Daniel O Persky, MD

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Persky serves as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He specializes in Hematology/Oncology, particularly in lymphoid malignancies, such as lymphoma, CLL, and others. Dr. Persky received his Bachelor's Degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He completed his internship and residency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, then returned to New York to complete a three-year fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Persky is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, subspeciality of Medical Oncology.

Degree(s)

  • MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2000
Residency
Mayo Rochester, Internal Medicine, 2003
Fellowship
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Hematology/Oncology, 2006
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology - Subspecialty
Honors and Awards
Harvard College Scholarship, 1992-1996
Ford Research Grant, 1994, 1995
National Cancer Institute Research Fellowship, 1997
Poster Finalist, ACP Minnesota and National Associates Research Competition, 2002
Mortimer J. Lacher Fellowship Award, 2004, 2005
ASH Clinical Research Training Institute, 2005
ASH Travel Award, 2005
SWOG Young Investigator Training Award, 2007
SWOG Coltman Fellowship Award, 2010
NIH Loan Repayment Program, 2012
Best Doctors 2013, 2013