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
Location Map
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.
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
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Languages
- English
Clinical Trials
- Pediatric bone marrow transplantation
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