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    Vincent Rajkumar, MD

    Edward W. and Betty Knight Scripps Professor of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic

    S. Vincent Rajkumar, M.D., is the Edward W. and Betty Knight Scripps Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnestoa. His academic career was profiled by The Lancet: Nov 26th 2011 issue. Dr. Rajkumar chaired the Mayo Clinic Myeloma /Dysproteinemia Clinical Committee from 2006-2016.He is co-chair of the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG), and Chair of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) myeloma committee. He serves as the Associate Editor for: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Leukemia, and European Journal of Hematology. Dr. Rajkumar serves as Chair of the Board of directors for the International Myeloma Foundation and is a member of the National Institutes of Health’s Multiple Myeloma Steering Committee. He is the recipient of the Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor given by the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the Jan Waldenstrom Lifetine Achievement Award from the International Myeloma Society (IMS), and the Giants of Cancer Care Award (2019) from OncLive. He was named Mayo Clinic Distinguished Investigator in 2018.

    Dr. Rajkumar is recognized internationally as a leading authority in the field of plasma cell disorders. His scientific contributions include clinical trials, epidemiological studies, and laboratory research focused on myeloma and related disorders. In 2014, based on his findings, he led an international effort that revised the diagnostic criteria for multiple myeloma and related plasma cell disorders. He has over 600 publications, including over 500 peer-reviewed original research papers, and over 250 reviews and book chapters.

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