AUC graduate, Dr. Douglas Sborov (Class of 2009), will deliver the May 2020 White Coat keynote address.

Dr. Sborov is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies at the University of Utah School of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Director of the university's Multiple Myeloma Program. He has lead numerous clinical trials on targeted and immunologic therapies for patients with hematologic malignancies and currently serves as principal investigator on 10 different phase 1-3 trials, including two investigator-initiated phase 1 trials for patients with multiple myeloma. His research has been widely published and he has been invited to speak at numerous conference and international meetings.

Dr. Sborov was born and raised in Minnesota. After earning his medical degree from AUC, he completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, and then spent four years in hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation fellowships at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. In addition to his work at the University of Utah, Dr. Sborov is an active member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Experimental Therapeutics Program, Physician Leader of the Multiple Myeloma/Bone Marrow Transplant arm of the HCI Clinical Trials Office (CTO), and an active member of the HCI Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee.

“AUC provided me the incredible opportunity to live out my dream of being a physician. The friendships and lessons learned during my time on the island are irreplaceable and provided me a strong foundation for a career in malignant hematology.” - Dr. Douglas Sborov