Biography

Dr. Mahmoud Sarhan, MD, MMM, CPE, is the CEO/Director General of the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) since March 2006. Dr. Sarhan has led a number of major projects within KHCC to ensure the provision of the state of the art and quality medical services. Under his leadership, KHCC was accredited and reaccredited as a general hospital by the Joint Commission International, and also received the only disease specific accreditation outside North America in oncology. Dr. Sarhan joined KHCC in 2002 as the Chairman of the Pediatrics Department, Director of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Program, and the Director of the Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program. He is the chairman of the board of the Jordan Breast Cancer Program and the Chairman of the National Palliative Care Committee. He has just been awarded by WHO the Kuwait Prize for Cancer Control in appreciation of his work in this field. Prior to joining KHCC, Dr. Sarhan was the Director for the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, after which he joined Duke University as a Professor of Pediatrics in the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Program. Dr. Sarhan earned his MD from the University of Jordan. He is a renowned expert and researcher in the field of stem cell and bone marrow transplantation, the author of over 90 peer-reviewed articles, and a member in the American College of Physician Executives.

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Research Interest

• BMT of Myeloma and lymphomas • BMT of Thalassemia • CMV reactivation in Auto BMT • Bacterial infections • BMT Conditioning and Mobilization • Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics • Cord Blood banking • Stem cell processing