James Ou Jin, MD, PhD, a Hematologist-Oncologist with Elkhart Clinic

Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. James Ou Jin, who serves patients in Elkhart, Indiana.

Dr. Jin is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist who is currently serving patients at Elkhart Clinic in Indiana. Elkhart Clinic was founded in 1954 with the partnership of four physician specialists: Thomas Elliott, Jack Ivy, James Futterknecht, and Ed Dovey. Through the years, the Clinic has grown steadily to become a major provider of medical care for Elkhart County and the surrounding communities, offering cutting-edge primary and specialty care as well as diagnostic, therapeutic, and wellness services of the highest order.

In 1983, Dr. Jin earned his medical degree from Zhejiang Medical University in Hangzhou, China. He received the First Prize in National Medical Graduation Examination. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to complete his residency at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. There, he served as Chief Resident and earned the Louis E. Zeile Scholarship Award from Covenant Health Care for Outstanding Junior Resident in 2002. In 2006, Dr. Jin completed his fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Furthermore, he earned his PhD at the University of Toronto in 1998.

Dr. Jin was the first recipient of Elkhart General Hospital’s “Hey Doc You Rock” award in May of 2014. He has authored many publications, including articles in highly respectable journals such as Circulation and Nature Genetics, as well as chapters of books on the treatment of bladder cancer and kidney cancer. 

Dr. Jin is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. Since 2016, Dr. Jin has been a member of the Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Chicago Medicine.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist, like Dr. Jin, is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of blood disorders and cancers. 

Learn More about Dr. James Ou Jin:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/570712-James-Jin-Hematologist-Oncologist or through Elkhart Clinic, https://www.elkhartclinic.com/medical-staff/dr-james-jin/

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