Daniel Isaac, MS, DO, completed his Bachelor’s of Science and Master’s of Science in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University. He then went on to attend the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the Medical Student of the Year Award at Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012 and National Medical Student Abstract Competition Winner from the American College of Physicians in 2013.
Dr. Isaac completed his residency training in internal medicine at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. After completion, he returned to East Lansing to join the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at Michigan State University. He was the chief fellow at MSU and will complete his fellowship in 2019. Dr. Isaac joined the department in August 2019.
Isaac has completed research at Michigan State University on the translational effects of TCH-165 and derivatives on relapsed multiple myeloma as well as research on immune microenvironment modulation in prostate cancer. His clinical interests will focus on genitourinary cancers. He joined the Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology (MSHO) Board as a second-year fellow member in 2018. He will serve on the board through September 2019.
WILX Jaimie Hutchison is not only a fierce advocate for routine cancer screenings, but she also encourages getting a second opinion. She shared her story and explained how getting a diagnosis can be overwhelming, and how patients can learn about all their options by getting a second opinion. Daniel Isaac, D.O., MS , hematologist and medical oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing and MSU Health Care, and member of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team at the Barbara Ann Kar...
WILX Daniel Isaac, D.O., MS , hematologist and medical oncologist, member of the Breast Cancer and Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT) at Karmanos, joined Studio 10. He explained the collaborative relationship physicians at Karmanos Cancer Institue at McLaren Greater Lansing have with their MDT members at the headquarters in Detroit, the significance of the partnership with MSU Health Care, and the specializations of each oncologist at the Lansing location. Watch the interview here .
Like many others, Jaimie Hutchison had put off her mammogram during the COVID-19 pandemic. Routine health screenings, including cancer screenings, saw a significant drop during this time due to stay-at-home orders and other disruptions caused by the pandemic, leaving a gap in early detection of cancer. “I had just been promoted at my job and had been feeling very tired, brushing it off as pandemic fatigue, but I knew I had to get back to scheduling and getting my health screenings that I was behind on,”...