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Andy Itsara, MD, Oncology, Bethesda, MD, NIH Clinical Center

AndyItsaraMD

Oncology • Bethesda, MD

Hematology/Oncology Physician at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Summary

  • I am a board-certified hematologist-oncologist with experience in clinical research and bioinformatics. I completed a combined MD/PhD at University of Washington in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). For my PhD, I studied population genetics of human copy-number variation, generating three first author publications and multiple middle author publications. I developed an interest in hematology-oncology because of the translational potential of basic research to therapeutics in the field. I completed my internal medicine residency at University of Washington followed by clinical fellowship in hematology/oncology at the National Institutes of Health. For my fellowship research, I studied alternative splicing in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using a combined bioinformatic and bench experiment approach, resulting in a poster presented at American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2022. I am presently a staff clinician at NIH working in CLL clinical trials.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2017 - 2021
  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • University of Washington School of Medicine
    University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2013
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBA, Chemistry & Physics and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Abstract Achievement Award American Society of Hematology, 2015
  • Poncin Fellowship University of Washington, 2011-2013
  • Phi Beta Kappa Harvard University, 2005

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Hall of mirrors scattering from an impurity in a quantum wire  
    Vaishnav JY, Itsara A, Heller EJ, Physics Review B, 3/24/2006

Books/Book Chapters

  • The Bethesda Handbook of Hematology 
    Chapter: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 
    Andy Itsara, Emily Bryer, Clare Sun, and Adrian WiestnerEditors: Griffin P. Rogers and Neal S. Young.Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 5th,

Abstracts/Posters

  • Comprehensive Cardiac Testing in Asymptomatic Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Patients on Ibrutinib
    Itsara A, Sun C, Ahn IE, Soto S, Rosing DR, Haigney M, Wiestner A, American Society of Hematology, New Orleans, 12/2022
  • Alternative Splicing of BCAP (PIK3AP1) Enhances Oncogenic Signaling in Subsets of Activated B-Cell Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
    Itsara A, Scheich S, Haupl B, Yu X, Oellerich T, Staudt LM, American Society of Hematology, New Orleans, 12/2022
  • Complex Relationship of Blood Group H, ABO Glycans, and Von Willebrand Factor Levels
    Itsara A, Lannert KW, Walsh T, Odem-Davis K, Ozel AB, Desch KC, Johnsen JM, American Society of Hematology, Orlando, 12/2015
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