Damian Laber, MD

Dr. Laber is a hematologist/oncologist and senior member with Moffitt Medical Group in the Satellite and Community Oncology Department practicing at Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt international Plaza. The MMG faculty at TGH provides invaluable oncology services to the large patient population of this leading regional hospital. Dr. Laber earned his M.D. at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic Health System, and was designated Chief Resident during his term at Hillcrest and Southpointe Hospitals. Dr. Laber’s research interests have been devoted to translational research with special interest in hematology, genitourinary malignancies, gastrointestinal malignancies, and early clinical trials of new therapies. He has been the principal investigator in multiple clinical trials that have led to the development and approval of novel therapies for several cancers including prostate, kidney, colon, breast, lung, myeloproliferative disorders and many other malignancies. Dr. Laber’s other areas of research interest include heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, thrombosis in cancer, venous thromboembolism, coagulation and bleeding disorders. Dr. Laber has published in prestigious scientific journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blood, Cancer Investigation, American Journal of Hematology and European Journal of Haematology.