Bio

Biographical Sketch:
Dr. James O. Armitage graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1973 and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine there in 1975. In 1977 he completed a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Armitage was in private practice from 1977 to 1979. He returned to the University of Iowa as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1979; while at the university, he developed and became director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program. 

In 1982, Dr. Armitage returned to the University of Nebraska as an Associate Professor of Medicine and was promoted in 1987 to Professor of Medicine. He has served as the university’s Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine (1982-1990), Chief of the Section of Oncology/Hematology (1986-1989), Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine (1990-1999), Dean, College of Medicine (2000-2003), and currently holds the position of the Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine. 

Dr. Armitage is a member of several professional organizations and serves on the editorial boards of various peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of several national and international committees and served as President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (1996-1997) and President of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (2000-2001). He has authored or co-authored 400 articles, 86 book chapters, more than 450 abstracts, and is the editor/co-editor of 21 books.

Positions: 
Joe Shapiro  Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chair of Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Degree: 
University of Nebraska Medical Center, MD 

Postgraduate Training: 
Intern, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Resident, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Fellow, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 

Board Certification: 
Medical oncology
Hematology  

Clinical Interests: 
Lymphoma and leukemia