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Office
820 S Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-569-8387- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
University of Patras Medical SchoolPhD, 1989
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1986- Hellenic Anticancer InstituteResidency, Radiation Oncology , 1984
- University of Patras School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2022- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Metformin+Cytarabine for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory AML Start of enrollment: 2015 Mar 11
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- m6A RNA methylation regulates mitochondrial function.Michael Kahl, Zhaofa Xu, Saravanan Arumugam, Brittany Edens, Mariafausta Fischietti, Allen C Zhu, Leonidas C Platanias, Chuan He, Xiaoxi Zhuang, Yongchao C Ma> ;Human Molecular Genetics. 2024 Mar 14
- PRL2 Phosphatase Promotes Oncogenic KIT Signaling in Leukemia Cells through Modulating CBL Phosphorylation.Chen, H., Bai, Y., Kobayashi, M., Xiao, S., Barajas, S., Cai, W., Chen, S., Miao, J., Nguele Meke, F., Yao, C., Yang, Y., Strube, K., Satchivi, O., Sun, J., Rönnstrand...> ;Molecular Cancer Research. 2024 Jan 2
- 2 citationsTargeting Cytokines and Their Pathways for the Treatment of Cancer.Amy B Heimberger, Shashwat Tripathi, Leonidas C Platanias> ;Cancers. 2023 Oct 30
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Press Mentions
Exploring Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaOctober 26th, 2022- What Is Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?September 8th, 2022
- Jane Fonda Says She Has Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaSeptember 2nd, 2022
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Greek
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, Illinois
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