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Heather Jill Symons, MD MHS

Symons, Heather Jill, MD MHS
Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Oncology

Appointment Phone:
410-955-8751

Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise:
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, Bone Marrow Transplant, Haploidentical, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, General Pediatrics, Graft-versus-Host Disease, Hematologic Malignancies, Hodgkin's Disease, Leukemia, Malignant and Nonmalignant Disorders, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Pediatric Oncology

Education and Experience

Training
  • Albany Medical College of Union University (Albany NY)/ (1999)
Residencies
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Pediatrics (2002)
Fellowships
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Pediatric Oncology (2007)
Certifications
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics (2006)

Locations

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Appointment Phone: 410-955-8751
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Appointment Phone: 410-955-8751
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Department / Division
  • Oncology

Centers/Institutes

Centers / Institutes
  • Pediatric Oncology
  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bio

Expertise
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Bone Marrow Transplant, Haploidentical
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  • General Pediatrics
  • Graft-versus-Host Disease
  • Hematologic Malignancies
  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Leukemia
  • Malignant and Nonmalignant Disorders
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Pediatric Oncology

Research

Research and Publications
Luznik, L.; O''Donnell, P.V.; Symons, H.J.; Chen, A.R.; Leffell, M.S.; Zahurak, M.; Gooley, T.A.; Piantadosi, S.; Kaup, M.; Ambinder, R.F.; Huff, C.A.; Matsui, W.; Bolanos-Meade, J.; Borrello, I.; Powell, J.D.; Harrington, E.; Warnock, S.; Flowers, M.; Brodsky, R.A.; Sandmaier, B.M.; Storb, R.F.; Jones, R.J.; Fuchs, E.J. HLA-haploidentical bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies using nonmyeloablative conditioning and high-dose, posttransplantation cyclophosphamide. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2008 Jun;14(6):641-650.

Symons, H.J.; Levy, M.Y.; Wang, J.; Zhou, X.; Zhou, G.; Cohen, S.E.; Luznik, L.; Levitsky, H.I.; Fuchs, E.J. The allogeneic effect revisited: exogenous help for endogenous, tumor-specific T cells. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2008 May;14(5):499-509.

Symons, H.J.; Leffell, M.S.; Rossiter, N.D.; Zahurak, M.; Jones, R.J.; Fuchs, E.J. Improved survival with inhibitory killer immunoglobulin receptor (KIR) gene mismatches and KIR haplotype B donors after nonmyeloablative, HLA-haploidentical bone marrow transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Apr;16(4):533-542.
Research Interests
  • Pediatric bone marrow transplantation and alternative immunotherapeutic approaches

More Info

Languages
  • English
Clinical Trials
  • Pediatric bone marrow transplantation
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