John M. Bennett, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-5662

Fax: (585) 276-2390

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 626
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Medicine , Hematology/Oncology (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Pathology

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Bennett is Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in Rochester, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Boston University. Postgraduate training included an internship at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, a residency in medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, a fellowship in hematology at Boston City Hospital and Tufts University.

From 1963-1966 he was head of the hematology laboratories at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He served in the USPHS as Head of the diagnostic bone marrow laboratories in the NIH/Clinical Center from 1966-1968. Director of the Cancer center in 1974. A position he held until 1995. During this period he was the principal investigator of the University of Rochester ECOG membership.

He served as chair of the ASCO Public Relations Committee in the early 1980's as well as chair of the Education Committee for ASH. He was a founding member of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology.

He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Cancer research, American Society for Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology and the International Society of Hematology, and was the first chair of The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation from 1997-2010. Dr. Bennett has contributed over 560 publications to the medical literature as well as several books and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Leukemia Research Journal for 20 years from 1993 - 2013.

Credentials

Education

1959
MD | Boston University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1962 - 06/30/1963
Fellowship in Hematology at Boston University Medical Center (USA)

07/01/1960 - 06/30/1962
Residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Main Campus

07/01/1959 - 06/30/1960
Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital

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Awards

2020 - Present
ASCP use of Journal Article for CQI Modules: Clinical Utility of Classical and Nonclassical Monocyte Percentage in the Diagnosis
Sponsor: Article will be used for CQI modules in Professional Development

2003
Award: Research Career Achievement in Clinical Hematology Award by Celgene

2001
Guest Consulting Editor for Geriatric Oncology: CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

2001
Honorary Professor, Peking Union Medical College

1998 - Present
National Counselor for the U.S.A.: International Society of Hematology

1996 - Present
Chairman, The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation

1993 - Present
Editor-in-Chief: Leukemia Research

1992
The Best Doctors in America: Inclusion in the directory

1990 - Present
Chairman, Committee on Cancer, Medical Society of the State of New York

1988 - Present
Associate Director, Tutorial on Neoplastic Hematopathology

1988
Chairman, Symposium on "Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Pathology and Management, 1988"; American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

1986
Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Boston University School of Medicine Alumni Association

1984
Marquis Who's Who Directory of Professionals and Resources in Cancer

1982 - 1985
Chairman, Public Relations Committee, American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

1982 - 1983
Chairman, Council for Research & Investigation Awards, American Cancer Society

1982 - 1983
Chairman, Education Program Committee, American Society of Hematology

1982
Member, International Committee for Standardization in Hematology

1979 - 1980
Chairman, Cancer Clinical Investigation Review Committee, NCI

1977
C.H.A.M.P. Award: Jacob Gitelman Award for Cancer Action

1975
Executive Committee, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

1975
Chairman, American Cancer Society Review Committee

1975
Secretary of Steering Committee of the University of Rochester Faculty Senate

1975
University of Rochester Faculty Senate

1974
Vice-Chairman, American Cancer Society Review Committee

1974
Hematology Committee Chairman, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Founder: French-American-British Cooperative Leukemia Working Group

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Publications

Journal Articles

11/2023
El Hussein S, O'Dywer KM, Bennett JM. "Acute myelofibrosis superseding B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma." EJHaem.. 2023 Nov; 4(4):1179-1181. Epub 2023 Aug 08.

8/19/2023
Stahl M, Bewersdorf JP, Xie Z, Porta MGD, Komrokji R, Xu ML, Abdel-Wahab O, Taylor J, Steensma DP, Starczynowski DT, Sekeres MA, Sanz G, Sallman DA, Roboz GJ, Platzbecker U, Patnaik MM, Padron E, Odenike O, Nimer SD, Nazha A, Majeti R, Loghavi S, Little RF, List AF, Kim TK, Hourigan CS, Hasserjian RP, Halene S, Griffiths EA, Gore SD, Greenberg P, Figueroa ME, Fenaux P, Efficace F, DeZern AE, Daver NG, Churpek JE, Carraway HE, Buckstein R, Brunner AM, Boultwood J, Borate U, Bejar R, Bennett JM, Wei AH, Santini V, Savona MR, Zeidan AM. "Classification, risk stratification and response assessment in myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS): A state-of-the-art report on behalf of the International Consortium for MDS (icMDS)." Blood reviews.. 2023 Aug 19; :101128. Epub 2023 Aug 19.

5/22/2023
Zini G, Bennett JM. "ICC-2022 versus WHO-2022 classification systems for acute leukemias and myeloid neoplasms: The perspective from two classical morphologists." American journal of hematology.. 2023 May 22; Epub 2023 May 22.

Books & Chapters

2004
Chapter Title: The peripheral blood smear: clues to clinically important diseases.
Book Title: Cecil Textbook of Medicine
Author List: Bennett JM and Shafer JA.
Edited By: Goldman L and Ausiello D.
Published By: W. B. Saunders Company 2004

2004
Book Title: Molecular Biology, Pathology, and Cytogenetics
Author List: Komrokji R, Bennett JM.
Published By: McGraw-Hill Book 2004

2003
Chapter Title: Classification of acute leukemias: cytochemical and morphologic considerations
Book Title: Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood
Author List: Tuzuner NN., Bennett JM. In Wiernik P, Goldman J, Dutcher J, and Kyle R.
Published By: Cambridge University Press 2003

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