Roopa DeChowdhury, Hematologist-Oncologist
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Roopa DeChowdhury

Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology

2614 Spencer Road Chevy Chase Maryland, 20815

About

Roopa DeChowdhury, MD, currently practices at several hospitals spanning across Maryland, including Holy Cross Hospital, Doctors Community Hospital, Laurel Regional Hospital, and Washington Adventist Hospital. He is trained in hematology, the study of blood and oncology, the study of cancer. As a hematologist-oncologist, he specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of blood diseases and cancers; such as iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. In practice for over ten years, Dr. DeChowdhury is also a geriatrician tending to the elderly population and the specific diseases it entails. Dr. DeChowdhury is Board certified in hematology, geriatric medicine, and oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Honored with the Patient?s Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor Recognition in 2013, he is a revered member of the American Medical Association, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Monroe County Medical Society for his outstanding achievements in the field.

Education and Training

Gauhati University

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine- Oncology

Hematology

Geriatric Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 25 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

GeriatricianHematologyOncology

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Local Public Speaking -

Awards

  • Patient's Choice Award, 2013   
  • Compassionate Doctor Recognition, 2013   

Fellowships

  • Harvard Medical School; National Cancer Institute

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Medical Association, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Monroe County Medical Society

Articles and Publications

  • Has been Published

What do you attribute your success to?

  • The love and trust her patient's have in her, and the passion she has for the medical field.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Family, Friends, Yoga, Pilates, Spinning, Biking, Traveling

Roopa DeChowdhury's Practice location

2614 Spencer Road -
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
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HOLY CROSS HOSPITALl

1500 FOREST GLEN ROAD SILVER SPRING MD 20910

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8600 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD BETHESDA MD 20814

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