James Ferrara, MD - Video Profile
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Channel: Michigan Medicine · 2014 · Science & Technology
Professor, Pediatrics Specialties: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics James L.M. Ferrara, M.D., D.Sc., completed his residency in Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital and his fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children's/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He then joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School where he remained until he came to the University of Michigan in 1998. His principal focus is the pathophysiology of graft versus host disease (GVHD). His research has been continuously funded by the NIH for more than 20 years, and his exceptional contributions have been recognized by several prestigious awards, including an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship, and a Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award and a Nobel Lecture in 2012. Dr. Ferrara is cited in Who's Who in the World, America's Top Pediatricians, and America's Top Doctors for Cancer. He has received an honorary Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Regensburg, and a Doctorate of Science from Oxford University.
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