Marshall Health Network welcomes two medical oncologists to Edwards Cancer Institute

Marshall Health Network has expanded its medical oncology team at Edwards Cancer Institute with the addition of Howide Eldib, M.D., and Yury Kachynski, M.D., both medical oncologists and assistant professors at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. 

Eldib and Kachynski provide care for patients with cancer and blood disorders, enhancing access to specialized oncology and hematology services through Edwards Cancer Institute.

Eldib specializes in the treatment of breast, lung, genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as hematologic malignancies. She will also conduct a cancer survivorship clinic at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center in Huntington, helping patients manage the long-term effects of cancer and treatment, maintain a healthy, active lifestyle and receive appropriate follow-up screenings. Eldib will also see patients at Marshall Health Network - Rivers Health in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Eldib earned her medical degree from the University of Tripoli Faculty of Medicine in Libya. She completed her internal medicine residency and hematology-oncology fellowship at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, as well as a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. She is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She has a special interest in lung cancer research.

Kachynski specializes in hematology and medical oncology. He earned his medical degree from Belarusian State Medical University in Minsk, Belarus, and completed both his internal medicine residency and hematology-oncology fellowship at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

“The addition of Drs. Eldib and Kachynski strengthens the depth of our medical oncology team and our ability to provide highly specialized cancer care close to home,” said Mary T. Legenza, M.D., FACS, medical director of Edwards Cancer Institute and associate professor of surgery and chair of oncology at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. “Their addition allows us to build on the comprehensive care available at Edwards Cancer Institute while expanding access to the expertise our patients and families need throughout their cancer journey.”

Kachynski sees patients at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, an outpatient department of Marshall Health Network – Cabell Huntington Hospital, located at 1400 Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington. For appointments or referrals, call 304-399-6500.

Eldib sees patients at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center in Huntington and at Edwards Cancer Institute - Rivers Health, located at 2520 Valley Drive in Point Pleasant. For appointments or referrals, call 304-399-6500 (Huntington) or 304-675-1759 (Point Pleasant).