Bernard J Poiesz, MD

Current Appointments

• Professor of Medicine
• Division Chief of Hematology and Oncology
• Division Chief of Oncology
• Division Chief of Regional Oncology Center
• Medical Director of University Physicians Hematology/Oncology and Rheumatology

Hospital Campus

• Downtown
• Community

Clinic/Unit

• Regional Oncology Center
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  750 East Adams Street
  Syracuse, NY 13210
  315 464-8200
  
• University Physicians Hematology/Oncology and Rheumatology
  Hill Medical Center
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  Suite 403, 1000 East Genesee Street
  Syracuse, NY 13210
  315 464-2929
  
• Prostate Cancer Program
  550 Harrison Center
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  Suite 330, 550 Harrison Street
  Syracuse, NY 13202
  315 464-1500
  
• University Physicians Hematology/Oncology Water Street
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  1226 East Water Street
  Syracuse, NY 13210
  315 478-3468
  

Education & Fellowships

• Fellowship: National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 1977
• MD: University of Pennsylvania, 1974
• Residency: University Hospital, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, 1974
• BA: LaSalle University, 1970

Specialties & Certification

• Internal Medicine
• Oncology

Diseases & Conditions Treated

• Adult Lymphoma
• Advanced Prostate Cancer
• All Cancers and Hematological Conditions
• Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
• HIV Infection and AIDS
• Prostate Cancer
• Sarcoma
• Urologic Cancers

Treats

• Adults

Treatments/Services

• Apheresis
• Blood Transfusion
• Bone Marrow Aspiration
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
• Chemotherapy
• Conscious Sedation
• Infusional Therapies
• Lumbar Puncture
• Paracentesis
• Stem Cell Collection Procedures
• Stem Cell Transplantation
• Thoracentesis
• Vaccine Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Current Hospital Privileges

• Upstate University Hospital

Publications

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Research Abstract

Our laboratory''s primary focus is the detection, quantification, and characterization of human retroviruses. Studies also involve the in vitro and in vivo testing of antiviral compounds. A secondary focus is the role of sarcomeric proteins in cardiomyocyte and cancer cell biology.

Selected References

Walter M. Stadler, Apurva Desai, David Quinn, Ronald Bukowski, B. Poiesz?, C. Kardinal, N. Lewis, A.. Makalinao, Peter Murray, David Quinn, Frank Torti: A Phase I/II Study of GTI-2040 and Capecitabine in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharacology. (in press)

Bernstein ZP, Doughert T, Gollnick S, Schwartz SA, Mahajan SD, Kepner J, Sumlin A, Stewart C, Wallace P, Walder H, and Poiesz B,  Photopheresis in HIV-1 infected patients utilizing Benzoporphyrin Derivatives Verteporfin and light.  Current HIV Research.  6:152-163, 2008.  

Gopaluni S, Perzova R, Abbott L, Farah R, Shrimpton A, Hutchison R, and Poiesz B.  CD8+ Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma successfully treated with Bexarotene: a case report and review of the literature.  Am J Hematol.  83:744-6, 2008.  

Jasti S, Coyle T, Gentile T, Rosales L, and Poiesz B.  Rituxamab as an adjunct to plasmapheresis in TTP: a report of 12 cases and review of the literature.  J. Clin Apheresis.  23:151-6, 2008.

Thomas A, Perzova R, Abbott L, Benz P, Poiesz MJ, Dube S, Loughran Jr T, and Poiesz BJ.  LGL leukemia and HTLV.  In press - AIDS RES HUM RETROVIRUSES. 

Harold L. Thurston, Sastry Prayaga, Anish Thomas, Victor Guharoy, Syamalima Dube, Bernard J. Poiesz, and Dipak K. Dube.  Expression of Nkx2.5 in wild type, cardiac mutant, and thyroxine-induced metamorphosed hearts of the Mexican axolotl.  Cardiovascular Toxicology.  9:13-20, 2009.

Esteban E, Poli M, Poiesz B, Ceriani C, Dube S, Guterrez S, Dolcini G, Perez S, Liitzelschwab C, and Juliarena M.  Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) proposed control and eradication program by marker assisted breeding of genetically resistant cattle.  In "Animal Genetics" (L. Rechi, Ed) NOVA, Hapuppage, NY; 2009.