Professional Background

Dr. Byrd is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics at the University of Kansas. He spends much of his clinical time on several inpatient hematology services at the central KUMC campus. This includes the acute leukemia and consultative hematology services. It also includes the hematology teaching service in which he provides patient care and teaches KUMC residents, fellows and medical students. He also sees patients with acute leukemia at the Cancer Center.

Dr. Byrd completed medical school at the Kansas City University of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Kansas in Wichita where he also served as chief resident. He proceeded to complete his Hematology andamp; Oncology Fellowship at the University of Tennessee where he also served as chief fellow.

• DO, Internal Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, Missouri
• Clinical Fellowship, Hematology & Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center/The West Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas

• Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Kansas Medical License, Kansas Board of Healing Arts
• Medical Oncology, ABIM

• ECOG-ACRIN Leukemia Committee, Member, 2020 - Present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member, 2016 - Present
• American Society of Hematology, Member, 2016 - Present

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