Dr. Wassim Marwan Mchayleh, MD

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Wassim Mchayleh, who serves patients in Georgia.

Fluent in Arabic and French, Dr. Mchayleh is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist whose clinical interests include head, lung, and neck cancers. He has a strong commitment to treating each of his patients in a caring and loving environment as if they were a part of his own family.

The doctor can be found on staff at Georgia Cancer Specialists with office locations in Alpharetta and Center Pointe, Georgia. Georgia Cancer Specialists is a national leader in advanced cancer treatment and research. Its 50 physicians provide care in 26 Northside Hospital Cancer Institute locations across Metro Atlanta, North and Central Georgia. Both Georgia Cancer Specialists and Northside Hospital Cancer Institute recognize that patients’ journeys with cancer often begin before they set foot in the offices, and can extend long after their treatment is complete. That is why they offer “The Cancer Answer,” an integrative approach to cancer care that includes prevention, early detection, advanced treatment, clinical research, support services, and compassionate caregivers in communities across Georgia.

After earning his medical degree from St Joseph’s University Medical School, Dr. Mchayleh went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at George Washington University, followed by his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. In 2016, he obtained his Master of Business Administration degree in Healthcare Management from Ohio University. 

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, he is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Hematology, and the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology. What’s more, he is board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In 2011, Dr. Mchayleh earned the Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Clinician and Scientist Award, as well as multiple ASCO Merit awards. He also received specialized training in the treatment of leukemia at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. 

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of blood diseases and cancers such as iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. 

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