Elizabeth Griffiths MD
Elizabeth Griffiths
MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Hematology
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Oncology, Johns Hopkins, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (2009)
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2005)
- MD, Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine (2002)
Employment:
- Associate Professor, Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2017-present)
- Associate Medical Staff, Kaleida Health (2010-present)
- Staff Physician, Carroll Hospital Center (2009-present)
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Research Expertise:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- Hematologic Oncology
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative diseases (MPD)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- January 2010
A Phase 1, Dose Escalation, Multicenter Study of Two Subcutaneous Regimens of SGI-110, a DNY Hypomethylating Agent,in Subjects with Intermediate-2 or High-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) or Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Role: Principal Investigator - January 2010
Randomized Phase II Study of Epigenetic Priming with Inductin Chemotherapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Role: Principal Investigator - January 2010
Wnt inhibitor methylation mediates upregulated B-catenin signaling in AML.
RPCI
Role: Co-Investigator
Professional Memberships:
- Cancer and Leukemia Group B (Alliance) (2010–present)
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (2007–present)
- American Society of Hematology (ASH) (2006–present)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (2005–present)
- American College of Physicians (ACP) (2003–present)