Alejandro Marinos Velarde, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Internal Medicine - Hematology/Oncology
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

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Biography

Alejandro Marinos Velarde, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in allogeneic stem cell transplant, myelodysplastic syndrome, myelofibrosis, and acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Marinos Velarde earned his medical degree at the Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan; a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; and a fellowship in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

Dr. Marinos Velarde’s interests include translational research, clonal evolution of myeloid neoplasms, and understanding alloreactivity to allogeneic cell therapy. He has delivered presentations, contributed to the book Tumor Board Review: Evidence-Based Case Reviews and Questions, and published peer-reviewed academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

He is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Marinos Velarde enjoys karaoke singing and hiking.

Education & Training

Fellowship - MD Anderson Cancer Center (2022-2023), Bone Marrow Transplant
Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine (2019-2022), Hematology Oncology
Residency - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (2013-2016), Internal Medicine
Medical School - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru (2004-2011)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Society of Hematology

Honors & Awards

Minority Career Development Award 2021, American Society of Hematology – Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research – American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Books & Publications

Books
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Tumor Board Review: Evidence-Based Case Reviews and Questions (3rd ed.)
  Marinos Velarde A (2022), Demos Medical
Publications
- Genomic Landscape of Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia Associated With Immunophenotypic Lineage Predominance: Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment
  Zheng R, Gagan JR, Botten GA, Koduru P, Weinberg OK, Chen M, Cantu MD, Jaso J, Germans S, Luu HS, Han L, Slone TL, Dickerson KE, John S, Madanat YF, Chung S, Collins R, Marinos A, Fuda F, Chen W European Journal of Haematology 2025 Jun 114 1041-1051
- Real world efficacy of luspatercept in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS); a single center study in a heavily pretreated cohort
  Kometas ML, Hoff FW, Hyak J, Irizarry-Gatell V, Marinos Velarde A, Jackson C, Anderson J, Kalkan FN, Ramakrishnan Geethakumari P, Alvarenga Thiebaud J, Chen W, Weinberg OK, Cantu MD, Collins RH, Chung SS, Madanat YF Leukemia and Lymphoma 2025 66 1245-1253
- Hematopoietic cell transplantation can be safely performed after COVID-19
  Marinos A, Ramdial J, Khawaja F, Saliba RM, Shigle TL, Alousi AM, Rondon G, Chen J, Ledesma C, Champlin RE, Daher M, Chen G, Marin D, Rezvani K, Shpall EJ, Chemaly RF Bone Marrow Transplantation 2023 Dec 58 1410-1412
- Should all CAR-T therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia Be consolidated with allogeneic stem cell transplant?
  Marinos A, Heslop HE Best Practice and Research: Clinical Haematology 2022 Dec 35
- Non-hodgkin lymphoma
  Marinos A, Parker CA, Diamond A, Teegavarapu SP 2022 Sep 417-439
- Highlights from the 7th Oncological Pathology Conference 'Pathological Anatomy in the context of the National Cancer Law: An overview of the Latin American experience', 15, 22 and 23 July 2022, Trujillo, Peru
  Laberiano-Fernández C, Luján JM, de Carvalho Dornelas B, Benites MF, Quispe PG, Vásquez VA, Espinoza AG, Guerra EG, Álvarez GG, Astigueta-Pérez J, de Dávila MT, Zambrano SC, Rojas TV, Mariños A, González ES, Lazcano R, Lastra RR, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Miller HG, Bardales RH, Abad-Licham M ecancermedicalscience 2022 16
- Hypertension in obese black women is not caused by increased sympathetic vascular tone
  Marinos A, Gamboa A, Celedonio JE, Preheim BA, Okamoto LE, Ramirez CE, Arnold AC, Diedrich A, Biaggioni I, Shibao CA Journal of the American Heart Association 2017 Nov 6
- An unusual aetiology of back pain
  Al Assad W, Marinos A BMJ Case Reports 2016 Mar 2016
- Time-course analysis of flow mediated dilation for the evaluation of endothelial function after a high-fat meal in African Americans
  Marinos A, Celedonio JE, Ramirez CE, Gottlieb JA, Gamboa A, Hui N, Yu C, Stein CM, Biaggioni I, Shibao CA Journal of the American Heart Association 2015 Nov 4
- Is restless legs syndrome associated with chronic mountain sickness?
  Vizcarra-Escobar D, Mendiola-Yamasato A, Risco-Rocca J, Mariños-Velarde A, Juárez-Belaunde A, Anculle-Arauco V, Rivera-Chira M Sleep Medicine 2015 16 976-980
- Excessive Sleepiness Prevalence in Public Transportation Drivers of a Developing Country
  Risco J, Ruiz P, Mariños A, Juarez A, Ramos M, Salmavides F, Vega J, Kruger H, Vizcarra D Traffic Injury Prevention 2013 Jan 14 145-149

Research

Translational research
MDS
Understanding alloreactivity to allogeneic cell therapy

Clinical Focus

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)