Leukemia

Roland B. Walter, MD, PhD

 

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Dr. Walters is a hematologist who specializes in treating AML.

 

Title


Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Research Associate

 

UW Medicine

Acting Instructor

 

 

Cancer Types / Diagnosis:

  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Leukemia

 

 

Clinical Specialties:

  • Hematology
  • Internal Medicine

 

 

Clinical Expertise:


Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

 

Experience:


  • 1996-1997 Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
  • 1997-1999 Resident, Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital, Chur, Switzerland
  • 1999-2002 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
  • 2002-2007 Research Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
  • 2005-2007 Fellow in Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

 

 

Education And Training:

  • University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland Diplome Federal 1996 Medicine
  • University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland M.D. 1997 Medicine
  • Swiss Medical Association Board Certificate 2002 Internal Medicine
  • University of Zürich, Switzerland Habilitation 2004 Medicine
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)  Certificate 2004 Medicine
  • University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Ph.D. 2006 Pathology

 

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Honors

  • 2005 SIAK/ESSEX Award in Applied Cancer Research, Switzerland
  • 2005 Dr. Ernst Th. Jucker Price for Cancer Research, Switzerland
     



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