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Umar Farooq, MD

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

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation
  • Interim Director, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation
  • Medical Director, Associate Outpatient Cancer Services for Malignant Hematology, Benign Hematology, & Cellular Therapy

Education

  • MD, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Resident, PinnacleHealth Hospitals, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmiongton, Connecticut
  • Fellow, Bone Marrow Transplant, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Stanford, California

Selected Publications

  • Farooq, U. & Laport, G. G. (2015). Recent progress: hematopoietic cell transplant for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Leukemia & lymphoma 56 (7) 1930-7. DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.975803. PMID: 25315072.
  • Bois, E., Holle, L. M. & Farooq, U. (2014). Late onset imatinib-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners 20 (6) 476-8. DOI: 10.1177/1078155213518226. PMID: 24399835.
  • Sargent, D. J., Shi, Q., Gill, S., Louvet, C., Everson, R. B., Kellner, U., Clancy, T. E., Pipas, J. M., Resnick, M. B., Meyers, M. O., Wu, T. T., Huntsman, D., Validire, P., Farooq, U., Pavey, E. S., Beaudry, G., Haince, J. F. & Fradet, Y. (2014). Molecular testing for lymph node metastases as a determinant of colon cancer recurrence: results from a retrospective multicenter study. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 20 (16) 4361-9. DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-2659. PMID: 24919572.
  • Talamo, G., Farooq, U., Zangari, M., Liao, J., Dolloff, N. G., Loughran, Jr, T. P. & Epner, E. (2010). Beyond the CRAB symptoms: a study of presenting clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma. Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia 10 (6) 464-8. DOI: 10.3816/CLML.2010.n.080. PMID: 21156463.
  • Farooq, U., Joshi, M., Nookala, V., Cheriyath, P., Fischman, D., Graber, N. J., Stellman, S. D. & Muscat, J. (2010). Self-reported exposure to pesticides in residential settings and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study. Environmental health : a global access science source 9 30. DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-30. PMID: 20579356.
  • Vegesna, A., Besetty, R., Kalra, A., Farooq, U., Korimilli, A., Chuang, K. Y., Fisher, R., Parkman, H. & Miller, L. (2010). Induced opening of the gastroesophageal junction occurs at a lower gastric pressure in gerd patients and in hiatal hernia subjects than in normal control subjects. Gastroenterology research and practice 2010 857654. DOI: 10.1155/2010/857654. PMID: 20339562.
  • Farooq, U., Bayerl, M. G., Abendroth, C. S., Verma, N. & Talamo, G. (2009). Renal crystal storing histiocytosis in a patient with multiple myeloma. (Vols. 88). (8), pp. 807-9. Annals of hematology. DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0660-z. PMID: 19119476.
  • Joshi, M., Farooq, U., Mehrok, S. & Srouji, N. (2009). Delayed formation of pulmonary artery stump thrombus: a case report and review of the literature. Thrombosis journal 7 7. DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-7-7. PMID: 19515226.