Dr. Ho is a University of Washington acting assistant professor in pediatric hematology/oncology and an attending physician at Seattle Children’s. He also is a research associate at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), where he studies myeloid leukemia in the laboratory of Dr. Soheil Meshinchi and myelodysplastic syndrome/inherited bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… in the lab of Dr. Akiko Shimamura. His goal is to translate his research into new treatments and better outcomes for children with bone marrow failure and leukemia. His clinical interests include the treatment of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and childhood leukemia, including relapsed and refractory refractory: Not responsive to treatment or cure. For example, refractory anemia is a low red blood cell count that doesn't respond to standard treatments. disease
Clinical Interests: Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, MDS, AML, ALL
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Residency: Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship: Seattle Children's Hospital / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA