Healthy plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood cells.
Hana Safah, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Programs
Areas of Specialty
- PNH
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Hematologic Malignancies with focus on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (including but not limited to CML, CMML, ET, PMF and Eosinophilic Leukemia)
- Multiple Myeloma
Medical Degree
American University of Beirut, 1987
Internship Training
Internal Medicine: American University of Beirut, 1988
Residency Training
Internal Medicine: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 1991
Fellowship Training
Hematology and Medical Oncology – University of Florida, 1994
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research Focus
Bone Marrow Transplantation, MPN and MM