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Anita D'Souza, MD

Professor of Medicine

Locations

  • Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Languages

  • English, Hindi

Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Dr Anita D’Souza is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. She completed her medical school from Goa Medical College, India where she graduated at the top of her class and was awarded Best Medical Graduate. She completed her internal medicine residency from William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan where she received the Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Clinical Judgment, Leadership, and Integrity. She completed her hematology/oncology fellowship from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is a past recipient of the Daniel McCarty Award for Research Excellent and Women in Science Rising Pioneer Award at MCW.

Research Interests

Dr. D’Souza’s clinical and research work is focused on improving outcomes of individuals living with plasma cell disorders. She is actively involved in clinical trials focused on novel immunotherapies to treat these conditions. She has an NIH-funded independent research program focused on outcome research and survivorship. Current areas of research include:

I. Development of the AL-PROfile
Funding: CTSI/AHW Mentored Career Development Award (2016-2019), K23HL1414405 (2019-2023), PD/PI: D’Souza

Publications:

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38350661/
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37401100/
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36738402/
  4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34255276/
  5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31971467/
  6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40413080/
  7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38764391/

II. Early diagnosis of AL amyloidosis
Funding: R01HL16639 (2023-current), PD/PI: D’Souza

Publications:

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38796476/
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39004806/
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33839739/
  4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35106741/

III. Moving Forward with Multiple Myeloma
Funding: R01CA300310 (2025- current), MPI: Stolley/D’Souza/Sheehan

Publications:

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36287278/
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32732941/

Publications