OmarSalahAljitawiMD

Oncology • Rochester, NY

Hematologic Oncology

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University Kansas School of Medicine

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Office
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-275-5823

Fax+1 913-588-3996

Education & Training

University of Kansas School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2004 - 2007
East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2016 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2004 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Multi-day Doses in Prevention of Nausea and Emesis Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
PK Study of Melphalan HCL & Alkeran for Injection of MA Conditioning in MM Patients of Autologous Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Mobilization in Patients With Relapsed Lymphoma Treated With Bendamustine Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Expansion of Umbilical Cord Blood Using a Unique Bio-system Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
Completed
A Research Study Looking at Specific Tissue of the Umbilical Cord Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Pilot Study Exploring the Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Improve Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Homing and Subsequent Engraftment Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) on Blood Count Recovery After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSPC) Transplant for Multiple Myeloma Start of enrollment: 2018 May 10
Completed
Phase 2
A Randomized Phase II Study of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Improving Engraftment in Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 28
Recruiting
Phase 2
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Transplant Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 01
Recruiting
Early Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

47 citations
Decellularized Wharton's Jelly from human umbilical cord as a novel 3D scaffolding material for tissue engineering applications
Sushma Jadalannagari, Gabriel L. Converse, Christopher McFall, Eric E. Buse, Michael B. Filla
Plos One. 2017-02-21
78 citations
A risk-based approach to optimize autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) collection with the use of plerixafor
Sunil Abhyankar, Shaun DeJarnette, Omar S. Aljitawi, S Ganguly, Dean Merkel
Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2012-04-01
438 citations
Alternative donor transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning: results of parallel phase 2 trials using partially HLA-mismatched related bone marrow or unrela...
Claudio G. Brunstein, Ephraim J. Fuchs, Shelly L. Carter, Chatchada Karanes, Luciano J. Costa
Blood. 2011-07-14

Abstracts/Posters

Increased Early Mortality after Fludarabine and Melphalan Conditioning with Peripheral Blood Grafts in Haploidentical SCT with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide
Omar S. Aljitawi, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

Access and Referral Barriers to Autologous and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Adult Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review with a Specific Focus o...
2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

Wilmot Discovery Improves Use of Umbilical Cord Blood as Cancer TherapyJanuary 4th, 2017