David Porter, MD

Scientific Advisory Council Member

Dr. Porter is the Jodi Fisher-Horowitz Professor of Leukemia Care Excellence in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Abramson Cancer Center, as well as the Executive Director of the Center for Cell Therapy and Transplant at Penn Medicine. With a distinguished career in hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplantation, and cell therapy, Dr. Porter has played a pivotal role in advancing the field, including pioneering work in CAR T-cell therapy.  Dr. Porter earned his medical degree at Brown University. He performed his residency at Boston University Hospital and completed his fellowship in hematology-oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He joined the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Porter is also currently serving as the President of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT).