Prerna Mewawalla, MD

Advancing multiple myeloma care, from clinical trials to real-world delivery.

Dr. Mewawalla cares for people with multiple myeloma and related blood disorders. She uses the newest treatments, including CAR T-cell therapy, bispecific antibodies, and stem cell transplant, and works to make this advanced care easier to reach, closer to home.

Director, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program, and Apheresis Medical Director, Allegheny Health Network; Associate Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine.

★ 2026 Castle Connolly Exceptional Woman in Medicine
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Prerna Mewawalla, MD
Myeloma & plasma-cell specialist
Focused practice in myeloma, AL amyloidosis & MGUS
Principal investigator
Active myeloma clinical trials
National & international speaker
Invited faculty on advanced therapies
1,250+ citations ↗
Google Scholar citation count verified August 2026.
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Dr. Prerna Mewawalla speaking on stage to a national audience
Invited national and international speaker in multiple myeloma and cellular therapy.
Featured Impact

Measurable change in how myeloma care is delivered.

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Care closer to home

Set up safe ways for patients to receive newer antibody treatments (bispecific antibodies) at local centers, so they don't always have to travel to a major hospital.

21→7

Shorter hospital stays for CAR T-cell therapy

Helped redesign how CAR T-cell therapy is given so patients spend far less time in the hospital, about 7 days instead of 21 (an internal quality-improvement result).

FACT

A fully accredited program

Helped build an accredited (FACT) stem cell transplant and cell therapy program, with clear, safe steps for every patient's care.

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Her focus

Choosing the right treatment, and giving it safely.

In the clinic and in her research, Dr. Mewawalla keeps asking the same questions: which treatment is right for each person, when to use it, and how to give it safely, including for patients who live far from a big cancer center.

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