About me
Gary Kupfer, MD, treats children, adolescents, and young adults with blood disorders and cancer in our Division of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Hematology and Oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Kupfer also sees adult hematologic patients in the Georgtown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center clinic. He is co-director of the Georgetown University Medical Center Adult Hemophilia Treatment Center and has particular clinical and research interest in bleeding and clotting disorders, bone failure and aplastic anemia, leukemia, and genetic syndromes of cancer predisposition.
Dr. Kupfer has been published in several prestigious publications including BLOOD, Molecular Cell, Nature, and Cell Reports. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Society for Pediatric Research.
Dr. Kupfer’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Benign hematologic conditions, including anemias, hemoglobinopathies, autoimmune blood diseases and coagulation disorders
- Childhood cancer survivor care
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Sarcomas
- Treatment with immunotherapies
Clinical areas of focus
- Anemia
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bone Cancer
- Dopamine Therapy
- Genetic Counseling
- Liposarcoma
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesothelioma
- Musculoskeletal Tumor
- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment
- Sarcoma Treatment
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Thalassemia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia
- Aplastic Anemia
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Bone Sarcoma
- Brain Tumor
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Clotting Disorders
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hemophilia
- Hepatomegaly
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukocytosis (HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT)
- Liposarcoma
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skull Base Tumor
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Wilms Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Amputation
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Blood Banking
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Sarcoma Treatment
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Metastasis Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Psychological Counseling
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Ewing's Sarcoma Treatment
- Fatigue Management
- Flap Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Geriatric Care Management
- Germ Cell Tumor Treatment
- Grief Counseling
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- I-131 Therapy
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Infection Management
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Introduction Of Antineoplastic
- Killer Cell Therapy
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Live-In Care
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nonautologous Platelet Transfusion
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Nutrition Counseling
- Osteosarcoma Treatment
- Pain Management Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Radiation Therapy
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment
- Sarcoma Treatment
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Supportive Care
- Therapeutic Substance Into Spinal Canal
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Tumor Resection
- Venous Blood Collection
- Wellness Services