Dr. Ed Ashtar

About the Doctor

Dr Ed Ashtar is a highly accomplished Medical Oncologist and Clinical Hematologist with over 20 years of experience. Recognized as one of Dubai's top consultants in his field, Dr. Ashtar holds triple American Board Certification and has made significant contributions to cancer research and patient c...

Area of Expertise

Oncology: Diagnosis and Management of all types of solid malignancies and tumors Breast cancer Lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC GI cancer: esophageal, esophagogastric junction, gastric, colorectal, small bowel, anal Pancreatic cancer Hepatobiliary cancer: liver, biliary, ampullary, gall bladder Neuroendocrine tumors Thyroid cancer Head and neck cancers Gynecology: ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, uterine, vulvar, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia Urology: renal, bladder, prostate, testicular, penile Soft tissue sarcomas: all types, such as leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, dermato fibrosarcoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors gist, and Kaposi sarcoma. Bone cancer: such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma Skin: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma CNS cancers Other cancers such as primary occult cancers, malignant peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma, Merkel cell carcinoma, thymoma, thymic carcinoma. Hematology: Leukemia: acute, such as acute myeloid leukemia AML, acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALL, and chronic, such as chronic myeloid leukemia CML, chronic lymphocytic leukemia CII, hairy cell leukemia, LGL leukemia Lymphoma: B cell lymphomas such as Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphomas: diffuse large B Cell Lymphoma DLNCL, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, primary cutaneous lymphoma, and T-cell lymphomas Multiple myeloma Myelodysplastic syndromes Myeloproliferative neoplasms: polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, myelofibrosis Anemia of all types: iron deficiency, B12 deficiency, folate deficiency Hemoglobinopathies: such as thalassemia, sickle cell disease Coagulation and bleeding disorders: deep vein thromboses, congenital or acquired hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease, HITT Platelet disorders such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Other hematological diseases: elevated white count, decreased white count, hemochromatosis, porphyria, amyloidosis, systemic Masto cytosis, Wald Enstrom macroglobulinemia

Education & Qualifications

• MD and Clinical Research in Hematology / Oncology