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Dr. Bensinger has served as our medical advisor since October 2004. Dr. William Bensinger is Director of the Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Wa. He is a Full Member at the Center and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, Wa. The FHCRC has a world-wide reputation in the field of cancer therapy and specifically in the field of stem cell transplantation where it’s former director, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in hematopoetic cell transplantation.
Dr Bensinger received his undergraduate and medical education at Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. (1969-73) and interned at Washington University, St. Louis (1973-74). He worked for 2 years at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. In the field of cancer virology (1974-76) before moving to the University of Washington for completion of internal medicine residency (1976-77) and completion of subspecialty training in medical oncology (1977-1980).
In the field of both autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Dr. Bensinger has published numerous original manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. He has published more than 200 articles in refereed journals, books and monographs in the field of stem cell transplantation on the subjects of mobilization, collection and transplantation of autologous and allogeneic stem cells, especially as it relates to the treatment of multiple myeloma. Other publications include the use of CD34 selected stem cells and innovative transplant regimens. He holds several patents including one a co-inventor of the avidin-biotin bead selection system. | 