Biographical summary
Wen Wee Ma, M.B.B.S., is a medical oncologist specializing in
the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. His clinical focus includes:
- Pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Biliary tract and liver cancers
- Stomach and esophageal cancer
Dr. Ma also has a special interest in evaluating new anti-cancer
therapies in early clinical development. He treats advanced solid cancers
patients in the Early Cancer Therapeutics/Phase I clinic that offers clinical
trials of novel anti-cancer drugs. His research has contributed to the
establishment of new treatment standards for metastatic pancreatic cancer, and
has been involved in the development of national guideline for pancreatic
cancer management.
Interests
- Gastrointestinal cancers
- Early Cancer Therapeutics/Phase I clinical trials
- Pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Hepatobiliary cancer
- Gastro-esophageal cancer
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2008
Fellow - Clinical and Research Fellowship, Medical Oncology & HematologyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2007
Certificate - The Science of Clinical InvestigationJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine and School of Public Health
- 2004
Internship/Residency - Internal MedicineJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 2001
Residency - Internal MedicineNational University Hospital of Singapore
- 2000
InternshipMinistry of Health - Singapore
- 1999
MBBSUniversity of Sydney
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2007
Medical OncologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2013
Outstanding Clinical Research Award for Junior FacultyState University of New York at Buffalo
- 2010
Clinical Translational Research Center FellowState University of New York at Buffalo
- 2009
Investigator AwardCancer and Leukemia Group B Foundation
- 2008
Oncology Scholar-in-Training AwardAACR-Bristol-Myer-Squibb
- 2007
A*STAR Biomedical Research Council Travel AwardA*STAR, Singapore
- 2007
Young Investigator AwardAmerican Society for Clinical Oncology
Professional memberships
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
Publications
Research activities