James B. Ford, DO

Dr. Ford is currently an associate professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. He is a member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Team at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Ford completed his residency at Akron Children's Hospital specializing in Pediatrics. He pursued his Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado.

Dr. Ford is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. He has authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been the principal investigator in several grants.

Dr. Ford's clinical interests include the treatment of pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma. He has an emphasis in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas.

His primary research focuses on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He is involved in clinical trials for relapsed T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma and relapsed mature B cell lymphoma. He is also interested in discovering risk factors leading to relapse in T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.