Male
Multidisciplinary Team(s)
Hematologic (Malignant)
Department/Research Program(s)
Department of Oncology
Cancer Type(s)
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Contact Info
Email:
schiffer@karmanos.org
Education
Fellowship
Baltimore Cancer Research Center, National Cancer Institute
Medical School
New York University School of Medicine
Residency
Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine - Bellevue Hospital
Professional Memberships/Associations
American Society of Hematology (Transfusion Medicine Scientific subcommittee)
American Society of Clinical oncology (member of Awards Committee, Editorial Board)
American Association of Blood Banks
Southwest oncology Group (Leukemia Committee)
Leukemia Society of America Michigan Chapter (Board of Directors)
Board Certifications
Diplomate in Medical Oncology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests
Hematology
Research Interests
Acute and Chronic Leukemia; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Multiple Myeloma; Platelet Transfusion Therapy
Profile
Charles Schiffer is a Professor of Medicine and oncology and the leader of the multidisciplinary leukemia/lymphoma group at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan. His research interests focus on chemotherapy resistance and the therapy and biology of leukemia and other blood disorders. Schiffer has won numerous awards, including the Good Housekeeping Magazine, The Best Cancer Specialists in the U.S., listing for 1992 and has been listed in Best Doctors in America for many years. Schiffer has been on the editorial board of numerous journals and has authored 250 articles on cancer and hematology in peer-reviewed journals, written 86 book chapters and edited 6 books. He has been the chair of the Leukemia Committee of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B and the oncologic Drug Advisory Committee of the FDA, and served on the Medical oncology Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Schiffer received his B.A. (1968) from Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, and his M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine (New York, New York) in 1972. He finished an Internal Medicine internship and residency at the New York University School of Medicine in 1971 and was Chief Resident until 1972.
Awards
2006Dr. John J. Kenney Award, Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of America
2007Research Award -- Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of America Michigan Chapter
Voted one of Best Doctors Inc. 2011-2012 Best Doctors of the Year
Publications
Inside Blood. Chronic myelogenous leukemia - how low can you go? Blood 116:3686-87, 2010. Author: Schiffer CA.
Hematologic malignancies: wher do we stand in 2011? J Clin Oncol. 29:473-74, 2011. Authors: Kantarjian H, Schiffer C, Burnett A.
Prevalence of Large Granular Lymphocytosis in Patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Treated with Dasatinib. Leuk Res 35:e1-3, 2011. Authors: Valent J, Schiffer CA.
Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in patients with cancer. Cancer Treatment Research 157:251-65, 2011. Authors: Valent J, Schiffer CA.
Very late recurrences of leukemia: why does leukemia awaken after many years of dormancy? Leuk Res. 35:139-45, 2011. Authors: Norkin M, Uberti J, Schiffer CA.
