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

December 13, 2024
A transformative leader
Honoring Dr. Barbara Jung and highlighting her accomplishments.
December 11, 2024
Socioeconomic status and access to bone marrow transplants
Multi-center study shows education level and income impacts access to stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia patients.
December 11, 2024
Nora Disis receives 2024 Health Care Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award
She was honored for her work on breast cancer vaccines, which has paved the way for a groundbreaking approach to treating one of the nation’s leading causes of death.