My Locations
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Expertise & Training
Saiama Waqar, MD, MBBS
4 minsWashington University medical oncologist Saiama Waqar, MD, MBBS, discusses what lung cancer patients can expect from their extended care team at Siteman Cancer Center. Learn more about Dr. Waqar: https://siteman.wustl.edu/doctor/waqar-saiama-mbbs/
Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Lung Cancer: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/lung-cancer/our-approach/
Lung cancer screening is improving patient outcomes at Siteman. Learn more: https://siteman.wustl.edu/how-siteman-is-revolutionizing-lung-cancer-screening-and-improving-patient-outcomes/
Meet the Siteman Cancer Center Lung Cancer Specialist Team: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/lung-cancer/specialist-team/
“The first thing we do when we first meet is listen. We try to understand. We try to understand what symptoms a person is having….Then after listening and doing a comprehensive examination, we talk at length about the diagnosis, what we expect to do in the staging workup…and then based on the testing results, we come up with possible treatment options.”
Saiama Waqar, MD, MSCI
Clinical Expertise
As a member of our lung cancer specialist team, Dr. Waqar cares for patients diagnosed with lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymic cancers through treatment and recovery. Learn more about how Dr. Waqar and Siteman approach lung cancer diagnosis and staging, treatment and recovery.
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Medical Oncology, WashU Medicine
Board Certification
- 2008: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- 2011: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Training
- 2001 - 2002: Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2005 - 2008: Resident, Internal Medicine, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- 2008 - 2011: Fellow, Hematology and Oncology, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Education
- 2001: MD, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2015: MSCI, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Research & Selected Publications
Research Interest
I am the Research Director for Thoracic Oncology in the Division of Oncology. As a thoracic oncologist, my research focus is designing clinical trials geared towards personalized therapies for patients with lung cancer, including molecular targeted therapies, immunotherapy and antibody-drug conjugate therapy.