GorgunAkpekMD
Oncology • San Luis Obispo, CADirector, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert AZ 85234
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Office
715 Tank Farm Rd
Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401Phone+1 805-543-5577Fax+1 805-595-3231
Summary
- I am a triple board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist with major focus of interest in treating patients with hematologic malignancies and bone marrow failure syndromes. I am currently head of the Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert AZ.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityMHS, Clinical investigation, Master of Health Sciences, 2005
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBone marrow transplantation , 1998 - 1999
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1995 - 1998
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
DE State Medical License 2017 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 2012 - 2017
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2014
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member American Society of Hematology
- Member American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Clinical Trials
- Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Treatment (BMT CTN 0801) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Autologous Transplant in HIV Patients (BMT CTN 0803) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsImmune Recovery Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in HIV-Related Lymphoma Patients on the BMT CTN 0803/AMC 071 TrialPolina Shindiapina, Maciej Pietrzak, Michal Seweryn, Eric McLaughlin, Xiaoli Zhang
Frontiers in Immunology. 2021-09-03 - 19 citationsTiming of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patientsBei Hu, Xiao Lin, Hans C. Lee, Xuelin Huang, Rebecca S. S. Tidwell
Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020-07-14 - 37 citationsInferior Access to Allogeneic Transplant in Disadvantaged Populations: A Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research AnalysisKristjan Paulson, Ruta Brazauskas, Nandita Khera, Naya He, Navneet S. Majhail
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Turkish
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