Specialty
A leading bone marrow transplantation doctor and researcher, Dr. Waller has pioneered research to improve long-term outcomes and quality of life for patients after transplant.
Titles and Roles
- Rein Saral, MD Professorship in Cancer Medicine
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Hematology and Medical Oncology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Medical Director, Center for Stem Cell Processing and Apheresis
- Emory University Hospital
- Director, Center for Regenerative Engineering and Medicine
- Emory University, Georgia Tech and The University of Georgia
- Research Program
- Cancer Immunology
Biography
Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, FACP, is board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine. A practicing physician with Emory Healthcare since 1995, Dr. Waller specializes in bone marrow transplants for acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative neoplasms, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, sickle cell disease and in the management of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). He is also an expert in CAR T-cell therapy.
Dr. Waller holds memberships with American College of Physicians, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and International Society for Experimental Hematology.
Education
Dr. Waller earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, and his PhD in chemical biology from Rockefeller University in New York, New York. Dr. Waller completed a residency in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University in Stanford, California. He then went on to complete a clinical fellowship in oncology, as well as a research fellowship in pathology at Stanford University.
Research
Dr. Waller's research focus is in enhancing immune reconstitution after stem cell transplant and anti-tumor immunology. He has research support from the National Institutes of Health, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and National Marrow Donor Program.
Below is a listing of current federal grants for the above principal investigator.
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Awards
Dr. Waller has been consistently listed in Atlanta Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" issue since 2015.