James Nachman, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Director, Clinical Programs

An internationally renowned cancer expert, Dr. James Nachman is an authority in the medical management of childhood cancers--especially leukemia, lymphoma, bone cancer, and soft tissue sarcomas. He is one of the world’s leading experts in hematologic malignancies and sarcomas in adolescents and young adults (ages 16 to 24).

Dr. Nachman is a leader in the Children’s Oncology Group's (COG) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and Hodgkin’s disease study committees. He is also a liaison between COG's ALL committee and other international ALL strategy groups.

His major contribution in ALL was the development of an aggressive chemotherapy protocol for ALL patients who have a slow response to initial chemotherapy, which has dramatically increased the cure rate for this group. Recently, this intensive regimen has produced increased cure rates in high-risk, rapid-responding patients. Dr. Nachman also developed a unique chemotherapy protocol for the treatment of osteosarcoma that produces excellent cure rates and is associated with fewer side effects than other therapies.

Dr. Nachman has published many papers in major medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine. He has spoken at many international and national conferences, and he consults on difficult cases from around the world.

Practice Location

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1980

Board Certifications

Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University

Internship and Residency

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Memberships

American Society of Hematology
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Oncology Group
International Ponte de Legno International ALL Study Committee (co-founder)
National Cancer Institute’s PDQ Board for Pediatric Cancer

Language Spoken

English

Email

jnachman@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6808

Office Fax

(773) 702-9881

Office Postal Address

James Nachman, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4060
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric hematology/oncology
• Pediatric leukemia
• Osteogenic sarcomas
• Pediatric lymphoma
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Bone tumors
• Solid tumors chemotherapy
• Metastatic sarcomas
• Hodgkin's disease

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Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Nachman's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.