Dr. John W. Finnie, MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
607 S New Ballas Rd Suite 3300 Saint Louis MO, 63141About
Dr. John Finnie is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Finnie 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
Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Neuronal damage produced in rat brains by Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin.
- Multifocal cerebellar granular layer necrosis in traumatically head-injured lambs.
- Upregulation of amyloid precursor protein messenger RNA in response to traumatic brain injury: an ovine head impact model.
- Alpha-mannosidosis in the guinea pig: a new animal model for lysosomal storage disorders.
- Upregulation of neuronal amyloid precursor protein (APP) and APP mRNA following magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) therapy in traumatic brain injury.
- Axonal and neuronal amyloid precursor protein immunoreactivity in the brains of guinea pigs given tunicamycin.
- Effect of impact on different regions of the head of lambs.
- Clostridium perfringens prototoxin-induced alteration of endothelial barrier antigen (EBA) immunoreactivity at the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
- Toxin-induced vasogenic cerebral oedema in a rat model.
- Effect of tunicamycin on hepatocytes in vitro.
- Long-term exposure of E-mu-Pim1 transgenic mice to 898.4 MHz microwaves does not increase lymphoma incidence.
- Brain damage in sheep from penetrating captive bolt stunning.
- Effect of long-term mobile communication microwave exposure on vascular permeability in mouse brain.
- The biologic response to particles from a lumbar disc prosthesis.
- Traumatic brain injury.
Awards
- Top Doctor Year Castle Connolly
- Top Doctor Award 2021 Missouri Life Magazine
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Anemia
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (dvt)
- Testicular Cancer
- Permanent Removal Of Ingrown Toenails
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Fellowships
- University of Kentucky - Albert B. Chandler Hospital oncology
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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. John W. Finnie, who serves patients in St. Louis, Missouri.
A board-certified hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Finnie practices at Mercy Clinic Oncology and Hematology – David C. Pratt Cancer Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He provides care for patients with all cancer diagnoses, with bleeding disorders, anemia, and with “hypercoagulable states” which means tendency for excessive blood clot development.
The Mercy Clinic Oncology and Hematology at the David C. Pratt Cancer Center is committed to patients and their fight against cancer. Their goal is to make this journey as fast and successful as they know how. Patients will benefit from their rapid, ongoing advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Pertaining to his educational pursuits, Dr. Finnie earned his medical degree and completed his residency in internal medicine at Saint Louis University. He then went on to complete his fellowship in oncology at the University of Kentucky – Albert B. Chandler Hospital.
Dedicated to clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is 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.
Holding a license to practice medicine in Missouri, Dr. Finnie can be found on staff at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, and Mercy Hospital Washington.
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 cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease.
Recognized as a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly Magazine, Dr. Finnie has been the recipient of the Top Doctor Award by Missouri Life Magazine in 2021.
On a more personal note, he is fluent in both English and German.
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