Fredrick B. Hagemeister MD

Fredrick B Hagemeister, MD, is an Oncologist in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry in 1968 from Stanford University and his medical degree from the UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX, in 1972. He completed a residency in medicine at Charity Hospital in Louisiana in 1975 before serving in the United States Air Force for two years. In 1977, he began his Fellowship in Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson, joining the Department of Hematology in 1979.

Dr. Hagemeister's main interests have been the clinical care of patients; education of fellows, nurses, and other trainees; and enrollment of patients in clinical trials. He has participated in multiple clinical trials of management of patients with all types of lymphomas. During his career, he has been the Principal Investigator of multiple clinical trials, and has authored or co-authored over 200 manuscripts. He has organized local and international meetings on cancer therapy and given presentations at local, national, and international conferences. In 2016, Dr. Hagemeister was given the Melvin Samuels Award in Clinical Care from the Division of Cancer Medicine.