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Thakar
Monica S. Thakar, MD
- Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
- Medical Director, Bone Marrow Transplantation Inpatient Services, Fred Hutch/Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Affiliate Investigator, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutch
- Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington
- Attending Physician, Seattle Children’s Hospital
206.667.5899
Background
Dr. Monica Thakar is a pediatric bone marrow transplant physician with expertise in treating children and young adults with leukemia, lymphoma, and a wide variety of non-malignant diseases. Dr. Thakar’s clinical and translational research explores whether certain immune cells called natural killer (also known as NK cells) can prevent relapse and treat high-risk cancers.
Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. 1997, BS
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. 2001, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2001 - 2004, Pediatric Internship & Residency
University of Washington & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. 2004 – 2007, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
University of Washington & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. 2007 – 2008, Senior Research Fellowship
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation
NK cell immunotherapy
High-risk leukemia and lymphoma
Solid tumors
Inherited immunodeficiencies
Fanconi Anemia