Georgios Pongas, MD
Dr. Pongas is an Oncologist focusing on hematologic malignancies. He has a special clinical interest for indolent and aggressive B-cell lymphomas. As a clinical researcher, Dr. Pongas designs and conduct clinical trials in lymphoid malignancies and collaborates with translational scientists to develop better cancer therapeutics.
Expertise
- Aggressive and Indolent B cell Lymphomas
Awards & Recognition
- Lymphoma Abstract Award: American Society of Hematology (2016)
- Abstract Achievement Award: American Society of Hematology (2012)
Professional Associations
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
Education
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Oncologist
MD, University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine, Greece
Internal Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Clinical Trials
- Cancer Therapeutics
- Tumor Immunology
Publications
- Pongas G, Annunziata C, Staudt L. PI3K? inhibition causes feedback activation of PI3K? in the ABC subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Oncotarget; 2017; 8(47):81794-81802.
- Pongas G, Cheson B. PI3K signaling in normal b-cells and B-cell malignancies. Seminars in Oncology; 2016;43(6):647-654.
Teaching
Academic Interests and Focus
My on campus teaching involves case based training and teaching in the medical oncology clinic as well as within the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. He is also involved in the training of the medical students by teaching the pathophysiology of lymphoid malignancies
Clinical
Clinics
Clinics and Surgery Center
Board Certifications
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
- Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests
Aggressive and Indolent B Cell Lymphomas; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Hospital Privileges
Fairview Ridges Hospital, Fairview Lakes Medical Center; Fairview Northland Medical Center, Fairview Southdale Hospital; University of Minnesota Medical Center