Mr. Stephen Forman MD
Hematologist (Blood Specialist) | Hematology
1500 E Duarte Rd Duarte CA, 91010About
Stephen J. Forman, M.D., F.A.C.P., is the Francis and Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and an international expert in leukemia, lymphoma and b ...
Education and Training
Univ of Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008
- 2007 Los Angeles Super Doctors
- 1992-2014 Best Doctors in America
- 1992 City of Hope Gallery of Medical and Scientific Achievement
- 2006-2014 Francis and Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology & Hem
Treatments
- Bone Marrow Transplant, Breast Cancer, Cancer
Fellowships
- (Hematology (Internal Medicine)), CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, DUARTE, CA Hematology Internal Medicine 1976
- (Medical Oncology), CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, DUARTE, CA 1979
Experience & Accolades
- Director 2004 - 2014 Clinical Research, Department of Cancer Immunotherapeutics & Tumor Immunology
- Member2004 - 2014 Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA
- Member1987 - 2014 Co-leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA
- Chair 1987 - 2014 Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
- Member1980 - 2014 Staff Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
- Member1979 - 2014 Staff Physician, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duart
- Fellow 1979 - 1980 Medical Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
- Member1978 - 1979 Research Associate, Hematology Division, Department of Pharmacology
- Member1978 - 1979 LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Fellow 1976 - 1978 Hematology Division, LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Intern and resident 1974 - 1976 Internal Medicine, Harbor UCLA Hospital, Torrance, CA
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