Kenneth Robert Carson MD , PhD, FACP

Chief Medical Officer, Vaalia Health

675 N Saint Clair StSte 21-100Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-695-6180
Fax+1 312-695-1106

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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2005 - 2008
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2029
MO State Medical License 2008 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Follow My Health, Jardogs, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Modular), Allscripts, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Clinical Trials

T-Cell Project: Prospective Collection of Data in Patients With Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
COMPLETED
Alisertib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Phase I/II Study of Abraxane in Recurrent and Refractory Lymphoma
TERMINATED
PHASE1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association between diabetic control and progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to multiple myeloma.
Lawrence Liu, Byron Sigel, Mei Wang, Nikhil Grandhi, Martin W Schoen
Blood Cancer Journal. 2026-08-03
Outcomes with Avelumab Maintenance Treatment for Advanced Urothelial Cancer in a US Patient Cohort.
Kenneth Carson, Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour, Chiemeka Ike, Sebastian Monzon, Stamatina Fragkogianni
Current Oncology. 2026-02-27
1 citations
Mitigating the Impact of Drug Shortages in Oncology: Lessons Learned From the 2023 Shortages of Carboplatin and Cisplatin.
Maxwell L Izen, June M McKoy, Linda Martin, Chadi Nabhan, Gretchen LeFever Watson
Cancer Journal. 2025-09-25

Journal Articles

Prevalence of High Tumor Mutational Burden and Association with Survival in Patients with Less Common Solid Tumors
Kenneth Carson, MD, JAMA Network Open

Abstracts/Posters

Approximating International Myeloma Working Group Uniform Response Criteria to Derive Response for Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients Using Data from Electronic Health Rec...
Kenneth R. Carson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
Romidepsin in Combination with Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin, and Dexamethasone Shows Durable Responses in Aggressive Lymphomas
Kenneth R. Carson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Real-World Application of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Testing Guidelines in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Results in Underdiagnosis of Double-...
Kenneth R. Carson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

Hepatitis B Testing Rates in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia before and during Administration of Anti-CD20 Therapy
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Predicting Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Multiple Myeloma: The Impede VTE Score
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018