Matthew J. Walter, MD, has been named the inaugural Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor of Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. These syndromes make up a group of rare blood disorders that prevents the body from making sufficient healthy blood cells.
Walter, an international leader in the study and treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), is a professor of medicine and director of the Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at the School of Medicine. The endowed professorship and the center are supported by funding from the Edward P. Evans Foundation, established in 1984 by Edward Parker Evans, a businessman and philanthropist whose foundation supports MDS research nationwide. He died in 2010 from a blood cancer related to MDS.
Walter treats patients with MDS and related blood disorders at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. His new professorship was announced by Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, the George and Carol Bauer Dean of the School of Medicine, and the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor.
“Matthew Walter has devoted his career to the study and treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, and it is a great pleasure to be able to honor his work and commitment to his patients in this way,” Martin said. “There is no one better suited to lead this center. This endowed professorship will help support his work to understand the genetic and environmental underpinnings of this disease so that researchers can understand how it develops and work toward developing improved precision therapies to prevent or treat MDS.”
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