Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias

Dr Mitchell Smith is Director of the Lymphoma Service in the Department of Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Centre, Pennsylvania, USA. Previously he was Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan. He has also conducted research through the Clinical Scholars Program at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York.

Dr Smith is currently investigating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and leukemia therapy, and in the past has received project funding from agencies such as NIH, the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America and The Lymphoma Foundation. He has published over 60 articles, and contributed to 4 edited books or monographs on cancer. Dr Smith has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delaware Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America. He serves on a number of boards and committees, including the ECOG Leukemia and Lymphoma subcommittees. He reviews for many journals on lymphoma and related oncology subjects.

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