Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, FACP

Background

Board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, FACP, is a practicing physician with Emory Healthcare since 1995. He 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 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.

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Titles & 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

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Medical Oncology, 1991

  Stanford University Hospital
• Residency, Internal Medicine, 1988

  Stanford University Hospital
• Internship, Internal Medicine, 1986

  Stanford University Hospital
• Medical Education, MD, 1985

  Cornell Univ Medical College

Board Certifications

• Medical Oncology

  American Board of Internal Medicine, 1991
• Internal Medicine

  American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988

Professional Memberships

• American College of Physicians
• American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Hematology
• International Society for Experimental Hematology

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.

Grants

Awards

Dr. Waller is consistently listed as one of Atlanta Magazine's "Top Doctors" annually.

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