Karla Olmedo, M.D.

Karla Olmedo, M.D., is a rising star in hematology/oncology. The co-author of clinical research studies and review articles published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, Blood, and Rutgers University Press, she now contributes to the distinguished bench of expertise at City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center. 

Dr. Olmedo is driven by the pursuit of advances in immunology and the promise of cell therapy in effectively fighting cancer. She is equally interested in ensuring care is equitably delivered, and, as a Spanish-speaking physician, she is especially motivated to serve and provide vital cancer education and treatment to the Latino community.   

With strong ties to Southern California, Dr. Olmedo has a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry from the University of California Riverside. She obtained her medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Riverside Community Hospital/UCR-SOM and a hematology/oncology fellowship at University of California Irvine. 

Dr. Olmedo has published on a range of topics related to blood cancers and patient care. She has also presented on blood cancers, blood transfusion processes, and blood utilization to the American College of Physicians and Society of Hospital Medicine, among other distinguished organizations.

Having had the opportunity to engage in a research project with City of Hope faculty members, she is now proud to be part of City of Hope Orange County's medical staff. “I want my patients to feel at ease, knowing that they are our top priority and that they will be receiving the best care,” Dr. Olmedo says.

Awards

• 2006, 2007, 2008, Dean’s Honors List at University of California Riverside
• 2021, 2022, Hematology/Oncology Outstanding Attendance Award

Memberships

• 2016, 2019, American College of Physicians
• 2017-present, American Society of Clinical Oncology
• 2017-present, American Society of Hematology
• 2017-present, Society of Hematologic Oncology

• Al Hemyari B, Sharma J, Olmedo K, Gulat IR. Who is taking care of you the medical student, the intern. Your Healthcare. To be published in Rutgers University Press.
• Morrissette K, Bridwell R, Lentz S, Brem E, Olmedo K, Singh M, Koyfman A, Long B. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in the Emergency Department: Recognizing and Evaluating a Hidden Threat. Journal of Emergency Medicine, published online 2021 Mar 19.
• Chilakamarri N, Olmedo K, Brem E. Current and Future Therapies for Marginal Zone Lymphoma. Review article for Touch Oncology, published online 2022 Apr 11.
• Olmedo K, Pakbaz Z. "Anemia in Elderly Persons". Medscape, published online 2022 Oct 04
• Gaut D, Oliai C, Boiarsky J, Zhang S, Azenkot T, Kennedy V, Khanna V, Olmedo K, Shukla N, Moskoff B, Patel A, Jeyakumar D, Mannis G, Logan A, Jonas B, Schiller G. Measurable Residual Disease Conversion Rate with Consolidation Chemotherapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Abstract in Blood, published online 2022 Nov 15