Veronika Bachanova, MD, PhD
Administrative support contact for Dr. Bachanova: Karen Fitz
My clinical practice centers around patients with blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. I care deeply for my patients and strive to apply the most effective and promising treatment options and methods. With the team at Bone Marrow and Cell Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, we provide access to hematopoietic cell transplantation, immunotherapies, and novel cellular therapies.
In my clinical practice, I every day witness the life-saving potential of transplantation and the capacity of the immune system to eliminate cancer. As a result, my clinical research is focused on the design and development of new approaches which utilize the immune system to attack cancer cells. Currently, I direct the team which is focused on the emerging field of CAR T-cell therapies and Natural Killer cellular therapies for the treatment of lymphoma and myeloma.
Awards & Recognition
- Best Mentor of the Year (2017)
- Randy Shavers Award Recipient (2017)
- Marrow on the Move Award Recipient (2016)
- NIH Career development KL2 Scholar (2012-2015)
- American Society of Hematology Clinical Scholar Award (2012)
- Ernest McCulloch and James Till Award for best basic science article by a new investigator Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2010)
- Clinical Investigator CALGB Award and Grant (2008)
- American Society of Hematology Clinical Research Training Institute Workshop Award (2007)
Professional Associations
- CAR-T Clinical Director, University of Minnesota
- Chair, Lymphoma Interdisciplinary Site Team at University of Minnesota
- Lead, Leukemia Tissue Bank, University of Minnesota
- Executive Board Member, Big 10 Lymphoma Committee
- Member, Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer
- Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Member, American Society of Hematology
- Member, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR)
Languages
- Czech
- English
- Russian
- Slovak
Education
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Lead of Lymphoma Interdisciplinary Team at University of Minnesota
Cell Therapies Clinical Director
Section Head, Malignant Hematology
Hematologist / Oncologist
Medical School, Komenius University, Bratislavia, Slovakia
Residency, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Lymphoma
- CAR-T Cell Therapy
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Immunotherapy
- Phase 1 Trials
Clinical
Clinics
Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic;Masonic Cancer Center
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Interests
CAR-T therapies; Immunotherapies; Lymphoma; Leukemia; Transplantation
Hospital Privileges
University of Minnesota Medical Center