Anargyros Xenocostas
Position
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Western University
Education & Training
- Medical School: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
- Residency: Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
- Fellowship: Hematology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Fellowship: Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Research Interests
Dr. Xenocostas' research interests have included looking at the effects of anemia during allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. A longstanding research interest has been the potential application of erythropoietin (EPO) as a neuroprotective and cardioprotective agent. Specific research projects have included examination of EPO-mediated effects on delayed vasospasm and the maintenance of cerebral blood flow after subarachnoid hemorrhage, the prevention of deleterious cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction and the effects of anemia and transfusion during acute myocardial infarction. As well, the role of EPO in inflammation and maintenance of normal microcirculation are being examined in septic and hemorrhagic animal models. During several years Dr. Xenocostas has established an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell Bank. Using this resource he has been working on studies evaluating the characteristics of leukemia-initiating stem cells and the stem cell niche in order to identify different signaling pathways leading to leukemogenesis which could be of potential clinical interest.
Publications
Dr. Xenocostas' publications can be found here
Contact Information
Phone: 519.685.8500 ext. 58631Fax: 519.685.8294
