Vasily J. Assikis, MD  

Medical Oncologist
Peachtree Hematology – Oncology Consultants, PC
GASCO Representative
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Vasily Assikis is a medical oncologist in private practice with Peachtree Hematology-Oncology Consultants, PC in Atlanta, where he leads the Genitourinary Research Program. Prior to his work at Peachtree Hematology-Oncology, Dr. Assikis served as director of the Prostate Cancer Translational Research at Emory Winship Cancer Institute, and assistant professor of Hematology Oncology. His research interests include the design and execution of clinical trials in urologic malignancies and the education of cancer professionals on the merits of multidisciplinary approach.

Dr. Assikis received his Doctor of Medicine from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, completed a fellowship in the Breast Cancer Research Program at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Dr. Assikis has received numerous honors and awards for his work, including the 2002 AACR Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research award, 2002 Glaxo Smith Kline Award for Oncology Research. He has lectured extensively and received numerous visiting professorships. He has published over 40 articles, abstracts and manuscripts on prostate and breast cancer. He is actively involved in research efforts focusing on improved therapies for various cancers, and serves as the national principal investigator for two ongoing trials he conceived.

Dr. Assiskis sits on the Piedmont Hospital Institutional Review Board and serves as Piedmont Hospital’s Principal Investigator for Atlanta Regional Community Clinical Oncology Programs.