for thyroid cancer or certain kinds of lymphoma.
Generally that plays a big roll in feeling tired during chemotherapy
Hematologists are trained to identify, diagnose, treat, and prevent conditions and diseases of the blood. From vitamin deficiency anemia to more serious conditions, your hematologist can help.
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