

Hematology
Martin Tallman, MD
Director of Faculty Mentorship, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern; Former Chief, Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Chicago, IL
Dr. Martin S. Tallman is an internationally renowned clinician-investigator specializing in leukemia. He served as the 2021 President of the American Society of Hematology, chaired the Leukemia Committee of ECOG for 16 years, and chaired the NCCN AML Panel. He was previously Chief of the Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before returning to Northwestern's Lurie Cancer Center in 2022 as Director of Faculty Mentorship and Career Development.
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
Education & Training
- BS: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- MD: Chicago Medical School / Rosalind Franklin University (1980)
- Residency: McGraw Medical Center, Northwestern University (Internal Medicine, Chief Resident)
- Fellowship: University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Hematology/Oncology)
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Malignant Hematology
Conditions & Treatments
LeukemiaAcute Myeloid LeukemiaAcute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaChronic Myeloid Leukemia
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program
- Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
- Palos Hospital