Carla Casulo, M.D.

Professional Background

Carla Casulo, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Assistant Director of Cancer Research Training and Education at the Wilmot Cancer Institute. She was awarded her medical degree from the State University of New York (Downstate) in Brooklyn, New York. She later completed her Internship, Residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Dr. Casulo completed Hematology and Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. Dr. Casulo was honored as recipient of numerous awards, including the John W. Bracket Housestaff Teaching Award at Yale University School of Medicine, the Mortimer Latcher Fellowship Award from the Lymphoma Foundation, and the NIH John Calabresi K12 Career Development Award. Dr Casulo was recipient of The NIH Loan Repayment Award and was a Scholar in the Lymphoma Research Foundation Clinical Research Mentoring Program.

Dr. Casulo is an international expert and clinician-researcher in all forms of lymphoma, best known for her pivotal work in follicular lymphoma. She also has an expertise and passion for young adults with lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Dr. Casulo’s research focuses on identifying risk and individual prognosis to address patient's treatment needs and sequence of therapy using a precision approach. Dr. Casulo uses real world, large patient datasets and clinical trials to discover patterns of therapy, new treatments, and ways to improve survival for patients with lymphoma.

Dr. Casulo has presented her work and lectured on various lymphoma topics at numerous conferences, both nationally and internationally. She has been Chair of lymphoma sessions at The American Society of Hematology, The American Society of Clinical Oncology, and The International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma. She is a passionate mentor of students and trainees, and the recipient of numerous teaching and mentoring awards, including the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Clinical Programs.

Dr Casulo is a Steering Committee Member and Chair of the Women in Lymphoma Global Organization. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, in both Hematology and Medical Oncology.