Luke J Mountjoy, DO

About

Luke Mountjoy is an Assistant Member Physician at the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute and part of the Lymphoid Disease Group. Dr. Mountjoy joined CBCI in 2020. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology/hematology. Dr. Mountjoy earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Colorado at Denver during which time he worked as an EMT in the Denver area.

Dr. Mountjoy was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. His interest in medicine began as a teenager when is father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Shortly after his father’s diagnosis, Dr. Mountjoy was diagnosed with acute leukemia. These life experiences led him to pursue a career in medicine with plans to become a medical oncologist/hematologist. He graduated from Des Moines University and did his residency in internal medicine at the University of Iowa where he also served as chief resident. Dr. Mountjoy then moved to Phoenix, Arizona to complete subspecialty training in medical oncology/hematology at the Mayo Clinic.

During training, Dr. Mountjoy spent much of his research time in stem cell transplant and prevention/management of graft-versus-host disease. He also worked closely with the laboratory team to identify novel strategies of testing for drug resistances in patients undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma. Finally, he was part of a large research team that is actively working to identify genetic risk factors/predispositions in patients and families with newly diagnosed cancers.

Dr. Mountjoy has passion for hematologic malignancies with emphasis on lymphoma, leukemia, and stem cell transplant. He is an active member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Dr. Mountjoy enjoys snowboarding, hiking, tennis, and spending time with his family.

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