Karl Blume, founder of Stanford's blood and marrow transplantation program, dies at 75

Karl Blume , MD, an emeritus professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine who started its blood and marrow transplantation program and spearheaded its effort to attain Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute , died unexpectedly at his home in Palo Alto on Jan.

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