Bronwen E Shaw, MD, PhD

Dr. Shaw received her MD (MBChB) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa in 1993. All of her subsequent postgraduate haematology specialist training was completed in London, UK where she also received her PhD in Clinical Sciences and Immunology from University College London in 2004. Her PhD was entitled Understanding the immunogenetic and clinical factors which influence the outcome of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation using unrelated donors.

Prior to taking up her position at the CIBMTR and MCW, Dr. Shaw was a Consultant Haematologist specializing in Stem Cell Transplantation and Survivorship issues at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, UK. She simultaneously held the position of Chief Medical Officer at Anthony Nolan, the UK’s national unrelated donor registry. In this position she had oversight of the donor research activities and the medical operations of the organization. She also held a senior scientific role, with direct supervision of several PhD and MD students working in the area of immunogenetics, donor selection, and the donor experience.