New faculty spotlight: Muhamed Baljevic, M.D.

Muhamed Baljevic, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Muhamed Baljevic, M.D.
• Hometown: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology

Research/professional interests:

• Multiple myeloma, smoldering myeloma, MGUS
• Amyloidosis and other plasma cell disorders
• Proteasome inhibitor resistance
• Acute leukemias
• Chronic leukemias
• Bone marrow transplant
• MDS

How I fell in love with hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplant:
The prospect of curability to any ailment, except two: old age and death.

Education:

• M.D., Hons Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
• Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
• Fellowship: Hematology/oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Memberships:

• American Society of Hematology
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• European Hematology Association

Two things people may not know about me:

• I am a sport enthusiast.
• I enjoy spear-fishing and free diving.