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

October 15, 2024
Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Council
We are pleased to share that Dr. Shiv Bhandari is the new chair of the LGBTQ+ Council. Council meetings to resume Nov. 5.
October 8, 2024
Jan Abkowitz receives Minority Faculty Mentoring Award
She was honored for her work to advance the careers and personal development of those underrepresented in medicine and science.
September 27, 2024
Genetic testing helps predict leukemia prognosis
Chromosomal genomic array testing, a genetic test that screens the entire genome for small genetic changes, provides insights into prognosis for cancers like acute lymphoblastic leukemia.