Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, MD, specializes in hematology with a focus on the treatment of myeloid malignancies, including myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndromes myelodysplastic syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have low blood cell count for at… , and acute myeloid leukemia acute myeloid leukemia: (uh-KYOOT my-uh-LOYD loo-KEE-mee-uh) A cancer of the blood cells. It happens when very young white blood cells (blasts) in the bone marrow fail to mature. The blast cells stay in the bone marrow and become to numerous. This slows production of red blood cells and platelets. Some cases of MDS become… .These conditions involve the abnormal development of blood cells and can present with symptoms such as fatigue, recurrent infections, and easy bruising.
In his research, Dr. Bewersdorf collaborates with laboratory-based colleagues to integrate basic research basic research: The study of a subject to increase knowledge and understanding about it. The goal of basic research in medicine is to better understand disease. In the laboratory, basic research scientists study changes in cells and molecules linked to disease. Basic research helps lead to better ways of… with clinical applications, aiming to uncover new therapeutic strategies for diseases of the blood and bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. . "While we still cannot cure all patients with leukemia, we do have effective therapies available thanks to ongoing research efforts,” he says. As a assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Bewersdorf completed his medical education at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and his internal medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. He further specialized through a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.