Matthew Walter, MD

Matthew Walter, MD

Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist, Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation, WashU Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Hematology, bone marrow transplant, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

Research Interest

Identifying novel treatments for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) through the discovery of gene mutations that occur in the genomes of hematopoietic cells from patients with MDS.

Education

  • 1995: MD, Saint Louis University

Training

  • 1995 - 1998: Intern and resident, medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
  • 1998 - 2004: Clinical and research fellow, hematology and oncology, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 1999 - 2000: Chief resident, Johns Hopkins University

Board Certification

  • 1998: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2002: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
  • 2002: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Selected Research Publications

Modeling the evolutionary dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis.
  • Marzban S, Stiehl T, Xie Z, [...] Walter MJ, [...] West J
  • Nat Genet 2026
Germline genetic variation impacts clonal hematopoiesis landscape and progression to malignancy.
  • Liu J, Tran D, Xue L, [...] Walter MJ, [...] Bolton KL
  • Nat Genet 2025
The DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor 5-Aza-4'-thio-2'-Deoxycytidine Induces C>G Transversions and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia Development.
  • Bertoli RM, Chung YJ, Difilippantonio MJ, [...] Walter MJ, [...] Aplan PD
  • Cancer Res 2024
Plasma Proteomic Signature Predicts Myeloid Neoplasm Risk.
  • Tran D, Beeler JS, Liu J, [...] Walter MJ, [...] Bolton KL
  • Clin Cancer Res 2024

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Contact Information

  • Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

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