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Shahin Rafii, MD, Hematology, New York, NY

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Hematology • New York, NY

Hematologic Oncology, Myeloproliferative Disorder Hematology-Oncology, Sickle Cell & Other Anemias

Arthur B Belfer Professor of Genetic Medicine, Division Chief of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Director Ansary Stem Cell Institute; Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, Founder: Angiocrine Bioscience, San Diego, CA

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  • Office

    1300 York Ave
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Room A-863
    New York, NY 10065
    Phone+1 917-287-3801
    Fax+1 212-746-8481

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1989 - 1992
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1987 - 2015

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2001
  • Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Catheter-Directed Intraportal Delivery of Endothelial Cell Therapy for Liver Regeneration: A Feasibility Study in a Large-Animal Model of Cirrhosis  
    Kyungmouk Steve Lee, Shahin Rafii, David C. Madoff, David Li, Radiology

Abstracts/Posters

  • Integrated Single Cell Transcriptomics Defines an Engineered Niche Supporting Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development Ex Vivo
    Shahin Rafii, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Transcription Factor Induction of Ectopic Vascular Blood Stem Cell Niches In Vivo
    Shahin Rafii, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Fli-1 Transcriptionally Integrates Microenvironmental Cues Sensing By Self-Renewing Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
    Shahin Rafii, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

  • Reprogrammed Adult Human Endothelium into Hematopoietic Stem Cells Yields Functional T Cells In Vivo 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

  • Revolutionizing Type 1 Diabetes: Breakthrough in Islet Transplantation with Blood Vessel Cells Offers New Hope
    Revolutionizing Type 1 Diabetes: Breakthrough in Islet Transplantation with Blood Vessel Cells Offers New HopeFebruary 22nd, 2025
  • Islet-Transplantation Procedure Shows Promises Against T1 Diabetes
    Islet-Transplantation Procedure Shows Promises Against T1 DiabetesFebruary 21st, 2025
  • Islet Transplantation with Blood Vessel Cells Shows Promise to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
    Islet Transplantation with Blood Vessel Cells Shows Promise to Treat Type 1 DiabetesFebruary 21st, 2025
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Grant Support

  • Identification Of Vascular Inductive Signals In Liver RegenerationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2012
  • Contribution Of The Vascular Niche To The Hematopoietic Reconstitution.National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
  • Contribution Of Cxcr4+Vegfr1+ Hemangiogenic Progenitors To Lung RevascularizationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2011
  • Dynamic Regulation Of The Epigenome During Hematopoietic DifferntiationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
  • Reconstitution Of Thrombopoiesis By Angiogenic FactorsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009
  • Therapy Of Thrombocytopenic Disorders By ChemokinesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2007
  • Vascular Heterogeneity Determination By Marrow Progenit*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
  • Regulation Of Hemangiogenesis By Adenoviral E4 GenesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
  • Postnatal Angiogenesis And Marrow Derived Precursor CellNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2005
  • Vascular Heterogeneity Determination /Marrow ProgenitorsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Bone Marrow Totipotent Stem Cells &Adenoviral VectorsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2002
  • Chemokine Receptors And ITP And HIV ThrombocytopeNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Endothelium Regulation Of Stem Cell Homing/ProliferationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2000
  • Regulation Of Thrombopoiesis By Bone Marrow EndotheliumNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996

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