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Mithun V. Shah, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Hematologist
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  1. Rochester, Minnesota

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English

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Mithun Shah, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and oncology, and consultant in the Division of Hematology. He has received several honors and awards for his research and clinical work, including the 2014 Merit Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, the Paul Calabresi Program in Clinical-Translational Research at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center K12 Career Development Award, and the New Investigator Award from the Leukemia Research Foundation.

He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, such as Blood, JCO, and Haematologica, and has served as a reviewer for several journals and funding agencies. His research interests include therapy-related myeloid neoplasms, histiocytic disorders, and molecular and genomic predictors of outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia and stem cell transplantation.

  1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia
  2. Acute myelogenous leukemia
  3. Cancer
  4. Leukemia
  1. Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration
  2. Bone marrow donation
  3. Bone marrow transplant
  • Diagnosis and management of hematological malignancies with a special interest in myeloid neoplasms
  • Using bone marrow transplant (BMT) as a treatment for hematological cancers
  • The use of alternative donors such as haploidentical transplant
  • Diagnosis and treatment of T- and Natural Killer (NK)-cell large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia
  • Devising novel and effective immunomodulation strategies to improve outcomes for patients with in hematologic malignancies
  1. 2018
    Fellow - Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular TherapyMD Anderson Cancer Center
  2. 2016
    FellowHematology/Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2013
    Internship/ResidencyMilton S. Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State University-Hershey Medical Center
  4. 2008
    PhDThe Pennsylvania State University
  5. 2003
    ResidencyGujarat Cancer and Research Institute
  6. 2002
    MB BSBJ Medical College, Gujarat University

Certifications

  1. 2016
    Medical OncologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. 2016
    HematologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2021
    New Investigator AwardLeukemia Research Foundation
  2. 2021
    Clinician Career Development Award in Transplant Research Honoring Brigid Kiley
  3. 2021
    Eagles Foundation
  4. 2019
    Paul Calabresi Program in Clinical-Translational ResearchMayo Clinic Cancer Center
  5. 2014
    2014 Merit AwardConquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO
  6. 2014
    Winner of Poster Highlight Session at ASCO 2014American Society of Clinica Oncology
  7. 2012
    Invited reviewerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants
  8. 2011
    Trainee Travel AwardCSCR/MWAFMR

Professional memberships

  1. 2020 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic
  2. 2019 - present
    MemberClonal Hematopoiesis Working Group of the ECOG/ACRIN
  3. 2018 - present
    MemberScientific Review Committee A, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  4. 2013 - 2014
    MemberJoint Hematology/Oncology Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
  5. 2013 - present
    Associate MemberAmerican Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  6. 2012 - 2014
    Invited ReviewerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants
  7. 2008 - 2009
    MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  8. 2008 - present
    Associate MemberAmerican Society of Hematology
  9. 2005 - 2006
    Graduate RepresentativePenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  10. 2004 - 2007
    PresidentPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Indian Friends Circle
  11. 2001 - present
    Invited ReviewerNetherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

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