Dr. Shernan G Holtan M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
720 WASHINGTON AVE SE MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55414About
Dr. Shernan Holtan is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Holtan specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of fondaparinux in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and heparin-associated thrombocytopenia.
- Diagnosis of obesity by primary care physicians and impact on obesity management.
- Peripheral blood lymphocyte and monocyte recovery and survival in acute leukemia postmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
- Impact of lymphocyte and monocyte recovery on the outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic SCT with fludarabine and melphalan conditioning.
- Fetal sex-based differences in maternal hormones, angiogenic factors, and immune mediators during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Impact of clinical factors and allograft leukocyte content on post-transplant lymphopenia, monocytopenia, and survival in patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood haematopoietic cell transplant.
- Chronic GvHD-associated serositis and pericarditis.
- Angiogenic factors and inflammation in steroid-refractory acute graft-vs-host
- Urinary-derived human chorionic gonadotropin to induce tolerance and promote healing in steroid-refractory GvHD.
- A risk-adapted approach to acute GVHD treatment: are we there yet?
- Improved graft-versus-host disease-free, relapse-free survival associated with bone marrow as the stem cell source in adults.
- Toward revision of antimicrobial therapies in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: target the pathogens, but protect the indigenous microbiota.
- Placental growth factor: What hematologists need to know.
- Low day +100 serum epidermal growth factor levels are associated with acute GvHD after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
- Dose Escalation of Total Marrow Irradiation in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
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