Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., is a hematologist who specializes in diagnosing, treating and managing diseases originating in the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. He received his medical degree from Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Commonly seen conditions that he treats include blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. His expertise includes:

Multiple myeloma.
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.
Chronic leukemias, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Clinical drug development in multiple myeloma and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.
Healthcare disparities and outcomes.
Cancer disparities among ethnic minorities.
Biological variability in plasma cell dyscrasia.
Cellular therapy (including CAR-T cell therapy).

Education

Fellow, medical oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo
Resident, internal medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
Resident, medical microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi
M.B.B.S., University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, University of Delhi

Dr. Ailawadhi has been practicing at Mayo Clinic for more than 10 years. He focuses on the models of care, care team design and research program development work streams.