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Selina Luger, MD, Hematology, Philadelphia, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

SelinaLugerMD

Hematology Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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  • Office

    3400 Civic Center Blvd,
    Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine 2 West
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-662-6348
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Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1990 - 1993
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • McGill University Faculty of Medicine
    McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityAB, Biochemistry, Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaInternal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2017
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2012-2015, 2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Effectiveness of Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia  
    Areej El-Jawahri, Thomas W Leblanc, Selina M Luger, Bhavana Bhatnagar, Alison R Walker, Amir T Fathi, Andrew M Brunner, Gabriela S Hobbs, Jennifer S Temel, JAMA Oncology
  • Extramedullary Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting in Young Adults Demonstrates Sensitivity to High Dose Anthracycline: Subset Analysis from ECOG-ACRIN 1900  
    Selina M Luger, Ross L Levine, Martin S Tallman, Haematologica
  • Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis Is Highly Effective in Preventing Clostridium Difficile Infection in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients  
    Edward A Stadtmauer, James K Mangan, Elizabeth O Hexner, David L Porter, Daria V Babushok, Jacqueline Smith, Craig W Freyer, Mindy Schuster, Noelle V Frey, Selina M Lu..., Clinical Infectious Diseases
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Maintenance Decitabine (DAC) Improves Disease-Free (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS) after Intensive Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in Older Adults, Particular...
    Selina M. Luger, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Superior Survival with Post-Remission Pediatric-Inspired Chemotherapy Compared to Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Adolescents and Young ...
    Selina M. Luger, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Dynamic Assembly of a Feedback Complex to Regulate Oncogenic B-Cell Receptor-Signaling
    Selina M. Luger, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
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Lectures

  • Phase II Randomized Trial of Gilteritinib Vs Midostaurin in Newly Diagnosed FLT3 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Meet the Blood Editors 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Wide Variation in Use and Interpretation of Gene Mutation Profiling Panels Among Health Care Providers of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): Results of a L... 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
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Authored Content

  • A Simplified Patient Care Strategy to Decrease Early Deaths in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL): Results of the ECOG-ACRIN EA9131 TrialDecember 2022

Press Mentions

  • How a New Potential Treatment for Rare Leukemia Helped This Wilmington Mom
    How a New Potential Treatment for Rare Leukemia Helped This Wilmington MomMarch 6th, 2023
  • Improving Care for Patients with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
    Improving Care for Patients with Acute Lymphocytic LeukemiaFebruary 7th, 2023
  • Help Desk for Oncologists Treating People with a Rare Leukemia Pays Big Dividends
    Help Desk for Oncologists Treating People with a Rare Leukemia Pays Big DividendsFebruary 2nd, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations