Craig A Portell, MD
Hematologic Malignancy
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Portell holds a clinical faculty appointment in medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Virginia. He practices at the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center in Charlottesville and serves as an inpatient hematologist at UVA Health. He attended medical school at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO, and completed internal medicine residency at Loyola University Hospital near Chicago, IL. He completed fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, in 2013, where he was chief fellow from 2012-2013.
Dr. Portell joined UVA in 2013. He lives with his wife and enjoys playing with his small dog, exercising, traveling and exploring new cuisines.
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- Hematology / Oncology
- Research Interests
- Focus on clinical trials in lymphomas. Special interest in determining optimal combinations and timing of targeted agents in B-cell leukemias and lymphomas.
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine (2006)
- Residency
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (2009)
- Fellowship
- Cleveland Clinic (2013)
- Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology), American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
- Appointment
- Section Head - Hematologic Malignancies
Highlights
Dr. Craig Portell profile video
My name is Dr. Craig Portell. I work in the department of Hematology and Oncology. I mostly do Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, the major cancer types that I treat. Some of them are very indolent, some of them are very aggressive and require inpatient treatment. We treat the spectrum of those diseases. The best part of my day is really introducing myself to patients, and getting to know them. That first visit's very important to me.I get to know the patients by talking about how they got to this point, why they're here to see me, what is their goal of seeing me, and then get to know them as a person. I think we're a very collaborative team, so from the nurses, from the research team, from the other physicians. We all very much sit down together, talk about the patients, and make decisions as a team, to come up with plans for patients that are focused on not only treating the cancer, but treating the patients in general.
Awards
- 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
- 2015-2017 Lymphoma Research Foundation Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program Scholar
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