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Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD
- Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Leukemia
- Associate Medical Director, Leukemia Center
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Houston, TX
Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, is a professor of leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She also serves as deputy chair of the Department of Leukemia and as the associate medical director of MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Leukemia Center, which is one of the world’s most recognized treatment centers for leukemia and blood disorders. Dr Ferrajoli earned her medical degree from the University of Perugia in Italy, and she completed internal medicine residencies at both the University of Perugia and The University of Texas Medical School. She also completed a research clinical immunology and biological therapy fellowship, as well as a clinical hematology/oncology fellowship, at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
As an academic hematologist and oncologist, Dr Ferrajoli’s main areas of interest include the treatment and biology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its variants, as well as the treatment of elderly patients with acute and chronic leukemia. Among her many accolades, she has received MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care, and she is a 4-time recipient of the institution’s Teacher of the Year Award for her mentorship in the Leukemia Fellowship Program.
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