Leukemia is a rare cancer of the white blood cells. There are two types of Leukemias, acute and chronic.
Francisco Socola, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Areas of Specialty
- AML
- MDS
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocytosis
- Primary Myelofibrosis), Neoplasm and Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant
Medical Degree
Cayetano Heredia University
Residency Training
Internal Medicine: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Fellowship Training
Hematology/Oncology: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Additional Training
Subspecialized in Bone Marrow Transplant and CAR T-cell Therapy: Stanford University
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research Focus
Finding new ways to reduce AML relapse rate after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant and the role Natural Killer Activating KIR grafts after Stem Cell transplant for AML and MDS.