Dr. Joehar Hamdan, DO

Dr. Hamdan is a cancer and blood disease doctor in Frankfort who cares for adults with many types of cancer. His care focuses on patient education, family involvement and treatment planning for cancers such as breast, lung, prostate and gastrointestinal cancer.I grew up wanting to help people, and later moved into oncology because every person's cancer is different. I see my role as both doctor and teacher. I want patients and families to understand what to expect, what each treatment is meant to do and how we will work together. I also value involving loved ones when patients want that support, because cancer treatment is rarely something a person faces alone. I earned my medical education at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center, and completed a fellowship at Midwestern University/Franciscan St. James Health. My clinical focus includes oncology and …hematology, including care for breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as blood disease care.Publications:1. Hamdan J, Truhlar A, Rudolph E, Mahafzah, M. Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Bortezomib as Potential Therapy for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Refractory to Standard Corticosteroid Therapy. Journal: Clinical Reviews & Cases, May 20202. Bradley Jackson D, Hamdan J, Saleh R. Metastatic breast cancer to the adductor magnus; a case report and literature overview. Journal: Breast Disease, April 20193. Farooqui M, Hussain N, Malik J, Rashid Y, Ghouse M, Hamdan J, Franciscan St. James Health Prevalence of Obesity in Sickle Cell Patients. Journal: Blood, December 20144. Jafri R, Rashid Y, Hamdan J. Cerebellar Cerebrovascular Accident Secondary to Ulcerative Colitis. Journal: American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 20135. Hamdan J, Feldman L, University of Illinois at Chicago Survival after Organ Preserving Treatment for T4a Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Letter to the Editor Journal: Annals of Oncology, October 20106. Kittaneh M, Modi S, Hamdan J, Advocate Christ Medical Center Hemorrhagic Gastric Ulcer Secondary to Ferrous SulfateJournal: The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 20097. Ericsoussi B, Hamdan J, Afifi S, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Infections In The Immune-Compromised HostsChapter in Pocket Advisor - ICU Management, 2008Research Study Presentations:• Hamdan J, Rashid Y, Shord S, Villano J Examining Ethnic Differences in Cisplatin NephrotoxicityPresented at the American College of Osteopathic Internists Convention, Indian Wells, CA October 2013• Hamdan J, Saghir F, Mahmud NCD133 Expression in Colon Cancer Precursor LesionsPresented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL June 2011• Hamdan J, Pytynia K, Feldman LSEER Database Analysis of Survival in Patients with Advanced Tongue Cancer by TreatmentPresented at the American Radium Society 93rd Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL May 2011• Hamdan J, Feldman, L Primary Chemoradiation Equivalent to Surgery for T4 Laryngeal Cancer (LC): Analysis using the Surveillance-Epidemiology-End Results (SEER) DatabasePresented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, Chandler, AZ February 2010• Hamdan J, Rojas J, Sahloul ZPrevalence of Pulmonary Embolism Subsequent to Upper Extremity DVTPresented as an Abstract to Fifth Annual Advocate Research Forum, Oak Lawn, IL May 2010• Kawji M, Hamdan J, Kang J Cyberknife Therapy in Early Stage Non-Small Lung CancerPresented as an Abstract to Fifth Annual Advocate Research Forum, Oak Lawn, IL May 2010• Hamdan J, Kawji M, Feldman, L Reassessing the Role of Primary Chemoradiation Compared to Surgery for Large Volume (LV) T4 Laryngeal Cancer: Analysis Using the Surveillance-Epidemiology-End-Results (SEER) DatabasePresented as an Abstract to Fourth Annual Advocate Research Forum, Oak Lawn, IL May 2009Clinical Case Abstract Presentations:• Hamdan J, Muppidi S, Feldman L, It is Better to Be Looked Over Than Overlooked: Low Prostate-Specific Antigen Prostate Cancer with Bilateral Adrenal MetastasesPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2009, Chicago, IL• Hamdan J, Rudolph E, Mahafzah M, Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiaPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, ILPresentation: NATIONAL AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2009, Philadelphia, PA• Hamdan J, Kumar S, Hamad A, Gluteal Angiosarcoma Presenting as Shortness of BreathPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Hamdan J, Escuadro L, Peace D, Atypical Primary Effusion Lymphoma Presentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Hamdan J, Memon S, Hamad A, Pelvic Mass in a Breast Cancer Patient Secondary to LoperamidePresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Hamdan J, Kittaneh M,Hemangioma or not Hemangioma? That is the question Presentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Hamdan J, Attasi B, Peace D, Cerebeller Stroke Secondary to Ulcerative ColitisPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Modi S, Hamdan J, Kittaneh M,Is it Iron deficiency anemia or Iron induced anemia?Presentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Attasi B, Hamdan J, Habal H, Peace D,Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Secondary to Homozygous MTHFR gene mutationPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Siddiqui M, Majdi H, Hamdan J, Lerma E, Zalzaleh G,Sarcomatoid Adenocarcinoma of the LungPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2008, Maywood, IL• Hamdan J, Stein R, Amyloidosis Presenting as Shortness of BreathPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2007, Chicago, IL• Patel P, Alhariri B, Mekhaiel I, Hamdan J, Stein R,Paradoxical Embolism Causing Acute Limb Ischemia After FallPresentation: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 2007, Chicago, IL