M.D.
Hematologist
1990, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, M.D., Medicine
1991–1993, Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Amrita Krishnan, M.D., is the executive director of hematology for City of Hope’s® Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center and the director of City of Hope Cancer Center Duarte’s Judy and Bernard Briskin Multiple Myeloma Center. A dedicated physician and a pioneering researcher, Dri Krishnan has been with the institution since 1996 and is a nationally renowned expert in stem cell transplantation and blood cancers.
Early in her career, Dr. Krishnan helped change the outlook for HIV positive patients with lymphoma by successfully introducing transplant therapies, at a time when many doubted that these patients could withstand such treatments.
Dr. Krishnan trained at top institutions including the University of Rochester in New York state, Beth Israel Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. She is a steering committee member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, represents North America in the International Myeloma Society and has co-chaired some of the largest national clinical trials focused on myeloma transplant therapies. Her current research focuses on developing new treatments for relapsed myeloma and uncovering how the disease resists therapy, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for patients everywhere.