Leslie L. Popplewell, M.D.

800-826-4673
Meet Hematologist Leslie Popplewell, M.D.
Hematologist
Clinical Expertise
Lymphoma
Research Area
Lymphoma
Appointments
Medical Director, Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant, City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Additional Contacts
Atlanta Referring Physicians Phone
(770) 400-6568
Chicago Referring Physicians Phone
847-746-9990
Atlanta Referring Physicians Fax
(770) 400-6900
Chicago Referring Physicians Fax
(847) 342-4089
Referring Physicians Email
[email protected]
Leslie L. Popplewell, M.D., is the medical director, Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant, at City of Hope® Cancer Center Atlanta. She also serves as the principal investigator for a number of clinical trials examining new lymphoma therapies including CAR T cells and phase 1 and first in human trials. In addition, she is working on advanced transplant techniques for patients whose lymphoma has recurred.
 
Dr. Popplewell received her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She joined City of Hope in 1998 following a fellowship at the renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Location

Education & Experience

Board Certifications

  • Board Certification, Internal Medicine

  • Board Certification, Hematology

Degrees

  • M.D., F.A.C.P.

  • 1988 - 1992, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, M.D., Internal Medicine

  • 1984 - 1988, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, B.S., Biology

Fellowship

  • 1998 - 2000, Fellowship, Bone Marrow Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 1995 - 1998, Fellowship, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Residency

  • 1992 -1995, Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Professional Experience

  • 2023-present, Associate Professor, Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Medical Director, Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant, City of Hope, Atlanta, GA

  • 2020-present, Chief, Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2018-Present, Co-Director, The Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Clinical Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2010-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2000-2010, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Awards & Memberships

Awards

  • 2006 - 2007, Recipient, Tim Nesvig Lymphoma Fellowship Award

  • 2000, Recipient, Lymphoma Research Foundation Association Research Grant

  • 1999 - 2000, Recipient, Amgen Oncology Fellow Award

  • 1997, Recipient, Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology

  • 1997, Board Eligible, Oncology and Hematology

  • 1996 - 1997, Chief Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • 1996 - 1997, Recipient, Mortimer Lacher Fellowship

  • 1996, Recipient, Merit Award, American Society of Hematology

  • 1995, Recipient - Louis J. Treton Award - Most Outstanding 3rd Year Resident

Publications

Ratings & Reviews

Ratings and reviews below are gathered from the Press Ganey Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG CAHPS) survey. CG CAHPS is a standardized survey that is used to measure a patient's experience in the physician office setting. Ratings are an average of all responses to questions about a provider's care, with five stars being the highest.