USA Health Adds To Oncology Team

MOBILE, Ala. — USA Health recently announced the addition of Dr. Ahmed Abdalla, a medical oncologist who will see patients at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) in Mobile. Abdalla, who also will serve as an assistant professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology at the MCI, has a special interest in gastrointestinal malignancies and phase 1 clinical trials. He recently completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Ascension St. John Hospital/Van Elslander Cancer Center in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Abdalla also underwent six months of training in investigational drug development at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Abdalla received his bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery, the international equivalent of a doctor of medicine, at the University of Khartoum College of Medicine in Khartoum, Sudan. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, where he served as chief resident for patient safety, quality improvement and research. Abdalla is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.