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Janis Abkowitz, MD, Oncology, Seattle, WA, UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center

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Oncology Seattle, WA

Hematologic Oncology

Professor of Hematology & Oncology, University Wash

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Education & Training

  • Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1977, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1992

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Phase 1 Trial of Cladribine, High-Dose Cytarabine, G-CSF, and Dose-Escalated Mitoxantrone (CLAG-M) Plus Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Adults with Newly-Diagnosed Acute Myel...
    Janis L. Abkowitz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Excess Blasts and Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Same Disease with Different Blast Count
    Janis L. Abkowitz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
  • ATG4A is a Novel Regulator of Mitophagy during Human Erythropoiesis
    Janis L. Abkowitz, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Press Mentions

  • Remembering Elihu “Eli” Estey, Thomas Waldmann, and More
    Remembering Elihu “Eli” Estey, Thomas Waldmann, and MoreNovember 1st, 2021
  • Alveolar Levels of Immuno-Inflammatory Mediators in Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage After Allogeneic Transplant
    Alveolar Levels of Immuno-Inflammatory Mediators in Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage After Allogeneic TransplantApril 18th, 2018
  • This Seattle Man Survived Leukemia Thanks to a German Blood Marrow Donor. Now They're Friends
    This Seattle Man Survived Leukemia Thanks to a German Blood Marrow Donor. Now They're FriendsNovember 16th, 2023

Grant Support

  • Heme Trafficking And Its Impact On Systemic Iron HomeostasisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
  • Hematological Consequences Of The Feline Leukemia Virus, Subgroup C Receptor (FlvNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011–2012
  • Heme Trafficking And Its Impact On Systemic Iron HomeostasisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010
  • Recruitment Of A Translational Researcher For LeukemiaNational Cancer Institute2009–2010
  • Career Development In Clinical Hematology ResearchNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2010
  • The Kinetics And Behavior Of Hematopoietic Stem CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
  • Physiology Of Feline Leukemia Virus C Receptor, FlvcrNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
  • Pathogenesis Of Clonal Dominance In Myelopoliferative D*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2008
  • Bone Marrow Aspiration And Biopsy From Normal Individuals And Individuals WithNational Center For Research Resources2007
  • The Kinetics And Behavior Of Hematopoietic Stems CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
  • Aspiration From Normal Volunteers And Patients With Hematology DisordersNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
  • Kinetics And Behavior Of Hemopoietic Stem CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2004
  • Feline Leukemia Virus Induced Red Cell AplasiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2003
  • In Utero Transplantation For Lysosomal Storage DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1998–2002
  • Kinetics And Behavior Of Hematopoietic Stem CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1999
  • Feline Leukemic Virus Induced Hematologic DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1997
  • In Utero Transplantation In CATSNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994–1996
  • Marrow Suppression From Feline Immunodeficiency VirusNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994
  • Marrow Suppression From A LentivirusNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1989–1993
  • Feline Leukemia Virus-Induced Hematologic DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1991

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