Fatima Karzai, M.D.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Building 10, Room 13N240
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- 301-480-8870
- 301-480-8867
- fatima.karzai@nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Karzai is an internationally recognized physician with expertise in all stages of prostate cancer and clinical trial development. Her clinical research program includes genetics/genomics, imaging, immunotherapy, and health disparities. Dr. Karzai is passionate about patient care and improving the lives of patients with cancer. Dr. Karzai’s mission is to deliver exemplary clinical care to patients involved in innovative clinical trials, while pursuing her goals of combining scientific advancement and leadership. Dr. Karzai also provides mentorship to women in medicine.
In addition, Dr. Karzai is the NCI Deputy Clinical Director.
Areas of Expertise
Information for Patients
Learn more about our clinical trials and the highly specialized care teams that lead them.
Fatima Karzai, M.D.
Clinical Trials
Research
As NCI Deputy Clinical Director, Dr. Karzai is passionate about patient care and clinical research. Dr. Karzai's research is focused on novel combination therapies in prostate cancer, particularly with immunotherapeutic agents such as immune checkpoint blocking antibodies and agents targeting defects in DNA damage repair pathways. Dr. Karzai is the Medical Director of the NCI Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic and an Adjunct Investigator in the NCI Center for Immuno-Oncology. The Genitourinary Malignancies Branch enrolls patients onto clinical trials in all stages of prostate cancer.
Publications
- Bibliography Link
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/fatima.karzai.1/bibliography/public/
A phase I study of TRC105 anti-endoglin (CD105) antibody in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Phase II Clinical Trial of TRC105 (Anti-Endoglin Antibody) in Adults With Advanced/Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Metabolic syndrome in prostate cancer: impact on risk and outcomes
Biography
Fatima Karzai, M.D.
Dr. Karzai received her M.D. from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC where she also completed her Internal Medicine residency. She completed her fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at NIH. Upon completion of her fellowship, she continued her work with the Genitourinary Malignancies Branch at the NCI as Principal Investigator of prostate cancer clinical trials. She is now a Senior Clinician in GMB and the Deputy Clinical Director for NCI. In her spare time, Dr. Karzai enjoys art, design and traveling.
Job Vacancies
We have no open positions in our group at this time, please check back later.
To see all available positions at CCR, take a look at our Careers page. You can also subscribe to receive CCR's latest job and training opportunities in your inbox.
