Gliceida María Galarza Fortuna, MD

Dr. Gliceida M. Galarza Fortuna is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology & Hematologic Malignancies at the University of Utah. She completed her Hematology-Oncology fellowship at the University of Utah, where she served as Chief Fellow. During her training, she developed a clinical and research interest in plasma cell dyscrasias.

Her work focuses on novel therapeutic strategies for multiple myeloma, with an emphasis on immunotherapies, CAR T-cell therapy, and the biology of relapsed and refractory disease. Her research has been presented at national and international scientific meetings and published in several high-impact medical journals.

Dr. Galarza Fortuna earned her medical degree from UNIBE School of Medicine in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She specializes in the care of patients with multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and other plasma cell disorders.