Richard A. Larson, MD

Professor of Medicine

Director, Hematologic Malignancies Program

Dr. Richard Larson is director of the Hematologic Malignancies Clinical Research Program at the University of Chicago. He was the director of the Leukemia Clinical Research Program from 1983 to 2000, during which he established the Medical Center's allogeneic bone marrow transplant program.

Dr. Larson maintains an active clinical practice at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and his expertise is widely sought for consultations regarding leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes.

His current research interests include clinical trials in hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplantation, experimental therapeutics, the determinants of response to therapy in leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, and the etiology of therapy-related leukemias.

Dr. Larson is the chairman of the Leukemia Committee of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B where he directs a large portfolio of clinical trials and ancillary laboratory studies in acute and chronic leukemias and myeloma. He has also served as a member of the Hematology Subspecialty Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

An active researcher, Dr. Larson has published more than 300 papers, reviews, and book chapters on clinical and laboratory studies in human leukemias. He has served on the editorial boards of BLOOD, the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Leukemia.

He also actively participates in the training of 23 fellows in Hematology/Oncology within the Department of Medicine.

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

1977

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Hematology
Medical Oncology

Medical School

Stanford University

Internship and Residency

University of Chicago Medical Center

Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology

Language Spoken

English

Email

rlarson@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6149

Office Fax

(773) 702-4889

Office Postal Address

Richard A. Larson, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Acute and chronic leukemia
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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Selected Publications

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