Dr. Mya S. Thein

Expert Publications

• The use of plaster of paris to fill defects in bone.
• World Sickle Cell Day 2016 : A time for appraisal.
• Sickle cell disease in the older adult.

Media Releases

Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Mya S. Thein, who serves patients in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Dr. Thein is an exceptional hematologist-oncologist working with the UM Baltimore Washington Medical Group in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She remains affiliated with the UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. 

“University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center is a hospital in Glen Burnie, Maryland that is part of the University of Maryland Medical System. This hospital opened as North Arundel Hospital in 1965 with three floors and limited acute care services”, states the official website of the UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center. 

Dr. Thein obtained her medical degree in 1993 in Burma. She then completed her internship at Yangon General Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Upon relocating to the United States, she went to MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD, where she completed her internal medicine residency (1999-2002). Dr. Thein then conducted her fellowship in geriatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD (2010), followed by her fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Maryland Medical Center (2010-2013). 

Following her training, she attained board certification in internal medicine (2002), medical oncology (2013), and hematology (2013) through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The American Board of Internal Medicine is a 501 nonprofit, self-appointed physician-evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties. The American Board of Internal Medicine is not a membership society, educational institution, or licensing body.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, bone marrow, platelets, blood vessels, spleen, and the mechanism of coagulation. Such diseases might include hemophilia, blood clots (thrombus), other bleeding disorders, and blood cancers such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma.

Oncology is the study of cancer. The field of oncology has three major areas: medical, surgical, and radiation. A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications, such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy. A surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery. A radiation oncologist treats cancer using radiation therapy.

On a more personal note, Dr. Thein speaks both English and Burmese. 

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