Rashmi Kanagal Shamanna

Dr. Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna is a practicing triple board-certified Molecular Genetic Pathologist and Hematopathologist at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is a tenured Professor and co-director of the clinical Bone Marrow Laboratory, and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (Innovative Diagnostics section). Dr. Kanagal-Shamanna received her MD from St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India followed by a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. She completed her fellowships in Hematopathology, Advanced Hematopathology, and Molecular Genetic Pathology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Kanagal-Shamanna’s clinical responsibilities include the development and validation of genomic assays and clinical reporting, signing out bone marrow and lymph node biopsies among others. Her primary research interest is the application of novel tools for molecular profiling of hematological malignancies for prognosis and guiding therapy.