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Anita D'Souza, MD

Associate Chief, Research, Division of Hematology/Oncology; Professor of Medicine

Locations

  • Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Languages

  • English, Hindi

Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Anita D’Souza, MD, MS completed medical school in Goa Medical College, India where she graduated at the top of her class and was voted Best Medical Graduate. She completed her Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.

Research Interests

Dr. D'Souza's clinical and research work is focused on plasma cell cancers (e.g. multiple myeloma, AL amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia) and the use of hematopoietic cell transplantation to treat these diseases. She serves as a scientific director of the Plasma Cell Disorders and Adult Solid Tumors working committee in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). She is principal investigator on clinical trials in amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. She is a recipient of the 2016 KL2 Career Development Award from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. D’Souza is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.

Publications

  • (Naiki H, Johnson M, Walters K, Carpinteiro A, Cibeira MT, D'Souza A, Kastritis E, Maurer MS, Mendelson L, Merlini G, Muchtar E, Palladini G, Riva E, Sekijima Y, Westermark P, Kumar S, Schönland SO.) Amyloid. 2025 Jun;32(2):139-144 PMID: 39928315 02/10/2025

  • (Estrada-Merly N, Wu JF, Pezzin LE, Nataliansyah MM, D'Souza A.) Eur J Haematol. 2025 May;114(5):890-899 PMID: 39957265 02/17/2025

  • (Chunara F, Lugo C, Osinski K, Shah MR, Shah N, Kent J, Mohyuddin GR, Radhakrishnan SV, Kaur G, Chakraborty R, Banerjee R, Rasche L, Schinke C, D'Souza A, Szabo A, Mohan M.) Blood Cancer J. 2025 Apr 08;15(1):61 PMID: 40199861 PMCID: PMC11979001 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003231303 04/09/2025

  • (Kaur M, Horowitz MM, Mendizabal A, Chen M, Foley A, Auletta JJ, Devine S, D'Souza A.) Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 Jan;31(1):49-57 PMID: 39489220 PMCID: PMC11735273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211189246 11/04/2024

  • (Chakraborty R, Zanwar S, Hegenbart U, Bhutani D, Gertz MA, Dispenzieri A, Kumar S, D'Souza A, Patwari A, Cowan A, Chen G, Milani P, Palladini G, Sanchorawala V, Bodanapu G, Schönland SO, Lentzsch S, Muchtar E.) Blood. 2024 Dec 19;144(25):2613-2624 PMID: 39197073 08/29/2024

  • (Yohay S, Oloyede T, Kim S, Fang X, Dhakal B, Aijaz A, Mohan M, Narra R, Pasquini M, D'Souza A, Hamadani M, Freeman CL, Akhtar OS.) Br J Haematol. 2024 Dec;205(6):2370-2375 PMID: 39396814 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206072300 10/14/2024

  • (Akhtar OS, Arshad S, Lian Q, Ahn KW, D'Souza A, Dhakal B, Mohan M, Pasquini M, Longo W, Shah NN, Fenske TS, Hamadani M.) Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Dec;30(12):1191.e1-1191.e8 PMID: 39303985 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206435293 09/21/2024

  • (Wu JF, Estrada-Merly N, Dhakal B, Mohan M, Narra RK, Pasquini MC, D'Souza A.) Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Dec;30(12):1189.e1-1189.e10 PMID: 39277111 PMCID: PMC11736859 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205846893 09/15/2024

  • (Akhtar OS, Szabo A, Bhatlapenumarthi V, Forsberg M, Balev M, Patwari A, Cheruvalath H, Bhutani D, Thanendrarajan S, Dhakal B, Zangari M, Patel T, Shrestha A, Al-Hadidi S, Cooper D, Lentzsch S, van Rhee F, Shah MR, Bag A, D'Souza A, Schinke C, Chakraborty R, Shah N, Mohan M.) Br J Haematol. 2024 Nov;205(5):1830-1834 PMID: 39192546 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202177578 08/28/2024

  • (Hagen P, D'Souza A.) Blood Rev. 2024 Nov;68:101228 PMID: 39179452 PMCID: PMC11568934 08/24/2024

  • (Kim M, Arabi J, McCoy C, D'Souza A, Chhabra S, Abid MB, Thapa B, Dhakal B.) Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2024 Nov;24(11):804-807 PMID: 39043500 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200365330 07/24/2024

  • (Chakraborty R, Cheruvalath H, Patwari A, Szabo A, Schinke C, Dhakal B, Lentzsch S, D'Souza A, Mohyuddin GR, Julian K, Midha S, Costello P, Kaiser M, Hing MNL, Harrison SJ, Cliff ERS, Mohan M.) Blood Cancer J. 2024 Aug 12;14(1):137 PMID: 39134535 PMCID: PMC11319778 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201250452 08/13/2024