Alejandro Marinos Velarde, MD 

Alejandro Marinos Velarde, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in allogeneic stem cell transplant allogeneic stem cell transplant: A procedure where bone marrow stem cells are taken from a genetically matched donor (a brother, sister, or unrelated donor) and given to the patient through an intravenous (IV) line. In time, donated stem cells start making new, healthy blood cells. and acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Marinos Velarde earned his medical degree at the Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan; a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; and a fellowship in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and medical oncology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

Dr. Marinos Velarde’s interests include translational research, myelodysplastic syndromes myelodysplastic syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have low blood cell count for at… (MDS), and understanding alloreactivity to allogeneic cell therapy. He has delivered presentations, contributed to the book Tumor Board Review: Evidence-Based Case Reviews and Questions, and published peer-reviewed academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

He is a member of the American Society of Hematology.