Roger Alan Fleischman MD

Summary

• Dr. Roger A. Fleischman is a hematologist at the Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentrucky in Lexington, KY, with expertise in benign and malignant hematology, particularly non-Hodgkins' lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemias. He holds multiple degrees, namely an A.B. summa cum laude in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College in 1970, as well as a MD and PhD from Harvard Medical School in 1975-1976. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital from 1976-1978 followed by.fellowship training in Hematology/ Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania and postdoctoral research on hematopoietic stem cells at the Institute for Cancer Reserch, Fox Chase Cancer Center from 1978-1983. After serving as an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas from 1983-1993, he has been Chief of Hematology/Oncology at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center since 1993. Dr. Fleischman has contributed significantly to his field through more than 50 published research articles and many invited lectures. His awards include a John A. and George L. Hartford Fellowship from the John A. Hartford Foundation and recognition in 2015 as a Distinguished Emeritus Member of the American Society of Hematology.