Tara
Graff
DO, MS
- Cancer
- Hematology
Locations
About Tara Graff
Dr. Graff first earned a master’s degree in T cell Immunology from Loyola University Chicago. After medical school and residency training, she completed her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
For over a decade, she has served patients at Mission Cancer and Blood in Des Moines, Iowa, where primarily focuses on CLL and NHL. She is the Director of Clinical Research, playing a integral role in developing the joint clinical trial program with the University of Iowa.
Nationally, Dr. Graff contributes her expertise through multiple leadership positions. She serves on the National Lymphoma Advisory Boards, NHL Advisory Council, LBCL Steering Committee, CIBMTR Lymphoma Working Committee, and works with the Lymphoma Research Foundation. She partners with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (now Blood Cancer United) to expand education for rural cancer patients and to train community oncologists on CAR-T and bispecific therapies.
As Principal Investigator on numerous clinical trials and author of many peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Graff has helped advanced care for patients with lymphoma. She started the outpatient Bispecific Antibody program at Mission Cancer and Blood 4 years ago and hopes to expand on novel therapies in this space to allow patients to be treated locally.
Research
Kathy
Adair
RN, BS, OCN
Vanessa
Givens
Molly
Mcllhon
BSN, RN
Training and Education
- Certifications
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Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
- Memberships
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ASCO Member
ASCO Cancer Communications Committee 2024-present
ASH Member
CIBMTR Lymphoma Working Committee 2013-present
COA CART Task Force
ECOG Clinical Trial Organization
EHA Member
National CAR-T Cell Advisory Board for Multiple Myeloma
National Lymphoma Advisory Board
Women in Hematology
Women in Lymphoma
Women in Oncology
- Degrees
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DO, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Fla.
MS, Immunology Focus in Department of Cell Biology at Loyola University in Chicago, Maywood, Ill.
BS, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill.
- Residencies
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Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis.
- Fellowships
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Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis.