Monica S Thakar, MD
Specialties
- Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- Non-Malignant Transplant Program
- Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
- Children's Title: Attending Physician, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- Academic Title: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
- Research Center: Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research
- Language (Other than English): French
- On Staff Since: December 2018
"I strive to be one of the strongest advocates and sources of support for my patients throughout their treatment journey."
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Biography
Dr. Monica Thakar is a pediatric bone marrow transplant physician with expertise in treating children and young adults with leukemia, lymphoma, and a wide variety of non-malignant diseases.
Dr. Thakar's clinical and translational research explores whether certain immune cells called natural killer (also known as NK cells) can prevent relapse and treat high-risk cancers. She is an attending physician and medical director of Bone Marrow Transplant Inpatient Services at Seattle Children's;Â associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine; and an associate professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
- Board Certification(s)
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Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
- Education
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Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
- Residency
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University of Chicago Comer Childrens Hospital, Chicago, IL
- Fellowship
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
- Clinical Interests
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Pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation, NK cell immunotherapy, High-risk leukemia and lymphoma, Solid tumors, Inherited immunodeficiencies, Fanconi Anemia
- Research Focus Area
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Cancer, Cancer biology, Immunology, Stem Cell Transplantation
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