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Nahal Lalefar

MD

Pediatric hematologist-oncologist

About me

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Education

UC Davis School of Medicine, MD, 2008
Residencies

UCSF-Fresno, Children’s Hospital of Central California, Pediatrics, 2011
Fellowships

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2015
Academic Title

Assistant Professor

Clinics I work with

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Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic

Blood & Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic

San Francisco / Oakland

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Oncology Clinic

Oncology Clinic

San Francisco / Oakland / Walnut Creek

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Selected research

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Phase II Trial of Costimulation Blockade With Abatacept for Prevention of Acute GVHD.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
January 2021
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A pragmatic multi-institutional approach to understanding transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy after stem cell transplant.
Blood advances
January 2021
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Comparison of total body irradiation versus non- total body irradiation containing regimens for de novo acute myeloid leukemia in children.
Haematologica
June 2020
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500+ UCSF investigators are researching cures for hundreds of childhood and adult diseases.