David G.  Nathan , MD
President Emeritus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Office Phone: 617-632-2155
Appointment Line: 617-355-8246 (Ext. 2)
Fax: 617-632-2161
NPI: 1487717179

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

aplastic anemia
hematology/oncology
sickle cell disease
thalassemia

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Robert A. Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

Medical School

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA  (1955)

Internship

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA  (1955-1956)

Residency

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA  (1958 to 1959)

Fellowship

National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD  (1956-1958)
Clinical research in iron measurements and chelations.

Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, Iron Chelators, Public Policy Regarding Clinical Research
  • Blackfan-Diamond anemia (Medicine 75:77, 1996; Blood 97:2145, 2001)
  • Public policy on clinical research (JAMA 280:1427, 1998; Nat Med 6:1201, 2000; JAMA 285:533, 2001; N Engl J Med 346:372, 2002; JAMA 287:2424, 2002; N Engl J Med 349: 1860, 2003; J Clin Invest 115:795, 2005; JAMA 295:2656,2006)
  • Deferiprone vs desferrioxamine as iron chelators (Lancet 361:183, 2003; Blood 101:5089, 2003)
  • Development and double blind test of a new oral iron chelator, ICL670. Lancet 361:1597, 2003)

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    Phone: 617-632-2155
    Fax: 617-632-2161
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