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Office
680 N Lake Shore Dr
Ste 1000
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-9797
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
University of Patras Medical SchoolPhD, 1989
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1986- Hellenic Anticancer InstituteResidency, 1984
- University of Patras School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1988 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2022- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Metformin+Cytarabine for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory AML Start of enrollment: 2015 Mar 11
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 122 citationsThe evolution of the TOR pathway and its role in cancer.Elspeth M. Beauchamp, Leonidas C. Platanias
Oncogene. 2013-08-22 - 2472 citationsMechanisms of type-I- and type-II-interferon-mediated signalling.Leonidas C. Platanias
Nature Reviews. Immunology. 2005-05-01 - 233 citationsRepurposing metformin for cancer treatment: current clinical studiesYoung Kwang Chae, Ayush Arya, Mary-Kate Malecek, Daniel Sanghoon Shin, Benedito A. Carneiro
Oncotarget. 2016-03-19
Press Mentions
Exploring Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaOctober 26th, 2022- What Is Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?September 8th, 2022
- Jane Fonda Says She Has Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaSeptember 2nd, 2022
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- Greek
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