General Info

Aaron Goodman, MD, is a hematologist and medical oncologist who specializes in treating a variety of blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and multiple myeloma. He also helps people with inherited or benign blood disorders. Dr. Goodman performs stem cell transplants for cancer treatment, included autologous (stem cells come from the individual receiving the transplant) and allogeneic (the stem cells come from a matched donor) transplants. He also treats people with rare hematologic disorders, including Erdheim-Chester disease (excessive production of white blood cells) and Castleman disease, a rare disease that affects lymph nodes and lymph tissues, with the use of experimental therapeutics. Many of these novel therapies are designed to be more effective with less toxicity and targeted for individualized therapy.As an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Goodman instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. His research interests include immunotherapy and cellular therapy treatment for hematologic malignancies and identifying biomarkers for response to immunotherapy. He has contributed book chapters to Early Phase Cancer Immunotherapy and Cancer Screening, and his work has been published in Oncology, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology and Clinical Cancer Research, among others. Dr. Goodman completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., where he was selected for his leadership and clinical abilities to serve as chief resident. He earned his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. He is board certified in internal medicine. Outside of work, Dr. Goodman enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He plays rock guitar and classical piano also stays active through running and hiking. UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cancer/programs/hematologic/Pages/default.aspx and https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cancer/Pages/default.aspx.