Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Oncology
Dr. Omer Kucuk, MD
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Dr. Omer Kucuk works in the field of Oncology. He received 4 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer" and "Super Doctor". Omer Kucuk is a published doctor. He published 91 publications, including: 'Ginger augmented chemotherapy: A novel multitarget non-toxic approach for cancer management.' Omer Kucuk accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Ginger augmented chemotherapy: A novel multitarget non-toxic approach for Cancer management.
- Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for Cancer prevention and treatment.
- Cancer biomarkers.
- Docetaxel-induced polyploidization may underlie chemoresistance and Disease relapse.
- Die-hard survivors: heterogeneity in apoptotic thresholds may underlie chemoresistance.
- Evasion of anti-growth signaling: a key step in tumorigenesis and potential target for treatment and prophylaxis by natural compounds.
- Lycopene in the prevention of renal cell Cancer in the TSC2 mutant Eker rat model.
- Eugenol-rich Fraction of Syzygium aromaticum (Clove) Reverses Biochemical and Histopathological Changes in Liver Cirrhosis and Inhibits Hepatic Cell Proliferation.
- External validation of the modified Glasgow prognostic score for renal Cancer.
- Pomegranate extract inhibits the bone metastatic growth of human prostate Cancer cells and enhances the in vivo efficacy of docetaxel chemotherapy.
- Genistein enhances the efficacy of cabazitaxel chemotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate Cancer cells.
- Dietary agents in Cancer chemoprevention and treatment.
- Epidermal Growth Factor Promotes Protein Degradation of Epithelial Protein Lost in Neoplasm (EPLIN), a Putative Metastasis Suppressor, during Epithelial-mesenchymal Tr...
- Preoperative Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Independently Predicts Overall Survival in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma following Radical Nephrectomy.
- PDGF Upregulates Mcl-1 Through Activation of ?-Catenin and HIF-1?-Dependent Signaling in Human Prostate Cancer Cells.
- Inhibitory effects of combination of lycopene and genistein on 7,12- dimethyl benz(a)anthracene-induced breast Cancer in rats.
- Efficacy and safety of short-term genistein intervention in patients with localized prostate Cancer prior to radical prostatectomy: a randomized, placebo-controlled, d...
- Clinical trials of antioxidants as Cancer prevention agents: Past, present, and future.
- A tomato lycopene complex protects the kidney from cisplatin-induced injury via affecting oxidative stress as well as Bax, Bcl-2, and HSPs expression.
- AngioSarcoma of the scalp with complete response to a biweekly gemcitabine and docetaxel (GEMDOC) chemotherapy regimen.
- Lycopene prevents development of steatohepatitis in experimental nonalcoholic steatohepatitis model induced by high-fat diet.
- Soy isoflavones ameliorate the adverse effects of chemotherapy in children.
- Soy isoflavones in conjunction with radiation therapy in patients with prostate Cancer.
- Lycopene and chemotherapy toxicity.
- Review on molecular and therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in Cancer.
- Second international congress on nutrition and Cancer.
- Protective role of zinc picolinate on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
- Cancer prevention with natural compounds.
- Epigallocatechin-3-gallate activates Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
- Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway may be the prime target for chemoprevention of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by lycopene.
- The effects of selenium supplementation on the spontaneously occurring fibroid tumors of oviDuct, 8-hydroxy-2''-deoxyguanosine levels, and heat shock protein 70 respon...
- Zinc in Cancer prevention.
- Genistein suppresses spontaneous oviDuct tumorigenesis in quail.
- Lycopene in the prevention of gastrointestinal toxicity of radiotherapy.
- First International Congress on Nutrition and Cancer.
- Dietary zinc and prostate Cancer in the TRAMP mouse model.
- Sinonasal mucosal melanoma: a 13-year experience at a single institution.
- Zinc picolinate in the prevention of leiomyoma in Japanese quail.
- Cancer-induced cachexia: a guide for the oncologist.
- Fourth joint meeting of the American Urological Association and the Japanese Urological Association Specialty Society program at the 104th annual meeting of the Americ...
- Perspectives for Cancer prevention with natural compounds.
- Sensitization of squamous cell Carcinoma to cisplatin induced killing by natural agents.
- Chemoprevention of fibroid Tumors by [-]-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in quail.
- Potential role of lycopene in the treatment of hepatitis C and prevention of hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Folic acid supplementation inhibits recurrence of coloRectal adenomas: a randomized chemoprevention trial.
- Effect of docetaxel on the surgical tumor microenvironment of head and neck Cancer in murine models.
- Soy isoflavones in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
- Lycopene in Cancer prevention and treatment.
- Supplementation with organic or inorganic selenium in heat-distressed quail.
- Dietary tomato powder supplementation in the prevention of leiomyoma of the oviDuct in the Japanese quail.
- Lycopene and soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate Cancer.
- Effects of high fruit-vegetable and/or low-fat intervention on Breast nipple aspirate fluid micronutrient levels.
- Mature results of a phase II trial of gemcitabine/paclitaxel given every 2 weeks in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung Cancer.
- Soy isoflavones enhance radiotherapy in a metastatic prostate Cancer model.
- Progression of renal cell Carcinoma is inhibited by genistein and radiation in an orthotopic model.
- Pilot study of intraoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced squamous cell Carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Benefit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy for patients with unknown primary squamous cell Carcinoma of the head and neck.
- An overview of the health effects of isoflavones with an emphasis on prostate Cancer risk and prostate-specific antigen levels.
- Prostate Cancer treatment is enhanced by genistein in vitro and in vivo in a syngeneic orthotopic tumor model.
- Effects of dietary genistein on nutrient use and mineral status in heat-stressed quails.
- Antitumor and antimetastatic activities of docetaxel are enhanced by genistein through regulation of osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB (RANK)...
- Genistein inhibits radiation-induced activation of NF-kappaB in prostate Cancer cells promoting apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest.
- Cisplatin-induced antitumor activity is potentiated by the soy isoflavone genistein in BxPC-3 pancreatic tumor xenografts.
- Effects of dietary combination of chromium and biotin on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and oxidative stress markers in heat-distressed Japanese quail.
- Inactivation of nuclear factor kappaB by soy isoflavone genistein contributes to increased apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic agents in human Cancer cells.
- Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-related protein inhibits multiple members of the EGFR family in colon and breast Cancer cells.
- Lycopene supplementation prevents the development of spontaneous smooth muscle tumors of the oviDuct in Japanese quail.
- Correlation of histopathological variants, cellular DNA content, and clinical outcome in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary Glands.
- EGF-receptor related protein causes cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis of colon Cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.
- Genistein potentiates inhibition of tumor growth by radiation in a prostate Cancer orthotopic model.
- Antioxidant effect of zinc in humans.
- Expression of epidermal growth factor-receptor related protein (ERRP) in human coloRectal carcinogenesis.
- Regulation of gene expression and inhibition of experimental prostate Cancer bone metastasis by dietary genistein.
- Apoptosis-inducing effect of chemotherapeutic agents is potentiated by soy isoflavone genistein, a natural inhibitor of NF-kappaB in BxPC-3 pancreatic Cancer cell line.
- Soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate Cancer.
- Folic acid-mediated inhibition of serum-induced activation of EGFR promoter in colon Cancer cells.
- Folic acid reduces nuclear translocation of beta-catenin in Rectal mucosal crypts of patients with coloRectal adenomas.
- Differential expression of hZnT-4 in human proState tissues.
- Genistein sensitizes diffuse large cell lymphoma to CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) chemotherapy.
- Zinc supplementation alleviates heat stress in laying Japanese quail.
- Folic acid mediated attenuation of loss of heterozygosity of DCC tumor suppressor gene in the colonic mucosa of patients with coloRectal adenomas.
- Expression of EGF-receptor related protein (ERRP) decreases in gastric mucosa during aging and carcinogenesis.
- Oral preneoplasia and chemoprevention of squamous cell Carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Methods to increase fruit and vegetable intake with and without a decrease in fat intake: compliance and effects on body weight in the nutrition and Breast health study.
- Cancer chemoprevention.
- Chemoprevention of prostate Cancer.
- Effects of lycopene supplementation in patients with localized prostate Cancer.
- Expression of prostate-specific antigen is transcriptionally regulated by genistein in prostate Cancer cells.
- New opportunities in chemoprevention research.
- Re: Response of hormone refractory prostate Cancer to lycopene.
Schools
Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
Saint Francis Hospital
Northwestern
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Thoracentesis
Conditions Treated
- Acute Leukemia
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anemia
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Doctors Specialties
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
- Oncology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- Super Doctor
Education
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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Hospital
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Emory University Hospital -
Emory University Hospital Midtown -
Grady Memorial Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1255388948 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KUCUK | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | OMER | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 303221013 | |
| NPPES Provider State | GA | |
| Specialty Description | Medical Oncology | |
| Total Claim Count | 1057.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 3.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 136.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 12.87 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1255388948 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KUCUK |
| First Name Of The Provider | OMER |
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