Luis M Isola, MD

PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
PROFESSOR | Pediatrics

Specialties:

Cancer (Oncology), Hematology-Oncology

Research Topics:

Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Stem Cells, Transplantation

Biography

As leader of the Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) service at Mount Sinai, Dr. Isola promotes clinical and translational research on bone marrow transplantation. He has developed several protocols including non-ablative conditioning for allogeneic transplantation, the use of immunomagnetic technology for stem cell selection in haplo-mismatched transplantation and a combination of these two approaches for unrelated transplantation in older adults.

Under his leadership the Mount Sinai BMT service performed the first mismatched transplantation using non-ablative conditioning. It is also one of only a few in the country with a FDA-approved protocol for haplo-mismatched transplantation. This is particularly important for minority populations as it is exceedingly difficult to find matched unrelated donors for patients from minorities.

Also under his leadership, Mount Sinai was one of the first centers in the country to offer volunteer, unrelated peripheral blood stem cell collections for allotransplantation under the auspices of the National Marrow Donor Program. Dr. Isola has also been at the forefront in developing computerized systems for data management, capabilities that are crucial for maintaining accreditation by many organizations.

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Education

MD, University of Buenos Aires

Residency, Internal Medicine, Center for Medical Education

Fellowship, Hematology, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Awards

1989
Stratton Foundation Award for Hematology Research
1988
American Society of Hematology Scholar Award
1985
Research Award, 3rd. Annual Research Day of the Department of Medicine
1983
Pan American Health Office Fellowship Award
1980
Price & Waterhouse House Staff Award
1979
Honour Diploma (Summa cum Laude)

Publications

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Industry Relationships

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Dr. Isola did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2021 and/or 2022: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

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