Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (Comprehensive) has announced the addition of three medical oncologists and hematologists, Jaren Lerner, MD, Shahid Malik, MD and K. Saad Jahangir, MD, to its multi-specialty team.
Dr. Jaren Lerner is a medical oncologist and hematologist at Comprehensive’s Southwest – Southern Hills treatment center, located at 6080 S. Fort Apache Road, where he provides medical care for a wide range of cancers with a special interest in malignant hematology, skin cancers and genitourinary malignancies. He brings a wealth of experience from his previous role as an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky’s Division of Hospital Medicine, where he focused on clinical service as a hospitalist, managed complex inpatient cases with varied acute medical problems, delivered grand round lectures and supervised medical students and residents. During his time as resident physician of internal medicine at Eisenhower Medical Center, he gained extensive procedural experience with bedside ultrasound, worked with high acuity patients including geriatric patients with multiple comorbidities, taught and mentored third and fourth-year medical students and treated patients in the high-risk HIV community.
Dr. Lerner earned his medical degree from the Ross University School of Medicine in 2018. He completed a three-year internal medicine residency at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. before completing a clinical fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Louisiana State University, Shreveport. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry with a minor in Spanish from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Dr. Shahid Malik is an experienced medical oncologist and hematologist at Comprehensive’s Central Valley – Twain treatment center, located at 3730 S Eastern Ave in Las Vegas, where he treats both benign and malignant blood disorders with a special interest in the treatment of lung cancer. Previously, he served at South Bay Cancer Center in Chula Vista, Calif., and Arizona Cancer Center in Kingman, Ariz. His career includes serving in the distinguished position of Director of Kingman Regional Cancer Center at Kingman Regional Medical Center where he also served as an attending medical oncologist and hematologist.
Dr. Malik received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He was an internal medicine house officer at Civil Hospital in Karachi before undertaking a general medicine externship at Bergen County Pines Hospital in New Jersey. He completed a preliminary year in internal medicine at Catholic Medical Center in Queens, N.Y, followed by an internal medicine residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. before completing a hematology/oncology fellowship and a bone marrow transplant fellowship at Brown University in Providence, R.I.
Dr. K. Saad Jahangir is a medical oncologist and hematologist at Comprehensive’s Summerlin Medical Center I/Town Center location. Previously, Dr. Jahangir served as the Director of Clinical Trials and Research for OptumCare Cancer Care Center in Nevada, where he pioneered a ground-up research program in Las Vegas and launched a Precision Medicine Program that achieved national and global recognition, including an international award for research and innovation. In addition to his clinical work, he serves as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and holds leadership positions as co-chair of the Summerlin Hospital Oncology Division and Cancer Committee, as well as Vice Chair of the UMC Institutional Review Board.
Dr. Jahangir earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship at SUNY at Syracuse University, followed by an internal medicine residency at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He furthered his specialized training with a geriatrics fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center in New York and a hematology/oncology fellowship at Louisiana State University.
About Comprehensive Cancer Centers
Comprehensive Cancer Centers is an award-winning multi-specialty practice comprising medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, breast surgery, pulmonary services, cancer genetic counseling clinical research and other infusion services, with treatment centers and offices throughout Southern Nevada. For more than 50 years, the practice has provided oncology services to patients in and out of state with a specialized physician and nursing staff. Comprehensive, an affiliate of The US Oncology Network, offers state-of-the-art technologies, latest advancements in cancer treatment and groundbreaking clinical research trials. The practice participates in more than 150 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical research studies each year and has played a role in developing more than 100 FDA-approved cancer therapies. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.cccnevada.com, and follow the practice on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
