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Prajwal Dhakal, MBBS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation

Education

  • Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS), Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Intern, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital, East Lansing, Michigan
  • Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Licenses & Certifications

  • License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Selected Publications

  • Yodsuwan R, Mott SL, Crawford K, Sutamtewagul G, Dhakal P, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Poonsombudlert K. Effect of NPM1 mutation Subtype and Co-Mutation Patterns on the Outcomes of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia; A Referral Center Experience. Blood. 2024 Nov 5;144:5949
  • Yodsuwan R, Mott SL, Vegel A, Ravindra A, Dhakal P, Sutamtewagul G, Magalhaes-Silverman M, Poonsombudlert K. Effect of Pre-and Peri-Transplant Measurable Residual Disease Clearance in Patients with Myelodysplastic Neoplasm; A Referral Center Experience. Blood. 2024 Nov 5;144:7422
  • Ravindra A, Loeffler BT, Joshi U, Bhetuwal U, Sharma S, Acharya L, Pyakuryal A, Bhatt VR, Dhakal P. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024 42:16_suppl, 6535-6535
  • Dhakal P, Loeffler BT, Ravindra A, Acharya L, Pyakuryal A, Bhatt VR. Improved overall survival in acute myeloid leukemia over the last 15 years.. JCO 42, 6543-6543(2024)
  • Dhakal P, Loeffler B, Ravindra A, Acharya L, Pyakuryal A, Bhatt VR. Trends in chemotherapy utilization in acute myeloid leukemia in the last 15 years. Cancer Res 15 March 2024; 84 (6_Supplement): 6471
  • Garay JAR, Feith D, Yun S, Ramlal R, Osman A, Churchman M, Weiner, Dhakal P. Tumor gene expression patterns affecting response to BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax in acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Research 84 (6_Supplement), 5852-5852
  • Dhakal P, Wichman C, Pozehl B, Mahato K, Bhatt VR. Preferences of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other Myeloid Malignancies on Cancer Treatment: Effect of Patient- and Treatment-Characteristics? Blood. 2023;142:3731
  • Dhakal P, Wichman CS, Pozehl BJ, Elnair R, Yellala A, Mahato K, et al. Therapy preferences of patients with cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023;41(16_suppl):e24205-e
  • 1.    Dhakal P, Lyden E, Pyakuryal A, Rai MP, Bhatt VR. Using Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) to predict outcomes of older patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022 40:16_suppl, e18751-e18751
  • 1.    Dhakal P, Lyden E, Pyakuryal A, Bhatt VR. Predicting early mortality and overall survival (OS) in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) based on Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022 40:16_suppl, e19017-e19017