Oncology Duarte
Salman Otoukesh, M.D., is a hematologist oncologist for City of Hope Duarte in the Los Angeles-area and an assistant professor in the Division of Leukemia, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. As a blood cancer doctor, he specializes in the treatment of leukemia with added emphasis on the lifesaving potential of stem cell transplants. He relishes the challenges presented by this complex disease. "I enjoy thinking always out of the box to beat this disease in different ways, " he said, "and adding more hope on the treatment horizon." Dr. Otoukesh is fluent in English and Farsi.