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M. Umair Mushtaq, MD

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

Professional Background

Dr. Muhammad Umair Mushtaq is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He completed a Hematology and Oncology fellowship at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. He earned his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College and completed his residency at Cook County Health and Hospitals System.

Education and Training
  • MBBS, Medicine and Surgery, Allama Iqbal Medical College (Lahore, Pakistan), Lahore, Punjab
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, IL
  • Clinical Fellowship, Hematology & Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Kansas Medical License , Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
  • Missouri Medical License , Missouri Division of Professional Registration
  • Physician License (MD), Medicine and Surgery, Wisconsin State Medical Examining Board
Professional Affiliations
  • American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Member, 2019 - Present
  • American Society of Hematology, Member, 2017 - Present
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member, 2015 - Present
  • American College of Physicians, Member, 2014 - Present
  • American College of Physicians, Member, 2008 - 2011

Research

Overview

Dr. Mushtaq is a clinical investigator with a focus on hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, cellular therapy, immunotherapy, and global health. He has a long history of research productivity with over 1000 citations.

Current Research and Grants
  • Impact of Microbiota on outcomes after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, HMCT Division, Internal Funding, Site-PI
  • Reduced Dose Fludarabine/Cyclophosphamide Lymphodepletion before Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Therapy with Lifileucel in Metastatic Melanoma, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., PI
  • A Phase lb, Open-Label, Randomized, Dose-Finding, Multicenter Study To Evaluate The Safety, Efficacy, And Pharmacokinetics Of GDC-8264 In Combination With Standard Of Care In The Treatment Of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease In Patients Who Have Undergone Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (GA43861), Genentech, Inc., Site-PI
Publications
  • Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair, Shahzad, Moazzam, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Luder, Mary, Ahmed, Nausheen, Abdelhakim, Haitham, Bansal, Rajat, Balusu, Ramesh, DeJarnette, Shaun, Divine, Clint, Kribs, Robert, Shune, Leyla, Singh, Anurag., K., Ganguly, Siddhartha, Abhyankar, Sunil., H., McGuirk, Joseph., P.. 2021. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Recipients.. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 27 (9), 796.e1-796.e7
  • Shahzad, M, Hussain, A, Tariq, E, Anwar, I, Faisal, M., S, Syed, L, Karam, A, Chaudhary, S., G, Ahmed, N, Bansal, R, Khurana, S, Singh, A., K, Byrd, K., P, Hematti, P, Abhyankar, S., H, McGuirk, J., P, Mushtaq, M., U. 2023. Outcomes of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Maintenance Therapy with or without Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Complete Remission: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia, 23 (3), 178-187
  • Siddiqui, Raheel., Sufian, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Shahzad, Moazzam, Anwar, Iqra, Hussain, Ali, Ahmed, Nausheen, Abhyankar, Sunil., Hari, Shune, Leyla, Hematti, Peiman, Male, Heather, Khosa, Faisal, Lin, Tara, McGuirk, Joseph., P., Callander, Natalie., Scott, Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair. 2022. Gender Disparities in the National Institutes of Health Funding for Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapies. Leukemia & lymphoma, 1-6
  • Shahzad, Moazzam, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Zafar, Muhammad., Umair, Hassan, Maha., A., Hussain, Ali, Ali, Fatima, Anwar, Iqra, Ahmed, Mamoon, Ahmed, Nausheen, Khurana, Sharad, Rauf, Muhammad., A., Anwar, Faiz, Hematti, Peiman, Callander, Natalie., S., Abhyankar, Sunil., H., McGuirk, Joseph., P., Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair. 2022. Impact of COVID-19 in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society, e13792
  • Shahzad, Moazzam, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Tariq, Ezza, Mushtaq, Ali, Anwar, Iqra, Ahmed, Nausheen, Bansal, Rajat, Lutfi, Forat, Ramesh, Balusu, Abdelhakim, Haitham, Yacoub, Abdulraheem, Hematti, Peiman, Singh, Anurag, McGuirk, Joseph, Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair. 2022. Use of Endpoints in Phase III Randomized Controlled Trials for Acute Myeloid Leukemia over the Last 15 Years: A Systematic Review Journal. Leukemia and Lymphoma
  • Khanam, R., Shahzad, M., Chaudhary, S.., G., Ali, F., Shah, Z., Pachika, P.., S., Ahmed, Z., Chattaraj, A., Masood, A., Ahmed, N., Bansal, R., Balusu, R., Shune, L., Anwar, F., Hematti, P., McGuirk, J.., P., Yacoub, A., Mushtaq, M.., U.. 2022. Outcomes After Venetoclax With Hypomethylating Agents in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Leukemia & lymphoma, 1-8
  • Mushtaq, M., U, Shahzad, M, Tariq, E, Iqbal, Q, Chaudhary, S., G, Zafar, M., U, Anwar, I, Ahmed, N, Bansal, R, Singh, A., K, Abhyankar, S., H, Callander, N., S, Hematti, P, McGuirk, J., P. 2022. Outcomes with mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Frontiers in oncology, 12, 1005042
  • Shahzad, Moazzam, Anwar, Iqra, Siddiqui, Raheel., Suflan, Ahmed, Tehniat., Faraz, Majeed, Mahrukh, Hassan, Maha., Awaiz, Ahmed, Zahoor, Neupan, Karun, Ali, Tayyaba, Faisal, Muhammad., Salman, Naseem, Masooma, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Balusu, Ramesh, Ahmed, Nausheed, Singh, Anurag., K., Abhyankar, Sunil., H., McGuirk, Joseph., P., Anwer, Faiz, Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair. 2021. Outcomes with CD34-Selected Stem Cell Boost for Poor Graft Function after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Transplantation and cellular therapy, 27 (10), 877.e1-877.e8
  • Mushtaq, M.., U., Harrington, A.., M., Chaudhary, S.., G., Michaelis, L.., C., Carlson, K.., B., Abedin, S., Runass, L., Callander, N.., S., Fallon, M.., J., Juckett, M., Hall, A.., C., Hematti, P., Mattison, R.., J., Atallah, E.., L., Guru Murthy, G.., S.. 2020. Comparison of Salvage Chemotherapy Regimens and Prognostic Significance of Minimal Residual Disease in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 1-9
  • Mushtaq, Muhammad., Umair, Papadas, Anthanasios, Pagenkopf, Adam, Flietner, Evan, Morrow, Zachary, Chaudhary, Sibgha., Gull, Asimakopoulos, Fotis. 2018. Tumor Matrix Remodeling and Novel Immunotherapies: The Promise of Matrix-Derived Immune Biomarkers. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 6 (1), 65