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Farhad Ravandi, MD

AML Specialist

Specialities: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Spoken languages: English

Clinical Expertise

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia

About

Dr. Farhad Ravandi is Janiece and Stephen A. Lasher Professor of Medicine and Chief of Section of Developmental Therapeutics in the Department of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He graduated from the University of London, England and undertook residency and fellowship training at the Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. During this time he specialized in the management of hematological malignancies and stem cell transplantation. He then joined the University of Illinois at Chicago as the director of leukemia program and the interim director of stem cell transplant program for three years until he joined the Leukemia department of MD Anderson in 2003. Dr. Ravandi is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. His main areas of interests are therapy of acute myeloid leukemia, as well as rare leukemias including Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia and T-cell leukemias. He has authored several book chapters and many articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and Society of Hematological Oncology and is a member of editorial board of several journals.

Location

MD Anderson Cancer Center: 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA

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