Dr. Wayne L Furman MD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
262 Danny Thomas Pl Memphis TN, 38105Rating
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Dr. Wayne Furman is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Memphis, TN. Dr. Furman specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Furman treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Furman can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Imaging pediatric oncologic emergencies of the abdomen.
- Pharmacokinetics of irinotecan and its metabolites SN-38 and APC in children with recurrent solid tumors after protracted low-dose irinotecan.
- Imaging aspects of neurologic emergencies in children treated for non-CNS malignancies.
- Haemopoietic growth factors in paediatric oncology: a review of the literature.
- Sonographic appearance of appendicitis in a neutropenic pediatric patient after inversion appendectomy.
- Recombinant human TNF-alpha stimulates the secretion of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in vivo.
- Phase I trial of tirapazamine and cyclophosphamide in children with refractory solid tumors: a pediatric oncology group study.
- Familial adenomatous polyposis in two brothers with hepatoblastoma: implications for diagnosis and screening.
- End-of-life care preferences of pediatric patients with cancer.
- The impact of early resection of primary neuroblastoma on the survival of children older than 1 year of age with stage 4 disease: the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Experience.
- Evaluation of gefitinib for treatment of refractory solid tumors and central nervous system malignancies in pediatric patients.
- Pilot study to evaluate MYCN expression as a neuroblastoma cell marker to detect minimal residual disease by RT-PCR.
- Anesthetic considerations in patients receiving colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF and GM-CSF).
- Reducing irinotecan-associated diarrhea in children.
- Phase I study of everolimus in pediatric patients with refractory solid tumors.
Treatments
- Bone Cancer
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