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About Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD

Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD, is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist who specializes in treating people with cancers of the blood and lymph system, including lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). He is a transplant physician for the joint UC San Diego Health / Sharp HealthCare Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Program, which provides comprehensive blood and marrow transplant services, including autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Dr. Tzachanis offers chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. CAR T-cell therapy harnesses the patient's own immune cells to recognize and kill cancer cells. It is just one of many types of personalized cancer therapies offered at UC San Diego Health.

As a professor in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Tzachanis instructs medical students, residents and fellows. His research interests lie primarily in cancer immunology and immunotherapy. He has published more than sixty peer-reviewed articles in prestigious medical journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, Blood, Nature Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, among others.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Tzachanis was a staff physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He has served as an assistant professor at UCLA and USC and as an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Tzachanis completed a research and clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Dr. Tzachanis earned his medical degree from the Aristotelian University School of Medicine in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a doctorate in medical immunology from the University of Athens School of Medicine. He is board certified in hematology and medical oncology.

Dr. Tzachanis is a member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation. He has been elected as a top physician by several surveys such as the Best Doctors in America®, the San Diego Magazine and Castle Connolly.

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DegreeAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceResidencyDartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NHFellowshipHarvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
GenderMale
LanguagesGermanGreek
Date Joined Staff2015-11-01
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal MedicineHematologyMedical Oncology
Conditions and Treatments
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
  • Myeloma
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
  • Blood Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
  • Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Stem Cells
  • Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Graft Versus Host Disease
  • Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
  • Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
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Ratings and comments are gathered from NRC Health patient experience surveys. Ratings are an average of all responses to the question, “How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends?” with 5 stars being the highest.

  • Comments
    I appreciate being able to use a Zoom meeting. I could see the doctor and his staff perfectly but they were not able to see me. I don't know why as I had done the pre-check and everything was working correctly.
    Recognition
    Dr. Tzachanis is wonderful! He is knowledgeable and compassionate and I feel like a valued patient. I know I am receiving the best medical care possible and feel confident in my treatment plan with no anxiety! I appreciate the medical professionals at UCSD-La Jolla and know I am in good hands!
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • Recognition
    All of the infusion nurses at the Bamboo and Garden infusion centers have provided excellent care. While each personality is unique, all strive to instill a sense of comfort and caring during the treatments.
    - Verified UCSD Patient
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    Great personal attention
    - Verified UCSD Patient
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    We trust you. Thank you.
    Recognition
    The staff is all professional and trustworthy. Thank you.
    - Verified UCSD Patient
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    It was a great experience!
    Recognition
    Dr. Dimitrios Tzachanis and RN CJ Moore. Both are wonderful!
    - Verified UCSD Patient