J. M. Sloan, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Factotum hematologist at Boston Medical Center
Associate Professor at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
Program director for the hematology/oncology fellowship at Boston University.
I see patients with a variety of benign and malignant blood disorders.
I have particular research interests in AL Amyloidosis, HTLV-1 associated leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL)

Publications

  • Published 3/7/2025

    Sofoluwe A, Ferri G, Sloan JM, Caron J, Thomasson RR. Implementation of a Duffy antigen screening test order with interpretation guide to help optimize resource allocation at an urban safety-net hospital. Transfusion. 2025 Apr; 65(4):652-653. PMID: 40055154.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/10/2024

    Abdallah M, Arters F, Patel J, Edwards C, Lerner A, Petrocca F, Dockerty M, Fuller B, Godfrey A, Staron A, Sanchorawala V, Sloan JM, Bertrand K, Szalat R. Febrile neutropenia in patients with Duffy-null-associated neutrophil counts and multiple myeloma or AL amyloidosis. Blood Adv. 2024 Dec 10; 8(23):5935-5938. PMID: 39348709.

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  • Published 11/26/2024

    Sanchorawala V, Barroso B, Shelton A, Goetz E, Mendelson L, Joshi T, Burke N, Sloan JM, Staron A. Defying the odds: 30 years in AL amyloidosis research-recent barriers to clinical trial enrollment. Blood Adv. 2024 Nov 26; 8(22):5826-5828. PMID: 39293090.

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  • Published 11/22/2024

    Reifler KA, Francoeur Smith T, Bodanapu G, Fagan M, Bourque DL, Sloan JM. Indolent infections in patients with hematologic malignancy: A single-center experience screening for tuberculosis and strongyloidiasis prior to cytotoxic therapy in Boston. Leuk Res Rep. 2024; 22:100489. PMID: 39659827.

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  • Published 9/3/2024

    Hibbs SP, Aiken L, Vora K, Mowete C, Merz LE, Apea V, Sloan JM, Lathan CS, Abel GA, Hantel A. Cancer Trial Eligibility and Therapy Modifications for Individuals With Duffy Null-Associated Neutrophil Count. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2432475. PMID: 39259539.

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Other Positions

  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Amyloidosis Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Education

  • Yale University School of Medicine, MD
  • Haverford College, BS