Emory Winship Cancer Institute

At Emory Winship Cancer Institute, we provide exceptional expertise in the management of a variety of plasma cell disorders, and diseases related to plasma cell abnormalities. Our specialists in the plasma cell dyscrasia program at Winship are ready to provide you with the most advanced treatment options available today.

There are several differing types of plasma cell disorders, or diseases related to plasma cell abnormalities. In our clinic, we treat patients with any one of the following:
• amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis: Proteins produced by cancerous plasma cells take a particular form that allows them to be deposited into various body organs, such as kidney, heart or others, causing damage.

• monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS)

• POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, & Skin changes)

• Cryoglobulinemia

The team includes healthcare professionals in the following areas:

Hematology and Oncology:
Jonathan L. Kaufman, MD; Craig C. Hofmeister, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology:
Nikrad Shahnavaz, MD
Cardiology:
Kunal Bhatt, MD