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Koen van Besien, MD, Oncology, Cleveland, OH, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Koenvan BesienMDPhD(He/Him)

Oncology Cleveland, OH

Hematologic Oncology

Chief of hematology at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Director of the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy

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Education & Training

  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1989 - 1990
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1989
  • Catholic University of Leuven
    Catholic University of LeuvenClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1997 - 2014
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1992 - 2001
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Haplo-Cord Transplantation with Anti-Thymocyte Globulin: Comparative Clinical Outcomes with or without Routine G-CSF Administration
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Similar Survival with Deferred Versus Salvage Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Light Chain Amyloidosis
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Inferior Survival with Use of Autologous Stem Cell Transplant As Second-Line Therapy in Multiple Myeloma
    Koen Van Besien, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures

  • CCR5 delta32 Cord & Haploidentical Grafts: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant for HIV+ /AML Patient: A Case Report from the Impaact P1107 Observational StudyClinically Re... 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Sustained Disease Control for Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Updated Analysis of Juliet, a Global Pivotal Phase 2 Trial o... 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
  • Targeting the Epichaperome As an Effective Precision Medicine Approach in a Novel PML-SYK Fusion Acute Myeloid Leukemia 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
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Other Languages

  • Spanish, French, German, Dutch

Hospital Affiliations