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Robert P. Witherspoon
Degrees
M.S., Baylor University, 1970.
M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1970.
Research Interests
Medical Oncology with a special interest in bone marrow transplantation for treatment of hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic disease. Immunologic recovery, graft-versus-host disease clinical trials, supportive care, secondary malignancies, and long term outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Treatment strategies for treatment-related myelodysplasia and leukemia.
Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)
German: (Functional, Functional, Functional)
Japanese: (Basic, Basic, Basic)
Memberships
American College of Physicians
American Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Internal Medicine
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Honors and Awards
Sigma Xi, 1970, Baylor University Medical Graduate Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa, 1965, Wabash College
Magna cum laude, 1965, Wabash College
Previous Positions
2001-2009, Transplant Clinic Medical Director, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Clinical Research
1996-2000, Medical Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Ambulatory Clinic
1993-1996, Medical Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1990-1993, Pre-admission Medical Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Medical Oncology
1984-2002, Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Oncology, Clinical Research
1984-2005, Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
1979-1984, Assistant Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Medical Oncology, Division of Clinical Research
1978-1984, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
1976-1978, Acting Instructor, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
1974-1976, Major, U.S.A.-M.C., Assistant Chief, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oncology Service
1973-1974, Senior Fellow, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
1971-1973, Resident, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
1970-1971, Intern, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Funding
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Recent Publications
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2011. Conditioning with treosulfan and fludarabine followed by allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for high-risk hematologic malignancies.. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 17(3):341-50. Abstract
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2011. A retrospective comparison of tacrolimus versus cyclosporine with methotrexate for immunosuppression after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with mobilized blood cells.. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 17(7):1088-92. Abstract
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2009. Personalized dosing of cyclophosphamide in the total body irradiation-cyclophosphamide conditioning regimen: a phase II trial in patients with hematologic malignancy.. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 85(6):615-22. Abstract
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2009. Therapy with mycophenolate mofetil for refractory acute and chronic GVHD.. Bone marrow transplantation. 44(11):739-48. Abstract
