Full Name
Dr. William G Wierda MD, PhD
Job Title
Professor of Medicine
Company/Affiliation
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Speaker Bio
William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Medical Director for the Department of Leukemia, and Executive Medical Director of Inpatient Medical Services at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Wierda's research focuses on studying immunology and immune function in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and developing immune-based therapeutic strategies for patients with hematologic malignancies.

Dr. Wierda is an executive member of the International Workshop on CLL and a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association of Immunologists, and the European Society of Hematology.

He also serves as Chair of the NCCN CLL/SLL and Hairy Cell Leukemia Panel and as a Value Pathways Task Force Member for the NCCN CLL/SLL/Hairy Cell Leukemia Panel.
William Wierda