Koen van Besien, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Stem Cell Transplant and Lymphoma

Dr. Koen van Besien heads the lymphoma and stem cell transplant programs at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is an expert in the care and treatment of adults with leukemia, lymphoma, and blood diseases. These diseases are commonly treated and often cured with intensive chemotherapy. Other patients benefit from autologous or allogeneic (donor) stem cell transplantation or from novel targeted therapies.

An established clinical researcher, Dr. van Besien has made major contributions in the fields of allogeneic stem cell transplant and lymphoma. His stem cell research includes the study of novel conditioning regimens with improved efficacy against hematologic malignancies, as well as innovative immunotherapy approaches in allogeneic transplant. This research is conducted in the setting of matched sibling, unrelated donor, and cord blood transplantation. In the lymphoma program, his interest focuses on novel strategies in autologous and allogeneic transplantation.

Practice Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1984

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Hematology
Oncology

Medical School

University of Louvain, Belgium

Internship and Residency

University of Leuven, Belgium

Fellowship

Indiana University, Indianapolis

Memberships

American Society of Blood/Marrow Transplant
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology

Languages Spoken

English
French
German
Spanish
Dutch

Email

KVBesien@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6149

Office Fax

(773) 702-3163

Office Postal Address

Koen van Besien, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Lymphoma
• Allogeneic stem cell transplant
• Autologous stem cell transplant

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Read More About Dr. van Besien

Jim Cunningham had a rare allergic reaction during treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Dr. van Besien and colleagues discovered the cause of the problem and developed a treatment plan to get Jim on the road to recovery. »Doctors Unlock Cancer Patient's Medical Mystery

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. van Besien's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.