Practice Locations

  • UC San Diego Health – Genesee Avenue
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today
    9333 Genesee Ave.
    San Diego, CA 92121
    US
map pin

About John W. Adamson, MD

John Adamson, MD, is a board-certified hematologist with a special focus on metabolism and bleeding and clotting disorders.

As a core member of the team at UC San Diego Health's Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center, he provides specialized care for people with hemophilia and inherited clotting disorders. Dr. Adamson has been involved in several clinical studies and has published more than 200 scientific and clinical papers. He has a particular interest in iron metabolism that occurs with acute and chronic inflammation, and in the use of supplemental iron to enhance the marrow's response to erythropoietin therapy. Erythropoietin is a hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases production of red blood cells.

Dr. Adamson helped organize the first clinical trials investigating recombinant human erythropoietin to treat anemia in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the use of erythropoietin for chemotherapy-induced anemia in people with cancer.

In 2011, he participated in an international effort to standardize anemia management in CKD patients. He also served on the National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative group that developed best practices in the use of erythropoietin.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Adamson was a professor and head of the division of hematology in the department of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. His past positions include president of the American Society of Hematology, president of the New York Blood Center, and director of the Blood Research Institute of the Blood Center of Wisconsin.

Dr. Adamson received his medical degree from UC, Los Angeles. He completed residency in internal medicine and fellowship training at University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Adamson is board certified in internal medicine.

UC San Diego Health Links
For more information, see Blood Disorder Care and Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Adamson

Medical Degree

  • UC Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Gender

  • Male

Date Joined Staff

  • 2007-06-07

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

  • Platelet Disorders
  • White Cell Disorders
  • Bleeding/Clotting Problems
  • Polycythemia
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders
  • Anemia
  • Hemophilia Care
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Adamson
  • Cancer

Videos

San Diego's only Comprehensive Cancer Center

As a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we hold the highest possible rating for a U.S. cancer center. This designation is reserved for centers with experts in every medical subspecialty, pushing boundaries to improve approaches for preventing, diagnosing and treating cancers. In simple terms, these federally recognized centers save lives. Studies repeatedly show that patients seen at NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers do better, on average.
More videos

News