Anita D’Souza, MD, MS
Anita D’Souza is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin. She is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. She completed her medical degree from Goa Medical College and her hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota. She completed her residency in internal medicine from William Beaumont Hospital.
Her clinical and research work is focused on plasma cell cancers (e.g. multiple myeloma, AL amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia) and the use of hematopoietic cell transplantation to treat these diseases. She serves as a scientific director of the Plasma Cell Disorders and Adult Solid Tumors working committee in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). She is principal investigator on clinical trials in amyloidosis and multiple myeloma.
Dr. D’Souza won the Zimmerman Award in 2010 at William Beaumont Hospital for outstanding clinical judgment, leadership and integrity. She is a recipient of the 2016 KL2 Career Development Award from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Representative Publications:
Mortality and Healthcare Costs in Medicare Beneficiaries With AL Amyloidosis
Acquired Factor X Deficiency in Light-Chain (AL) Amyloidosis is Rare and Associated With Advanced Disease
A Phase 2 Study of Pembrolizumab during Lymphodepletion after Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
Exploring Patient Decision Making Regarding Discontinuation of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Revised International Staging System Is Predictive and Prognostic for Early Relapse (<24 months) after Autologous Transplantation for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Outcomes of Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Performed in the Inpatient versus Outpatient Setting
