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Dr. Soumit K. Basu, MD, PhD

Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology

1000 E Mountain Blvd Wilkes Barre PA, 18711
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Soumit K. Basu, MD, PhD, is a top hematologist-oncologist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Geisinger Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, PA. He is the Northeast Regional Director of Hematology/Oncology and Clinical Co-director of the Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation at Geisinger. His role entails overseeing the cancer programs at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. With ten years of experience as a hematologist-oncologist, he focuses on hematologic malignancies, blood and bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow failure disorders, myeloproliferative neoplasms, bone marrow stem cell disorders, rare blood disorders, and bleeding and clotting disorders. Prior to his current endeavors, he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Outpatient Medical Director and Co-leader of the Leukemia and Myeloid Neoplasia Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center of the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, KY.

Education and Training

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey 2004

Board Certification

Hematology (Internal Medicine)

Medical Oncology (Internal Medicine)

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

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Dr. Soumit K. Basu, MD, PhD's Expert Contributions
  • Dr. Soumit K. Basu - What is Hematology-Oncology?

    What is hematology-oncology?Hematology-oncology is a branch of medicine that deals primarily with malignancies of the blood, blood disorders, and abnormalities of the immune system. Commonly treated blood disorders include iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, and leukemia, among...

Areas of expertise and specialization

hematologic malignancies, blood and bone marrow transplantation, bone marrow failure disorders, myeloproliferative neoplasms, bone marrow stem cell disorders, rare blood disorders, and bleeding and clotting disorders

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Investigator Registered National Cancer Institute -

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology  
  • American Society of Hematology  
  • American Society for Blood Marrow Transplantation  

Fellowships

  • University of Washington Medical Center/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 2010.- hematology-oncology fellowship

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society for Blood Marrow Transplantation, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology

Dr. Soumit K. Basu, MD, PhD's Practice location

Geisinger Medical Center

1000 E Mountain Blvd -
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Soumit K. Basu, who serves patients in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Basu is a board-certified and fellowship-trained hematologist-oncologist who currently serves as Northeast Regional Director of Hematology/Oncology and Clinical Co-director of the Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. In his role as Regional Director, he oversees the cancer programs at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Prior to joining Geisinger, Dr. Basu served as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Outpatient Medical Director and Co-leader of the Leukemia and Myeloid Neoplasia Program at the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Kentucky. 

He is a clinical investigator for the Registered National Cancer Institute, as well as a member of the American Society for Blood Marrow Transplantation, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

In regards to his educational background, he attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he earned his medical degree in 2004. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2007, followed by his fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the University of Washington Medical Center – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2010. 

Board certified in internal medicine and hematology, Dr. Basu is trained to diagnose and treat patients with a variety of cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers, non-cancerous blood disorders, and blood stem cell disorders. He holds clinical interests in blood and bone marrow transplantation, hematologic malignancies, bone marrow failure disorders, bone marrow stem cell disorders, myeloproliferative neoplasms, bleeding and clotting disorders, and rare blood disorders.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist, like Dr. Basu, is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of blood diseases and cancers such as iron-deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia, and lymphoma. 

In addition to English, he speaks Bengali and Spanish.

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1822 MULBERRY STREET SCRANTON PA 18510

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