Dr. Akil Abid Merchant M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
1441 Eastlake Ave Nor 8302e Los Angeles CA, 90089About
Dr. Akil Merchant is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Merchant specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Molecular signatures of proliferation and quiescence in hematopoietic stem cells.
- Evidence for diversity in transcriptional profiles of single hematopoietic stem cells.
- Molecular profiling of hematopoietic stem cells.
- Smoothening the controversial role of hedgehog in hematopoiesis.
- Mantle cell lymphoma activation enhances bortezomib sensitivity.
- Self-renewal of acute lymphocytic leukemia cells is limited by the Hedgehog pathway inhibitors cyclopamine and IPI-926.
- The redox-sensitive transcription factor Nrf2 regulates murine hematopoietic stem cell survival independently of ROS levels.
- Not so benign haematology: anaemia of the elderly.
- Integration of Hedgehog and mutant FLT3 signaling in myeloid leukemia.
- Primary cilia are present on human blood and bone marrow cells and mediate Hedgehog signaling.
- GLI3 repressor determines Hedgehog pathway activation and is required for response to SMO antagonist glasdegib in AML.
Treatments
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (aml)
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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