Dr. Maleka Z Ahmed MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
1200 Pine Run Dr Lumberton NC, 28358About
Dr. Maleka Ahmed is an oncologist practicing in Lumberton, NC. Dr. Ahmed specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Ahmed manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Dhaka Med Coll, Dhaka Univ, Bangladesh 1982
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Melioidosis: an emerging infectious disease.
- Common and uncommon CT findings in rupture and impending rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Host suitability analysis of the bark beetle Scolytus amygdali (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
- A case of presumptive monosomy 21 re-diagnosed as unbalanced t(5p;21q) by FISH and review of literature.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Breast Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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