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Office
1365 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322Phone+1 404-727-4995
Summary
- Dr. Edmund Waller is a hematologist oncologist in Atlanta, GA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Grady Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and his PhD from Rockefeller University. Following clinical training in Medicine and Medical Oncology at Stanford University and working at Becton Dickinson in San Jose, he has been in practice at Emory for 27 years. He manages an active R01 and P01-funded basic science and translational research laboratory. He has founded two biotech start-ups, Cambium Medical Technologies, a clinical stage company developing Elate Ocular to treat ocular GvHD, and Cambium Oncology, a pre-clinical company developing first-in-class antagonists of a novel immune check-point pathway mediated by signaling through the receptor for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). He has clinical expertise in hematologic oncology, cancer immunotherapy, CART, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for lymphoma, myeloid malignancies, sickle cell anemia and germ cell cancer. .
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Medical Oncology, 1988 - 1993
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1985
- Rockefeller UniversityPhD, Chemical Biology, 1978 - 1984
- Harvard UniversityAB, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1974 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
- GA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1993 - 1995
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
Clinical Trials
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant vs Bone Marrow Transplant in Individuals With Hematologic Cancers (BMT CTN 0201) Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Sirolimus/Tacrolimus Versus Tacrolimus/Methotrexate for Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) (BMT CTN 0402) Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
- A Randomized Study of the Site for Growth Factor Injection for Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 118 citationsCryopreserved Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Are Susceptible to T-Cell Mediated Apoptosis Which Is Partly Rescued by IFNγ Licensing.Raghavan Chinnadurai, Ian B. Copland, Marco Garcia, Christopher T. Petersen, Christopher N. Lewis
Stem Cells. 2016-09-01 - 297 citationsIncreasing Incidence of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease in Allogeneic Transplantation: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant ResearchSally Arai, Mukta Arora, Tao Wang, Stephen R. Spellman, Wensheng He
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015-02-01 - 2 citationsGalectin-3 predicts acute GvHD and overall mortality post reduced intensity allo-HCT: a BMT-CTN biorepository study.Philip L McCarthy, Kristopher M Attwood, Xiaojun Liu, George L Chen, Hans Minderman
Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2024-03-01
Journal Articles
- The Potential of CAR T Cell Therapy in Pancreatic CancerMehmet Akce, Mohammad Y Zaidi, Edmund K Waller, Frontiers in Neurology
- Recipient Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Paneth Cell Antimicrobial Peptide Genes and Acute Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease: Analysis of BMT CTN‐0201 and ‐0901 SamplesArmin Rashidi, Edmund K Waller, Bharat Thyagarajan, Claudio Anasetti, Daniel J Weisdorf, Bart L Scott, Bruce R Blazar, British Journal of Haematology
- Indoles Derived from Intestinal Microbiota Act via Type I Interferon Signaling to Limit Graft-Versus-Host-DiseaseEdmund K Waller, Zachariah DeFilipp, Muna Qayed, Akshay Sharma, Blood
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Fludarabine/Melphalan or Fludarabine/TBI Conditioning RegimenEdmund K. Waller, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- Equate, a Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Activity of a Novel Targeted Anti-CD6 Therapy, Itolizu...Edmund K. Waller, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- IMPACT-TB*: A Phase II Trial Assessing the Capacity of Low Dose Imatinib to Induce Myelopoiesis and Enhance Host Anti-Microbial Immunity Against Tuberculosis. *Imatini...Edmund K. Waller, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Lectures
- Sustained Disease Control for Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: An Updated Analysis of Juliet, a Global Pivotal Phase 2 Trial o...2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
- Evaluation of All Cause of Death after High Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Hodgkin Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018
Authored Content
- Optimizing Outcomes with Myeloablative Conditioning in Older Patients: Efficacy and Safety of Precision Engineered Orca-T in Patients > 55 Years Old with Hematologic MalignanciesDecember 2023
Press Mentions
- Research Roundup: Recent Grants and Publications for Emory Faculty and StaffMarch 10th, 2022
- Research Roundup: Recent Grants and Publications for Emory Faculty and StaffSeptember 21st, 2021
- NIAID Supports Clinical Testing of Anti-Cancer Drug for TBAugust 15th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Using donor dendritic cells to optimize GvHD and GvL in allogeneic stem cell transplantationNIH/NCI/NHLBI2020–2025
- Development of Gleevec for TB and TB/HIVNIH/NIAID2015–2022
- Modified Donor Lymphocytes Infusion (MDLI) For Rapid Immune ReconstitutionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Immunologic And Virologic Monitoring Laboratory CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Clinical Trials- Shared ResourcesNational Cancer Institute2009–2011
- Separating Antitumor &Gvhd In Allogeneic T-CellsNational Cancer Institute2003–2007
- Adoptive Transfer Of Immunity In Bone Marrow TransplantationNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
- Antileukemic Effect Of Irradiated Allogeneic LymphocytesNational Cancer Institute1998–2000
Committees
- Member, NCI Leukemia Committee 2018 - Present
Professional Memberships
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