Dr. Guillermo Garcia-Manero received his medical degree from the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He completed his clinical internship, residency, and clinical fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Dr. Garcia-Manero is Professor and Chief, Section of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Deputy Chair of Translational Research, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) in Houston. In addition, he is Co-Director, DNA Methylation Core, and the endowed Dr. Kenneth B. McCredie Chair in Clinical Leukemia Research, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, at UTMDACC.

Dr. Garcia-Manero is board certificated in medical oncology (hematology eligible), and internal medicine. He holds membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association of Cancer Research (Chair, Scientific Review Committee), Aplastic Anemia and International Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation (Steering Committee/Medical Advisory Board), American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation, Society of Hematologic Oncology, and the European Hematology Association. In addition, he is an editor/journal reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Garcia-Manero has written more than 800 abstracts, invited articles, and editorials in scientific journals, and is the Principal Investigator in several MDS studies.