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Monica S Thakar, MD

Monica S Thakar, MD

Specialties

  • 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."

  • 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; 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)

    Pediatrics
    Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

    Clinical Interests

    Pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation, NK cell immunotherapy, High-risk leukemia and lymphoma, Solid tumors, Inherited immunodeficiencies, Fanconi Anemia

    Research Focus Area

    Cancer, Cancer biology, Immunology, Stem Cell Transplantation

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Primary Office

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
1100 Fairview Ave N
M2-B230
Seattle, WA 98109

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