Matthew Painschab, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Adult Oncology Research
UNC Project Malawi
Areas of Interest
Multicentric Castleman Disease, HIV-associated Lymphoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Viral Oncology, Global Oncology, Data Science and Visualization
About
Memberships:
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer
In the news
Matthew Painschab, MD, has been accepted into the 2025-26 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program. He is one of 16 program participants chosen nationally, to cultivate valuable leadership skills and impact the future of cancer care. Dr. Painschab is a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases with a … Read more Hematological malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, are cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system. In Malawi, these cancers account for a significant proportion of cancer cases, and their treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach. To answer this need, UNC Project Malawi, Baylor Global Hope and Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) have collaborated to … Read more A five-year training grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute expands the capacity of UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to train the next generation of cancer researchers in Malawi, Africa. The Malawi Cancer Outcomes Research Program, or M-CORP, includes funding for advanced degree … Read more By the spring of 2020, the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many researchers affiliated with UNC’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases to pivot their studies to focus on testing, treatment and prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, a look at some of the projects underway in the last two years. Development … Read more
Painschab Selected to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program
UNC Project Malawi, Baylor Global Hope and Kamuzu Central Hospital Form Hematological Malignancy Board
NIH grant expands capacity to train emerging cancer researchers in Malawi
Institute research sampling, 2018-2020
Education
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Undergraduate
University of Minnesota
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Medical School
Washington University
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Residency
Northwestern University
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Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill