Our Faculty

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With 130+ physician and research faculty members, our division is one of the largest in the country. Our faculty members participate in every facet of cancer prevention, patient care, survivorship, mentorship, and research on cancer and related diseases.

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Physician & Research Faculty Profiles 

 

Notable Faculty achievements

  • Faculty have been elected by their peers to lead the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, the World Marrow Donor Association, the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, and the National Cancer Institute’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Steering Committees.
  • Many faculty members have been chosen to determine standardized cancer care guidelines through the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  • Faculty have been editors-in-chief of major textbooks and professional journals.
  • Faculty published more than 400 peer-reviewed journal articles in 2019.
  • Our faculty continue to be chosen by their peers for Seattle Magazine’s Best Doctors list. In 2022 twelve faculty members were honored.
  • Sixteen faculty members hold endowed chairs. 
  • Our division was founded by Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who received the Nobel Prize for his work in developing bone marrow transplantation.

Faculty news

August 18, 2025
In memoriam: Sherrill Slichter
Renowned translational scientest Dr. Sherrill Slichter passed away on Aug. 13. She was 95.
August 14, 2025
Two lifetimes’ worth of bone marrow transplant breakthroughs
Bone marrow transplant pioneer Dr. Rainer Storb celebrated two milestones this year: turning 90 and retiring after nearly 60 years of making lifesaving breakthroughs.
August 14, 2025
Immunobiology and Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma
A $14.3M grant from the National Cancer Institute will support 60 scientists across 4 institutes over 5 years.