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Irene Ghobrial

Oncology

Irene Ghobrial, M.D.

Senior Vice President for Experimental Medicine, Director of the Center for Early Detection and Interception of Blood Cancers, Co-Leader of the Lymphoma/Myeloma Cancer Center Program, Lavine Family Chair for Preventative Cancer Therapies, Director of the Ghobrial Lab, and Professor of Medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Irene Ghobrial, MD, is a hematologist-oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, specializing in hematologic malignancies, particularly multiple myeloma, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, and their precursor conditions such as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering myeloma. As Senior Vice President for Experimental Medicine and Director of the Center for Early Detection and Interception of Blood Cancers, she leads efforts to prevent disease progression

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30+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Hematology, 2004
  • Medical Oncology, 2004
  • Internal Medicine, 2001

Education & Training

  • Cairo University School of Medicine — M.D., 1995
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine — Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology
  • Wayne State University — Residency, Internal Medicine

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Honors

  • Jan Gosta Waldenstrom Award, International Workshop on Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
  • National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
  • William Dameshek Prize, American Society of Hematology

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Hematology & OncologyMedical Oncology

Conditions & Treatments

LymphomaChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaLeukemiaMultiple MyelomaStem Cell Transplant

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Languages

English

Experience

30+ years in practice