Gerhard C. Hildebrandt, MD

Gerhard Carl Hildebrandt, MD, FACP, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky and Division Chief of the Division of Hematology and Blood Marrow Transplantation.

He received his medical degree from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Medical School, Germany, in 1997. Upon completing his doctoral research thesis, he was awarded the "doctor medicinae" with magna cum laude.

He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a Hematology and Oncology fellowship at the University of Regensburg, Germany and became Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Attending at the University of Regensburg.

In 2009 he was awarded the "Habilitation", the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by own pursuit in Germany.

After moving to the United States in 2009, Hildebrandt was faculty member at the Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and at the University of Utah. He was the director of the bone marrow transplant program at LSUHSC Shreveport and director of the Utah Blood and Marrow Transplant program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, before moving to Kentucky.

Hildebrandt is a member of ASH, ASCO, ASBMT, AACR, the author of more than 40 articles, books and book chapters, and strongly involved in clinical trials. Hildebrandt focusses on patients with cancers of the blood and lymph system, patients before and after blood or marrow stem cell transplantation and on patients suffering from acute and chronic graft versus host disease.

Personal statement

I want my patients to know that the entire team at Markey Cancer Center really cares for them. The opportunity to bring light into a patient’s life at a time when they’re uncertain is very rewarding. We are here to give them the time they need, there's no rush.

My favorite slogan is always, "There's no rushing medicine.” We do not rush patients in and out. That's not what we're here for, we're here to help. We form long-lasting relationships with our patients at Markey Cancer Center, and this is unique and very satisfying for me.

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