Dr. Joseph G Pressey M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1600 7th Ave S Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. Joseph Pressey is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Pressey 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. Pressey treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Pressey can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Rhabdomyosarcoma and soft tissue sarcoma in childhood.
- Molecular pathogenesis of rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Myelofibrosis in a patient with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
- Current concepts on the surgical and medical management of osteosarcoma.
- 2D-difference gel electrophoretic proteomic analysis of a cell culture model of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Treatment of infantile hemangiomas with sirolimus in a patient with PHACE syndrome.
- Successful treatment of preadolescents with small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type.
- Physician perceptions and beliefs of phase I trials in pediatric oncology.
- Rapamycin targeting mTOR and hedgehog signaling pathways blocks human rhabdomyosarcoma growth in xenograft murine model.
- GLI inhibitor GANT-61 diminishes embryonal and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma growth by inhibiting Shh/AKT-mTOR axis.
- Gorham-Stout Disease Successfully Treated With Sirolimus and Zoledronic Acid
- Zoledronic acid in metastatic osteosarcoma: encouraging progression free survival in four consecutive patients.
- Detection of lymph node metastases in pediatric and adolescent/young adult
- In vivo expansion and activation of γδ T cells as immunotherapy for refractory neuroblastoma: A phase 1 study.
- Severe cytokine release syndrome in a patient receiving PD-1-directed therapy.
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