Dr. Heidi D Klepin MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
Medical Center Blvd Winston Salem NC, 27157About
Dr. Heidi Klepin is an oncologist practicing in Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Klepin specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Klepin manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1998
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute myelogenous leukemia in older adults.
- A clinical trial of supervised exercise for adult inpatients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing induction chemotherapy.
- Individualizing treatment decisions for older adults with hematologic
- Predicting treatment outcomes in older patients with acute myelogenous leukemia.
- The prognostic importance of polypharmacy in older adults treated for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
- Geriatric perspective: how to assess fitness for chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia.
- Cancer in a gerontological context.
- Elderly acute myeloid leukemia: assessing risk.
- Treating older adults with cancer: geriatric perspectives.
- Are We Falling Short? Incorporating Falls Assessment Into Cancer Care for Older Adults.
- Comorbidity, age, and mortality among adults treated intensively for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly.
- Physical Functioning among Women 80 Years of Age and Older With and Without a Cancer History.
- Designing exercise clinical trials for older adults with cancer: Recommendations from 2015 Cancer and Aging Research Group NCI U13 Meeting.
- Is distance to chemotherapy an obstacle to adjuvant care among the N.C. Medicaid-enrolled colon cancer patients?
Treatments
- Anemia
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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