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Luciano Costa, MD, Hematology, Birmingham, AL, University of Alabama Hospital

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Hematology • Birmingham, AL

Professor of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Overview of Dr. Costa

Dr. Luciano Costa is a hematologist in Birmingham, AL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Alabama Hospital and Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery. He received his medical degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. Dr. Costa accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 18 doctors at University of Alabama Hospital and one of 2 doctors at Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery who specialize in Hematology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2003 - 2006
  • Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of Medicine
    Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2008 - 2015
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2007 - 2008
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2007 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Second Primary Malignancy After Multiple Myeloma‐Population Trends and Cause‐Specific Mortality  
    Parameswaran Hari, Luciano J Costa, Saurabh Chhabra, Kelly N Godby, British Journal of Haematology
  • A Phase II/III Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Prednisone /Sirolimus vs Prednisone/Sirolimus/Calcineurin Inhibitor for Treatment of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease:...  
    Amin M Alousi, Mukta Arora, Luciano J Costa, Aleksandr Lazaryan, Daniel J Weisdorf, Sunil Abhyankar, Eneida R Nemecek, Haematologica

Abstracts/Posters

  • Second Primary Malignancy Among Patients with Plasma Cell Myeloma Receiving First-Line Lenalidomide-Based Therapy: A Population-Based Analysis
    Luciano J. Costa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Response to Therapy and the Effectiveness of Treatment with Selinexor and Dexamethasone in Patients with Penta-Exposed Triple-Class Refractory Myeloma Who Had Plasmacy...
    Luciano J. Costa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
  • A Phase II Clinical Trial of Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide for Graft Versus Host Disease Prevention Following Myeloablative Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Matched Unrel...
    Luciano J. Costa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures

  • Population-Level Trends in Early Mortality and Overall Survival of Patients with Multiple Myeloma. Are We Facing Stagnation? 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Overall Survival of Triple Class Refractory, Penta-Exposed Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients Treated with Selinexor Plus Dexamethasone or Conventional Care: A Combined An... 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Phase I/II, open-label, 2-arm study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and clinical activity of GSK2857916 in combination with 2 standard-of-care (SoC) regimens in rela... 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019
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Press Mentions

  • Murtha Cancer Center’s Lecture Focuses on Multiple Myeloma
    Murtha Cancer Center’s Lecture Focuses on Multiple MyelomaOctober 21st, 2022
  • Computing Abroad: Andrew Paluch Brings Supercomputing Experience to Brazil
    Computing Abroad: Andrew Paluch Brings Supercomputing Experience to BrazilJune 23rd, 2021
  • Gene Expression and Epigenetics Reveal Species-Specific Mechanisms Acting Upon Common Molecular Pathways in the Evolution of Task Division in Bees
    Gene Expression and Epigenetics Reveal Species-Specific Mechanisms Acting Upon Common Molecular Pathways in the Evolution of Task Division in BeesFebruary 11th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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