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Biographical Sketch
Brian Bolwell, MD, is the Chairman of Taussig Cancer Institute at Cleveland Clinic in addition to being Chairman of the Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and has authored more than 300 articles and abstracts concerning hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplantation. He also has edited a book entitled “Current Controversies in Bone Marrow Transplantation.” (Humana Press, 2000), and he is co-editor of a recently published textbook entitled “Clinical Malignant Hematology” (McGraw-Hill, 2007).
He attended Harvard University and he received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. He completed his medical internship and residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bolwell is a reviewer for many journals including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood, Annals of Internal Medicine and Bone Marrow Transplantation. He has served, on multiple occasions, as a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) abstract reviewer and abstract session coordinating reviewer at the American Society of Hematology Annual meetings.
He has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Consortium for more than 10 years. In 2004, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Cleveland Clinic.
Specialty Interests
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT), hematologic malignancies, Hodgkins Disease/lymphoma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, lymphoma, cancer
Industry Relationships
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As of 4/1/2013, Dr. Bolwell has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
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