Richard Champlin

Richard Champlin, MD is the Chair of MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Cellular Therapy Department. He also serves as Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center and is a Scientific Advisor for StemRad. Previously, in addition to serving on the President’s Advisory Board, Dr. Champlin has served as the Director of Transplantation Biology at UCLA’s Center for Health Sciences. He was the Founding President of the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and is former President of the National Marrow Donor Program’s Council for Donor, Transplant, and Collection Centers. Professor Champlin has received numerous industry recognitions, including the Giannini Foundation Fellowship Award, the Waun Ki Hong Award for Excellence in Team Science; the Robert C. Hickey Chair in Clinical Cancer Care Award, and the G.A. Ross Scholarship Award.