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Morie A. Gertz, MD
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DR GERTZ is Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Undergraduate degree was awarded with highest distinction from Northwestern University graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Gertz received his medical degree cum laude from Loyola Medical School in Maywood, Illinois and was elected to alpha omega alpha the medical honor society. He completed a 3-year medical residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and was voted Resident of the Year for 2 years. He then completed training in hematology and oncology at the Mayo Clinic before doing research at the Thorndike Laboratory at Boston City Hospital. Dr Gertz was advanced to a full professorship in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, and Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia. He received the Robert Kyle award from the International Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia Foundation. He has served as President of the Mayo Rochester Staff and was awarded the Mayo Distinguished Clinician Award for his contributions to patient care. Dr Gertz previously served on the Mayo Clinic Rochester Executive Board and was Chair of The Personnel Committee. Dr Gertz is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the Myeloma Subcommittee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and a member of several professional organizations. He was appointed as the first Co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Myeloma Steering Committee. He is currently the treasurer of both the International Society of Amyloidosis and International Myeloma Society and serves on three journal editorial boards. He has been awarded the B.J. Kennedy Lectureship Award by The Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr Gertz has participated in numerous clinical trials and is a frequently invited lecturer at various national and international meetings. He has authored over 400 publications and book chapters and an additional 500 abstracts, letters and editorials.