Faculty
Oncology Division
Alphabetical list (active faculty):   
Matthew J. Walter

Matthew J. Walter, MD

Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor of Myelodysplastic Syndromes


Professor

Department of Medicine

Oncology Division

Bone Marrow Transplantation & Leukemia

Stem Cell Biology

Department of Genetics

Clinical Interests

  • Myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Acute myeloid leukemia

Research Interests

  • Functional genomics
  • Tumor biology
  • Hematopoiesis

Contact

  • 314-362-9409 (office)
  • 314-362-9333 (fax)
  • Oncology Division
    Mail Stop 8007-0057-06
    Washington University
    660 South Euclid Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63110
  • Southwest Tower Room 622 (office)
  • Southwest Tower Room 613L (lab)

Biosketch

Education
1990 BS, American University, Washington, DC
1995 MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Post-graduate Training
1995-1996 Intern in Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1996-1998 Resident in Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1998-1999 Hematology-Oncology Fellow, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
1999-2000 Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Medical Resident), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
2000-2004 Hematology-Oncology Fellow, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
2001-2004 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (Timothy Ley, MD, Mentor)
Academic Positions
2004-2005 Instructor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2005-2013 Assistant Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2013-2017 Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2017-present Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2017-2019 Scientific Director of the MDS Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2019-present Director of the Edward P. Evans Center for MDS, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2020-present Edward P. Evans Endowed Professor of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
University & Hospital Appointments & Committees
2007-2013 Co-course Master, Lucille P. Markey Special Emphasis Pathway in Human Pathobiology, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences
2018 Member, Search Committee for Chief of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Washington University
2019 Member, Search Committee for Chief of Hematology at Washington University
2019-present Member, Molecular Genetics and Genomics DBBS Steering Committee at Washington University
Board Certification
1998-2008 American Board of Internal Medicine
2002-2012 American Board of Internal Medicine, Oncology
2002-2022 American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Honors & Awards
1992-1993 Howard Hughes Medical Institute - National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, Bethesda, MD
1994 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, St. Louis University School of Medicine
1995 Medical Degree with Distinction in Research, St. Louis University School of Medicine
2003-2009 NHLBI Loan Repayment Program recipient
2005-2007 American Society of Hematology Scholar Award
2013-2018 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar Award
2013 Elected, American Society for Clinical Investigation
2020 Elected, Association of American Physicians
Editorial Responsibilities
2012-2015 Editorial Board Member, Leukemia
National Scientific Panels
2013 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scientific Committee on Myeloid Biology
2013 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting Education Committee
2014-2017 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scientific Committee on Myeloid Neoplasia
2014-present Member, The National MDS Study Protocol Team, NIH
2015-present American Society of Hematology (ASH) Task Force on Precision Medicine
Professional Societies
American Society of Hematology
Americal Society for Clinical Investigation
Research Member, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University
Association of American Physicians