Andres Chang, MD, PhD

Specialty

Leukemia Lymphoma
Research Program

Cancer Immunology
Phone Number

404-778-0519

Biography

Andres Chang, MD, PhD, is an instructor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. A hematologist, Dr. Chang specializes in treating patients with hematological malignancies including leukemia and lymphoma. He is a member of the multidisciplinary care team in Winship's Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Center. He is also a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship.

Education

Dr. Chang received his PhD in molecular and cellular biochemistry and earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Titles & Roles

Instructor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Emory University School of Medicine

Research

Dr. Chang's primary focus is to better understand the changes in the immune system of patients with hematological malignancies and develop ways to exploit this knowledge to improve patient care.

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
BA.5 bivalent booster vaccination enhances neutralization of XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.9 variants in patients with lung cancer. NPJ vaccines	RM Valanparambil, L Lai, MA Johns, M Davis-Gardner, SL Linderman, TO McPherson, A Chang, A Akhtar, ELB Gamarra, H Matia, AA McCook-Veal, J Switchenko, TH Nasti, F Green, M Saini, A Wieland, BA Pinsky, D Solis, MV Dhodapkar, J Carlisle, S Ramalingam, R Ahmed, MS Suthar	11/21/2023
Enhanced IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with sickle cell disease. British journal of haematology	H Nakahara, N Cheedarla, HP Verkerke, S Cheedarla, SC Wu, JE Hendrickson, A Chang, ML McLemore, F El Rassi, JD Roback, AS Neish, RM Fasano, SR Stowell	09/01/2023
Bladder only versus bladder plus pelvic lymph node chemoradiation for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Urologic oncology	SA Patel, Y Liu, AA Solanki, BC Baumann, JA Efstathiou, AB Jani, AJ Chang, B Fischer-Valuck, TJ Royce	07/01/2023
Low neutralizing activity of AZD7442 against current SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in patients with B-cell malignancies. Blood advances	A Chang, JL Koff, L Lai, VM Orellana-Noia, M Surati, AMK Leal, ML Ellis, B Wali, A Moreno, SL Linderman, CB O'Leary, PB Allen, MC Churnetski, MV Dhodapkar, MS Suthar, JB Cohen, R Ahmed	06/13/2023
Antibody binding and neutralization of live SARS-CoV-2 variants including BA.4/5 following booster vaccination of patients with B-cell malignancies. Cancer research communications	A Chang, A Akhtar, L Lai, VM Orellana-Noia, SL Linderman, AA McCook-Veal, JM Switchenko, M Saini, RM Valanparambil, KA Blum, PB Allen, MJ Lechowicz, JT Romancik, A Ayers, A Leal, CB O'Leary, MC Churnetski, K Baird, M Kives, J Wrammert, AK Nooka, JL Koff, MV Dhodapkar, MS Suthar, JB Cohen, R Ahmed	12/01/2022
Antibody Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in Patients With Lung Cancer After Primary Immunization and Booster: Reactivity to the SARS-CoV-2 WT Virus and Omicron Variant. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	RM Valanparambil, J Carlisle, SL Linderman, A Akthar, RL Millett, L Lai, A Chang, AA McCook-Veal, J Switchenko, TH Nasti, M Saini, A Wieland, KE Manning, M Ellis, KM Moore, SL Foster, K Floyd, ME Davis-Gardner, VV Edara, M Patel, C Steur, AK Nooka, F Green, MA Johns, F O'Brein, U Shanmugasundaram, VI Zarnitsyna, H Ahmed, LE Nyhoff, G Mantus, M Garett, S Edupuganti, M Behra, R Antia, J Wrammert, MS Suthar, MV Dhodapkar, S Ramalingam, R Ahmed	11/20/2022
CLL-515 Antibody Responses Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants after Booster Vaccination in Patients With B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia	A Chang, L Lai, A Akhtar, S Linderman, V Orellana-Noia, M Saini, R Valanparambil, K Blum, P Allen, M Lechowicz, J Romancik, A Ayers, C O'Leary, M Churnetski, M Kives, A Nooka, J Koff, M Dhodapkar, M Suthar, J Cohen, R Ahmed	09/27/2022
Herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis is associated with tumor reduction in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The Journal of clinical investigation	A Chang, AM Sholukh, A Wieland, DL Jaye, M Carrington, ML Huang, H Xie, KR Jerome, P Roychoudhury, AL Greninger, JL Koff, JB Cohen, DM Koelle, L Corey, CR Flowers, R Ahmed	09/15/2022
Determinants of Neutralizing Antibody Response After SARS CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients With Myeloma. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	AK Nooka, U Shanmugasundaram, N Cheedarla, H Verkerke, VV Edara, R Valanparambil, JL Kaufman, CC Hofmeister, NS Joseph, S Lonial, M Azeem, J Manalo, JM Switchenko, A Chang, SL Linderman, JD Roback, KM Dhodapkar, R Ahmed, MS Suthar, AS Neish, MV Dhodapkar	09/10/2022
Humoral Responses Against SARS-CoV-2 and Variants of Concern After mRNA Vaccines in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology	A Chang, A Akhtar, SL Linderman, L Lai, VM Orellana-Noia, R Valanparambil, H Ahmed, VI Zarnitsyna, AA McCook-Veal, JM Switchenko, JL Koff, KA Blum, AA Ayers, CB O'Leary, MC Churnetski, S Sulaiman, M Kives, P Sheng, CW Davis, AK Nooka, R Antia, MV Dhodapkar, MS Suthar, JB Cohen, R Ahmed	09/10/2022
Persistent Dissociation and Its Neural Correlates in Predicting Outcomes After Trauma Exposure. The American journal of psychiatry	LAM Lebois, NG Harnett, SJH van Rooij, TD Ely, T Jovanovic, SE Bruce, SL House, C Ravichandran, NM Dumornay, KE Finegold, SB Hill, JB Merker, KA Phillips, FL Beaudoin, X An, TC Neylan, GD Clifford, SD Linnstaedt, LT Germine, SL Rauch, JP Haran, AB Storrow, C Lewandowski, PI Musey, PL Hendry, S Sheikh, CW Jones, BE Punches, RA Swor, ME McGrath, LA Hudak, JL Pascual, MJ Seamon, EM Datner, AM Chang, C Pearson, RM Domeier, NK Rathlev, BJ O'Neil, P Sergot, LD Sanchez, MW Miller, RH Pietrzak, J Joormann, DM Barch, DA Pizzagalli, JF Sheridan, JW Smoller, B Luna, SE Harte, JM Elliott, RC Kessler, KC Koenen, SA McLean, JS Stevens, KJ Ressler	09/01/2022
Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in lung cancer patients: Reactivity to vaccine antigen and variants of concern. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences	R Valanparambil, J Carlisle, S Linderman, A Akthar, RL Millett, L Lai, A Chang, A McCook, J Switchenko, T Nasti, M Saini, AW Andreas Wieland, K Manning, M Ellis, K Moore, S Foster, K Floyd, M Davis-Gardner, V Viswanadh Edara, M Patel, C Steur, A Nooka, F Green, M Johns, F O Brein, U Shanmugasundaram, V Zarnitsyna, H Ahmed, L Nyhoff, G Mantus, M Garett, S Edupuganti, M Behra, R Antia, J Wrammert, M Suthar, M Dhodapkar, S Ramalingam, R Ahmed	01/23/2022
Brain-Based Biotypes of Psychiatric Vulnerability in the Acute Aftermath of Trauma. The American journal of psychiatry	JS Stevens, NG Harnett, LAM Lebois, SJH van Rooij, TD Ely, A Roeckner, N Vincent, FL Beaudoin, X An, D Zeng, TC Neylan, GD Clifford, SD Linnstaedt, LT Germine, SL Rauch, C Lewandowski, AB Storrow, PL Hendry, S Sheikh, PI Musey, JP Haran, CW Jones, BE Punches, MS Lyons, MC Kurz, ME McGrath, JL Pascual, EM Datner, AM Chang, C Pearson, DA Peak, RM Domeier, BJ O'Neil, NK Rathlev, LD Sanchez, RH Pietrzak, J Joormann, DM Barch, DA Pizzagalli, JF Sheridan, B Luna, SE Harte, JM Elliott, VP Murty, T Jovanovic, SE Bruce, SL House, RC Kessler, KC Koenen, SA McLean, KJ Ressler	11/01/2021
Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Patients With a History of Cancer: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. Open forum infectious diseases	A Chang, MK Ellingson, CR Flowers, RA Bednarczyk	07/01/2021
Gene expression profiling-based risk prediction and profiles of immune infiltration in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Blood cancer journal	S Merdan, K Subramanian, T Ayer, J Van Weyenbergh, A Chang, JL Koff, C Flowers	01/07/2021