James L Ferrara, MD
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
- PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
- PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
Specialty:
Pediatric Hematology-OncologyResearch Topics:
Cytokines, Immunological Tolerance, Immunology, Inflammation, Stem Cells, TransplantationDr. James Ferrara is a physician-scientist whose clinical and research career has focused on the immunology of bone marrow transplantation (BMT), particularly its major complication graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). Using trailblazing proteomic techniques, his team has identified and validated unexpected biomarkers for skin, gut and steroid-resistant GVHD. He has created exceptionally large and informative biorepositories and then mined them to meld these biomarkers into the first algorithm that predicts response to treatment and that can guide GVHD therapy. Dr. Ferrara’s pioneering mechanistic studies have illuminated unexpected interactions between the innate and adaptive immune systems and have led to both conceptual breakthroughs and the discovery of novel therapeutic targets. A superb clinician and world-class clinical investigator, his decades-long focus on GVHD has significant potential impact in making BMT safer and more effective for all patients.
Dr. Ferrara graduated Cum laude from Georgetown Medical School and then completed his pediatric residency and fellowship at Boston’s Children’s and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. After 19 years at he went to the University of Michigan to direct the combined adult and pediatric BMT program. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mout Sinai recruited Dr. Ferrara in 2014 to become the Ward-Coleman professor of Cancer medicine and to direct the Center for Translational Resarch in Hematologic Malignancies.
Clinical Focus
- Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Bone Marrow Transplantation, Allogeneic
- Bone Marrow Transplantation, Autologous
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hematologic Malignancies, Pediatric
- Leukemia
- Leukemias, Pediatric
- Lymphoma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Myelofibrosis
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Transplantation
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Cancer Biology [CAB], Immunology [IMM]Education
MD, Georgetown University
Internship, Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital of Boston
Residency, Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital of Boston
Fellowship, Pedia Hemo/Onco, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Ferrara during 2021 and/or 2022. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Allovir; Bo Fu Rui; Equillium; Fortress Investment Group LLC; Incyte Corporation; Mesoblast Ltd.; Nimbus Discovery LLC; Physicians' Education Resource; Reed Smith LLP; ViraCor-IBT; Xenikos
Royalty Payments:
- ViraCor-IBT
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