He received his Diploma of Human Medicine with Honors from Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine in August 1987. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky Medical Center (UKMC) in 1998, and he was awarded the “OUTSTANDING RESIDENT PERFORMANCE” of 1997.

He then practiced Internal Medicine for four years, during which time he was awarded the “BEST PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR 1999-2000” at Whitesburg Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (MCHC). He eventually moved to NIH (The National Institutes of Health /National Cancer Center-NCI) in Bethesda, MD, in 2002 and was involved in fellowship and clinical research in Hematology/Oncology.

He was the Chief of Fellows and was awarded several honours during his fellowship, including the ASCO FOUNDATION MERIT AWARD and AMERICA’S TOP ONCOLOGIST in 2007. He became a Research Investigator at NCI/Bethesda Naval Medical Center and a Co-investigator in several cancer vaccine protocols until June 2008. He was a key author and co-author of several ASCO presentations and publications (NIH/NCI).

Dr. Ashtar went to private practice in November 2008. He was the Head of

“ HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, LLC ”    in Pennsylvania and eventually opened another practice in July 2013

“ CANCER PROFESSIONALS OF GREATER WASHINGTON, PLLC ” in Northern Virginia/Maryland.

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