Robert Collins, M.D. Professor Endowed Title H. Lloyd and Willye V. Skaggs Professorship in Medical Research; Sydney and J.L. Huffines Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research in Honor of Eugene Frenkel, M.D. School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Robert H. Collins Jr., M.D., FACP, is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology. He serves as Director of both the Blood Cancers / Transplant and Cellular Therapies Program and the Combined Adult/Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program. He holds the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research in Honor of Eugene Frenkel, M.D., and is the R. Lloyd and Willye V. Skaggs Professor in Medical Research. Originally from St. Louis, Dr. Collins earned his bachelor's degree and his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He then completed advanced training through a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of California-Los Angeles. Certified by the American Board of Internal medicine in medical oncology, Dr. Collins has 25 years of experience in bone marrow transplantation and has participated in some 2,500 autologous and allogeneic transplants. A recognized leader in the field of adoptive immunotherapy, Dr. Collins specializes in blood and marrow transplantation and hematologic malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myelodysplasia. Dr. Collins is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of numerous scientific and medical organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Collins has led studies of donor leukocyte infusions through an international network of more than 100 centers. He continues to lead an active program of phase I-III clinical trials investigating novel approaches to hematologic malignancies and blood and marrow transplantation. He has published over 125 original research articles in leading journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Collins is an active clinician, focusing on hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myelodysplasia) and bone marrow transplantation. He also instructs medical students, residents and fellows in these disciplines at UT Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Collins is a recipient of the John J. Kenny Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and has been honored with a number of other recognitions. Personal Note During his free time, Dr. Collins enjoys reading, music, outdoor activities, and spending time with his family. Education Medical School University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (1984) Residency Baylor University Medical Center (1987), Internal Medicine Fellowship UCLA (1989), Hematology Oncology Research Interest Adoptive immunotherapy Immunology of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantations Non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation Publications Featured Publications Pre-transplant identification of graft-versus-host specific T-cell clone and quantitative monitoring after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Michalek J, Collins RH, Hill BH, Brenchley JM, Douek DC. Lancet In Press Definitive Separation of graft-versus-leukemia and graft-versus-host specific CD4+ T cell clones by virtue of their T cell receptor S locus sequences. Michalek J, Collins RH, Durrani HP, Vaclavkova P, Ruff LE, Douek DC, Vitetta ES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences In press Prospective Trial of Chemotherapy and Donor Leukocyte Infusions for Relapse of Advanced Myeloid Malignancies After Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation. Levine JE, Braun T, Penza SL, eatty P, Cornetta K, Rodrigo M, Drobyski WR, Barrett AJ, Porter DL, Giralt S, Leis J, Holmes HE, Johnson M, Horowitz M, Collins Jr. RH. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2002 20 405-412 Contribution of the thymus to immune reconstitution following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults. Douek DC, Vescio RA, Betts MR, Brenchley JM, Zheng L, Berenson JR, Collins RH, Koup RA Lancet 2000 355 1875-81 Donor leukocyte infusions in 140 patients with relapsed malignancy after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Collins RH, Shpilbert O, Drobyski WR, Porter DL, Giralt S, Champlin R, Goodman SA, Wolff SN, Hu W, Verfaillie C, List A, Dalton W, Ognoskie N, Chetrit A, Antin JH, Nemunaitis J. Journal of Clinical Oncology 1997 15 433-444 Results 1-5 of 5 1 Honors & Awards Best Doctors Hall of FameD Magazine (2022) Top Doctor of 2022Castle Connolly (2022) Top DoctorsU.S. News & World Report (2013-2016) Top Doctors North TexasCastle Connolly (2011-2022) Dr. John J. Kenny AwardLeukemia & Lymphoma Society (2009) Super DoctorsTexas Monthly (2008-2022) The Best Doctors in AmericaBest Doctor (1998-2022) Best Doctors in DallasD Magazine (1994-2022) Basic Science AwardSt. Louis Friends of the UMKC School of Medicine (0) Curators' Scholarship for Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Missouri (0) Deans List for All Undergraduate SemestersUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City (0) FellowAmerican College of Physicians (0) Flarscheim Scholarship for Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City (0) Outstanding Achievement in the College of Arts and SciencesUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City (0) The Best Doctors in America (0) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association for the Advancement of Science American College of Physicians American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology Dallas County Medical Society International Society for Experimental Hematology Leukemia Association of North America Leukemia Society of America Texas Society of Medical Oncology