Selina M. Luger, M.D., FRCPC
Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member , Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Division of Hematology Oncology
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
12th Floor, South Pavilion
Office #12-157
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
12th Floor, South Pavilion
Office #12-157
34th and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-614-1847
Fax: 215-615-5888
Fax: 215-615-5888
Education:
A.B. (Biochemistry)
Harvard University, 1982.
M.D.CM (Medicine)
McGill University, 1987.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biochemistry)
Harvard University, 1982.
M.D.CM (Medicine)
McGill University, 1987.
Description of Research Expertise
Leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative disordersMDS, AML, CML, ALL
Description of Clinical Expertise
hematologic malignancies, leukemia, AML, ALL, CML, myelodysplastic syndrome, MDS, myeloproliferative disorders, stem cell transplantation, bone marrow transplantSelected Publications
Luger SM, Ciccarelli BT.: A CHIP off the old (MDS) block. Haematologica 110: 1898-1899, Sep 2025.Kalra LP, Zylyftari S, Blums K, Barthelmes S, Baum H, Meckel S, Heilgeist A, Luger S, Foerch C.: Rapid Diagnosis of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Acute Stroke by Measuring Prehospital GFAP Levels on a Point-of-Care Device (DETECT). Neurology 105: e213823, Jul 2025.
Natalie Wuliji, Salene M. W. Jones, Ted Gooley, Aaron T. Gerds, Bruno C. Medeiros, Paul J. Shami, John Galvin, Kehinde Adekola, Selina Luger, Maria R. Baer, David Rizzieri, Tanya M. Wildes, Eunice S. Wang, Mikkael A. Sekeres, Sudipto Mukherjee, Julie Smith, Mitchell Garrison, Kiarash Kojouri, Jacob Appelbaum, Mary-Elizabeth Percival, Brenda M. Sandmaier, Stephanie Lee, Frederick R. Appelbaum, Rayne Rouce, Mohamed L. Sorror;: Social determinants of health and access to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Jun 2025.
Iacobucci I, Zeng AGX, Gao Q, Garcia-Prat L, Baviskar P, Shah S, Murison A, Voisin V, Chan-Seng-Yue M, Cheng C, Qu C, Bailey C, Lear M, Witkowski MT, Zhou X, Zaldivar Peraza A, Gangwani K, Advani AS, Luger SM, Litzow MR, Rowe JM, Paietta EM, Stock W, Dick JE, Mullighan CG: Multipotent lineage potential in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with distinct cellular origins and clinical features. Nat Cancer Jun 2025.
Wolfson JA, Grimes AC, Nuño MM, Ramakrishnan S, Dickens DS, Roth ME, Woods W, Adams KS, Alabi T, Beauchemin M, Levine JM, Scialla M, Boayue KB, Kerber CL, Ponce O, Vargas S, Chang GJ, Stock W, Hershman D, Curran E, Advani A, O'Dwyer K, Luger S, Liu JJ, Freyer DR, Sung L, Parsons SK.: Guideline-concordant treatment among adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. JNCI Cancer Spectr 9: pkaf033, Apr 2025.
Talha Badar, Selina M. Luger, Mark R. Litzow: Incorporation of immunotherapy into frontline treatment for adults with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Apr 2025.
Chow RD, Velu P, Deihimi S, Belman JP, Youn A, Shah N, Luger SM, Carroll MP, Morrissette JJ, Bowman RL.: Persistent post-remission clonal hematopoiesis shapes the relapse trajectories of acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Adv Feb 2025.
Jillella AP, Lee SJ, Altman JK, Luger SM, Tallman MS, Foran JM, Bradshaw D, Law LY, Bryan LJ, Abou Zahr A, Begna KH, Perl AE, Vadakara JJL, Qamar R, Bergan RC, Fisch MJ, Carlos RC, Wagner LI, Kota VK, Litzow MR.: Academic Community Partnership in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and Early MortalityThe ECOG-ACRIN EA9131 Trial. JAMA Oncol. Feb 2025.
Wang X, Gimotty PA, Matthews AH, Mamtani R, Luger SM, Hexner EO, Babushok DV, McCurdy SR, Frey NV, Bruno XJ, Gill S, Martin ME, Paralkar VR, Maillard I, Porter DL, Loren AW, Perl AE, Pratz KW, Getz KD, Lai C.: Evolving racial/ethnic disparities in AML survival in the novel therapy era. Blood Adv 9: 533-544, Feb 2025.
Rowe, M., Babushok, D., Carroll, M., Carulli, A., Frey, N., Gill, S., Hexner, E., Hirsh, R., Hossain, N., Lai, C., Loren, A., Luger, S., Maillard, I., McCurdy, S., Matthews, A., Martin, M.E., Paralkar, V.R., Perl, A., Porter, D., Pratz, K., Stadtmauer, E. and Bruno, X.J. : Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated With a Venetoclax Based Regimen. Eur J Haematol 2025.