Saulius K. Girnius, MD

Dr. Saulius Girnius is a hematologist associated with the department of hematology/oncology at Bethesda North Campus Ambulatory Treatment Center, TriHealth. With experience as both a medical center staff physician and an assistant professor of hematology, Dr. Girnius sees patients for blood cancers, especially multiple myeloma, lymphoma and chronic leukemia. He is passionate about amyloidosis and bleeding disorders.

Dr. Girnius graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine followed by residency and fellowship training in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed a fellowship in amyloidosis at the Amyloidosis Center at Boston University. He also gained both autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation experience at Dana Farber.

Representative Publications:

Hispanics have the lowest stem cell transplant utilization rate for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in the United States: A CIBMTR report

Recent advances in understanding multiple myelomaCancer-testis antigen expression and immunogenicity in AL amyloidosis

Safety and efficacy of high-dose melphalan and auto-SCT in patients with AL amyloidosis and cardiac involvement

Treatment of refractory radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Male breast cancer: a gender issue