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Office
715 Tank Farm Rd
Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401Phone+1 805-543-5577- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a triple board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist with major focus of interest in treating patients with hematologic malignancies and bone marrow failure syndromes. I am currently head of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert AZ.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityMHS, Clinical investigation, Master of Health Sciences, 2005
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBone marrow transplantation , 1998 - 1999
- Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1995 - 1998
- Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
- DE State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- AZ State Medical License 2012 - 2017
- MD State Medical License 2003 - 2014
- MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member American Society of Hematology
- Member American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Clinical Trials
- Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Treatment (BMT CTN 0801) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Autologous Transplant in HIV Patients (BMT CTN 0803) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImmune Recovery Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in HIV-Related Lymphoma Patients on the BMT CTN 0803/AMC 071 TrialPolina Shindiapina, Maciej Pietrzak, Michal Seweryn, Eric McLaughlin, Xiaoli Zhang, Mat Makowski, Elshafa H. Ahmed, Sarah Schlotter, Rebecca Pearson, Rhonda Kitzler, A...> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 Sep 3
- 19 citationsTiming of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patientsBei Hu, Xiao Lin, Hans C. Lee, Xuelin Huang, Rebecca S. S. Tidwell, Kwang Woo Ahn, Zhen-Huan Hu, Elias Jabbour, Srdan Verstovsek, Farhad Ravandi, Guillermo Garcia-Mane...> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020 Jul 14
- 32 citationsInferior Access to Allogeneic Transplant in Disadvantaged Populations: A Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research AnalysisKristjan Paulson, Ruta Brazauskas, Nandita Khera, Naya He, Navneet S. Majhail, Gorgun Akpek, Mahmoud Aljurf, David Buchbinder, Linda J. Burns, Sara Beattie, Cesar O. F...> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019 Oct 1
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Turkish
Hospital Affiliations
- French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, California
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