Biographical summary
Mithun Shah, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and oncology, and consultant in the Division of Hematology. He has received several honors and awards for his research and clinical work, including the 2014 Merit Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO, the Paul Calabresi Program in Clinical-Translational Research at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center K12 Career Development Award, and the New Investigator Award from the Leukemia Research Foundation.
He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, such as Blood, JCO, and Haematologica, and has served as a reviewer for several journals and funding agencies. His research interests include therapy-related myeloid neoplasms, histiocytic disorders, and molecular and genomic predictors of outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia and stem cell transplantation.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        Interests
- Diagnosis and management of hematological malignancies with a special interest in myeloid neoplasms
- Using bone marrow transplant (BMT) as a treatment for hematological cancers
- The use of alternative donors such as haploidentical transplant
- Diagnosis and treatment of T- and Natural Killer (NK)-cell large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia
- Devising novel and effective immunomodulation strategies to improve outcomes for patients with in hematologic malignancies
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2017Fellow - Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular TherapyMD Anderson Cancer Center 
- 2016FellowHematology/Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2013Internship/ResidencyMilton S. Hershey College of Medicine, Penn State University-Hershey Medical Center 
- 2008PhDThe Pennsylvania State University 
- 2003ResidencyGujarat Cancer and Research Institute 
- 2002MB BSBJ Medical College, Gujarat University 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016Medical OncologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2016HematologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 2021New Investigator AwardLeukemia Research Foundation 
- 2021Clinician Career Development Award in Transplant Research Honoring Brigid Kiley 
- 2021Eagles Foundation 
- 2019Paul Calabresi Program in Clinical-Translational ResearchMayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 20142014 Merit AwardConquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO 
- 2014Winner of Poster Highlight Session at ASCO 2014American Society of Clinica Oncology 
- 2012Invited reviewerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants 
- 2011Trainee Travel AwardCSCR/MWAFMR 
Professional memberships
- 2024 - presentEditorial BoardAmerican Journal of Hematology 
- 2020 - presentMemberMayo Clinic 
- 2018 - presentMemberScientific Review Committee A, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 2013 - 2014MemberJoint Hematology/Oncology Education Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees 
- 2013 - presentInvited ReviewerNetherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) 
- 2013 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 
- 2012 - 2014Invited ReviewerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants 
- 2008 - 2009MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research 
- 2008 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Hematology 
- 2005 - 2006Graduate RepresentativePenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 
- 2004 - 2007PresidentPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Indian Friends Circle 
Publications