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Maung Myo Htut,

Hematologist

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Location
City of Hope Duarte
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Specialties
Hematologic Oncology
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • California State Medical License (active)

  • Colorado State Medical License (active)

  • 1997, General Medical Council, UK

  • ECFMG certified

  • Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Degrees
  • 1998, Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

  • 1995, M.B., B.S., Institute of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar

Fellowship
  • 2009 - 2010, HCT Fellow, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, CA

  • 2007 -2009, Oncology Fellow, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Residency
  • 1999 -2002, Resident, Internal Medicine, Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Internship
  • 1995 -1996, Intern, Internal Medicine, Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

Professional Experience
  • 2019 - present, Associate Professor, Division of Multiple Myeloma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2010 - 2019, Assistant Clinical Professor, Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2009 - 2010, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Fellow, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2007 - 2009, Oncology Fellow, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

  • 2002 - 2007, Hospitalist , High desert Medical Group, Lancaster, CA

  • 1999 - 2002, Residency Program (Internal Medicine) Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Academic Appointments
  • Associate Professor, Division of Myeloma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
About Me
"There’s a real need for additional therapies for myeloma." — Maung Myo Htut, M.D.
Dr. Htut is determined to find more effective treatments for multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that strikes about 30,000 Americans each year. He believes the body's own immune system may hold the key. He's especially excited about the potential of CAR T cells – immune cells taken from the patient, re-engineered to destroy cancer, then re-introduced.
 
“It’s like we’re taking infantry soldiers and training them to be Navy SEALs whose only job is to find and kill these cancer cells,” he says.
 
A native of Myanmar, Dr. Htut received his medical degree at Yangon's Institute of Medicine. After interning at Yangon General Hospital he completed his residency at Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, as well as fellowships at University of Colorado and here at City of Hope.
 
Dr. Htut is conducting multiple clinical trials examining immunotherapy options for multiple myeloma. Rounding out a decade at City of Hope, Dr. Htut says it is the “best place to take care of patients as well as doing research.”
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