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John C. Byrd, MD

Department Chair

Gordon and Helen Hughes Taylor Endowed Chair & Professor

Internal Medicine | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Fellowship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation)
  • Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
  • Doctor of Medicine: University of Arkansas
  • Bachelor of Arts: Hendrix College (Chemistry)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology) (Certification Date: 20071114)

Specialties

Hematology
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Hematology and Oncology

Leukemia

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Peer Reviewed Publications

Larkin, Karilyn T M; Byrd, John C 2021. Whole-genome sequencing for myeloid disease: one assay to stratify them all? Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, ,

Korman, Abraham M; Hastings, Justin G; Byrd, John C; Kaffenberger, Benjamin H 2017. Sweet-Like Eruption Associated With Obinutuzumab Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. JAMA dermatology, 153 1, 108-110

Flinn, Ian W; Ruppert, Amy S; Harwin, William; Waterhouse, David; Papish, Steven; Jones, Jeffrey A; Hainsworth, John; Byrd, John C 2016. A phase II study of two dose levels of ofatumumab induction followed by maintenance therapy in symptomatic, previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. American journal of hematology, 91 10, 1020-5

Sanchez-Aguilera, A; Rattmann, I; Drew, D Z; Müller, L U W; Summey, V; Lucas, D M; Byrd, J C; Croce, C M; Gu, Y; Cancelas, J A; Johnston, P; Moritz, T; Williams, D A 2010. Involvement of RhoH GTPase in the development of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia, 24 1, 97-104

Treon, Steven P.; Agus, David B.; Link, Brian; Rodrigues, Gilberto; Molina, Arturo; Lacy, Martha Q.; Fisher, David C.; Emmanouilides, Christos; Richards, Arthur I.; Clark, Bruce; Lucas, Marjorie S.; Schlossman, Robert; Schenkein, David; Lin, Boris; Kimby, Eva; Anderson, K. C.; Byrd, John C. 2001. CD20-Directed Antibody-Mediated Immunotherapy Induces Responses and Facilitates Hematologic Recovery in Patients With Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia. Journal of immunotherapy : official journal of the Society for Biological Therapy, 24 3, 272-279