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1300 E Marshall StMailstop 981057Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-4596
Fax+1 804-628-0827
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Summary
- Dr. John McCarty is the Medical Director of the Cellular Immunotherapy and Transplantation Program at VCUHS Massey Cancer Center in Richmond VA. He is also the head of the Cellular Immunotherapy Laboratory there. . He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in Cellular Immunotherapy such as CARt cells and in all forms of autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. He is currently the G Watson James Endowed Professor of Hematology.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1989 - 1993
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1986
Princeton UniversityAB, Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinician of the year VCU Health Systems
- G Watson James Endowed Professor of Hematology Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, FirstNet, HealthSentry and P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2015
Clinical Trials
- Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients With Advanced Leukemia or Lymphoma Who Are Eligible for Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 1997 Apr 01
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant vs Bone Marrow Transplant in Individuals With Hematologic Cancers (BMT CTN 0201) Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Stem Cell Transplantation in Individuals With Multiple Myeloma (BMT CTN 0102) Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Antigen-specific T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination after hematopoietic cell transplant or CAR T-cell therapy.Sigrun Einarsdottir, Teng Fei, Katina Singh, Michael Martens, Jo-Anne H Young
Blood Advances. 2026-06-09 - 2 citationsCHARM is prognostic of geriatric morbidity and toxicity after allogeneic transplant for older adults: BMT CTN 1704 study.Andrew S Artz, Brent Logan, Wael Saber, Nancy Geller, Anna Bellach
Blood Advances. 2026-03-10 - 9 citationsNovel composite health assessment risk model for older allogeneic transplant recipients: BMT-CTN 1704.Mohamed L Sorror, Wael Saber, Brent Logan, Nancy Geller, Anna Bellach
Blood Advances. 2025-07-08
Journal Articles
- Related Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donors Experience More Severe Symptoms and Less Complete Recovery at 1-Year Compared to Unrelated DonorsParameswaran N Hari, David A Jacobsohn, Joseph P McGuirk, Mary M Horowitz, Walter Longo, Thomas Spitzer, Daniel J Weisdorf, Shahram Mori, David C Delgado, Marcie L Ric..., Haematologica
- Treatment of Acute Fibrinous Organizing Pneumonia Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with EtanerceptK Miller, W B Clark, J M McCarty, A A Toor, H M Chung, Nature
Press Mentions
VCU Massey 1st in Virginia to Offer Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte TherapyAugust 20th, 2025
A Lifesaving Gift From 4,000 Miles Away: Cancer Survivor Meets Bone Marrow DonorJune 16th, 2025
VCU Massey’s Cellular Immunotherapies and Transplant Program ExpandsJanuary 19th, 2023
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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