Co-Founder, Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
CLL Advocates Network
CLL Society
Chula Vista, California, United States
Dr. Koffman, a doctor, educator, and clinical professor turned patient has dedicated himself to teaching and helping the CLL community since his own CLL diagnosis in 2005. Dr. Koffman believes that his dual status as a retired physician and patient provides a unique experience and understanding which allows him to provide clear explanations of complex issues and to advocate for his fellow patients and to inform his fellow healthcare providers. This is especially important in view of the rapidly changing therapeutic landscape. Besides his medical degree, Dr. Koffman has a Master of Science in Medical Education and loves to teach. Dr. Koffman is a retired family doctor and clinical professor at the Keck School of Medicine, USC.
Dr. Koffman co-founded and serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of the nonprofit CLL Society Inc. that is dedicated to the unmet needs of the CLL community in support, education, advocacy and research. He also has a widely followed blog. He has shared online and across the world his tough battle with his leukemia including a failed bone marrow transplant, and his success with two Phase 1 trials including PCI-32765 that later became ibrutinib and most recently an experimental CAR-T, JCAR-014.
Global Survey Results from the CLL Advocates Network
Monday, October 9, 2023
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
