Thomas P Loughran, Jr, MD
Hematologic Malignancy
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Bio & Overview
Thomas P. Loughran, Jr., MD, is the director of the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center, F. Palmer Weber-Smithfield Foods Professor of Oncology Research and Professor of Medicine. From July 2003 to August 2013, he served as the founding director of the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute and Professor of Medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine. He previously served as program leader of hematologic malignancies at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida, associate director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at SUNY Health Science Center, and chief of hematology at the Syracuse Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y. He completed his fellowship in medical oncology at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center under direction of Nobel Laureate, Dr. E.D. Thomas and remained on faculty there for seven years.
His career as a physician scientist is a testament to translational research beginning with his discovery of large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia. He has published numerous articles in high impact peer-reviewed journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Blood. He and his wife, Kenna, have two daughters, Kathleen and Kelly.
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Hematology/Oncology
- Research Interests
- Large Granular Lymphocyte (LGL) Leukemia
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Hahnemann School of Medicine (Pennsylvania)
- Residency
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
- Fellowships
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology), American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
- Appointment
- Director - Cancer Center; F. Palmer Weber-Smithfield Foods, Professor - Oncology Research
Highlights
My name is Tom Loughran. I'm a physician scientist and I'm the director of the UVA CancerCenter. I see around four or five patients from all over the country and even from all around the world that have a kind of a rare disease called LGL leukemia. It stands for a large granular lymphocyte leukemia. I discovered this illness when I was back as a fellow in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. I do really enjoy a seeing patients again with LGL leukemia because, even though the diagnosis is fairly straightforward, it's a very rare illness so people generally have seen physicians for many years, the illness has been unidentified. They have a lot of questions when they come to see me. And even though the definition is the same, each patient has some interesting finding that's a little bit different than other patients. I think every patient really welcomes the personal attention they get from our team.
Awards
- 2015-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
Reviews
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