Anthony G. Letai, MD, PhD
Center/Program
Hematologic OncologyOffice phone: 617-632-2348
Appointment phone: 617-632-6140
Fax: 617-582-8160
Email: anthony_letai@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: email
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Discipline
Medical Oncologist
Research Department
Medical Oncology/Hematologic Neoplasia
Interest
Leukemia
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Letai received his MD and PhD from the University of Chicago. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at DFCI. He did his postdoctoral research training in the laboratory of Dr. Stanley Korsmeyer. Dr. Letai's research focuses on the mechanisms by which cancer cells evade death, and on the application of that knowledge to the selective killing of cancer cells. He joined the faculty of DFCI and Harvard Medical School in 2004.
Background
Board Certification
Medical Oncology, 2001
Fellowship
Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, Hematology/Oncology
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
Medical School
University of Chicago
Recent Awards
- American Society of Clinical Investigation, Elected Member, 2009
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar Award, 2008
- Kimmel Scholar Award, 2005
- V Scholar Award, 2005
- Smith Family New Investigator, 2004