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Leyla O. Shune, MD

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Associate Professor, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics
lshune@kumc.edu

Professional Background

Dr. Shune completed her Internal Medicine Residency, as well as her Hematology and Oncology Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. She then went on to complete her Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her clinical and research interests include Bone Marrow Transplants and CAR-T cell therapy.

Education and Training
  • MD, MD, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Clinical Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minniapolis, MN
  • Clinical Fellowship, Bone Marrow Transplant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Kansas, Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Professional Affiliations
  • American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation , Member, 2010 - Present
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member, 2010 - Present
  • American Society of Hematology, Member, 2010 - Present
  • American College of Physicians, Member, 2009 - Present