SquamousCellCarcinomaofSkin near Largo, FL

Care Philosophy: Over the past fifteen years, Dr Sokol's clinical and laboratory work has been focused on T-cell lymphomas and leukemias and rare lymphoproliferative and histiocytic disorders including Castleman disease, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Hemophagocytic LymphoHistiocytosis, Rosai-Dorfman Disease, etc. He has participated in numerous clinical trials for T cell malignancies including pivotal studies with romidepsin and mogamulizumab. He also led clinical research in T-cell and NK-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGL). Dr Sokol has been the Co-Director of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Clinic for over 15 years. This clinic is the largest referral center for patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) in the southeastern U.S.

Care Philosophy: Dr Chung's laboratory was among the first to recognize the importance of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the etiology of certain HNC as seen in one of the four subtypes in our molecular characterization study. Specifically the research showed that the most significantly deregulated genes in the HPV-positive tumors are cell cycle regulators. These data provided evidence that HPV-positive tumors may be more sensitive to chemotherapy and molecular inhibitors that specifically target cell cycle. In addition, her research findings contributed to establish the prognostic implication of the HPV status. Patients with HPV-positive HNC have a better prognosis compared to patients with HPV-negative HNC.

Biography: Dr. Noman Ashraf, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. He is 45 years old. Dr. Noman Ashraf, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.