Dr. Tallman is Chief, Leukemia Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, USA. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine with sub-specialty certification in the areas of hematology and medical oncology. He served as Chair of the Leukemia Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group for 16 years.
Dr. Tallman is a member of numerous committees of national, regional, and international professional societies involved in the study and treatment of cancer, including the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and the American Association for Cancer Research. He serves as Co-Chair of the on the Acute Myeloid Leukemia Panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Tallman recently completed two terms as an Associate Editor of Blood. He is a reviewer for many professional publications.
Dr. Tallman received his bachelor’s degree in Science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA and his medical degree at Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in Chicago, Illinois, USA.