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DR PIETRO DI CIACCIO

Haematologist

MBBS BA LLB (Hons) FRACP FRCPA

Dr Pietro Di Ciaccio is a specialist haematologist, with fellowships from both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Royal College of Pathologists Australasia. He specialises in all varieties of malignant, non-malignant and obstetric haematology, with particular interest in lymphoma.

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Dr Di Ciaccio cares for patients at The Canberra Hospital in the Australian Capital Territory. He also has a monthly clinic in Goulburn in the southern highlands of regional New South Wales.

 

In addition to clinical haematology, Dr Di Ciaccio also works as a haematopathologist at Capital Pathology (Sonic Healthcare), and is a lecturer at the Australian National University. He is the current Chair of the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance (ALA).

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Dr Di Ciaccio speaks Italian, and prior to a career in medicine completed degrees in Arts and Law.

Dr Pietro Di Ciaccio
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Malignant haematology

  • Non-malignant and obstetric haematology

  • Lymphoma

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

  • Myeloma

  • Myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic disorders​

  • Cellular therapies

  • Clinical trials

Dr Di Ciaccio completed specialist haematology training at Liverpool and Westmead Hospitals, before undertaking a postgraduate fellowship in lymphoma at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, where he developed expertise in the use of cellular therapies and bispecific agents in lymphoma, clinical trials and clinical quality improvement.

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Dr Di Ciaccio has a strong interest in research, is the current chair of the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance (ALA) and an active member of the Lymphoma Working Party of the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group. He is a member of a number of professional organisations, including the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance, the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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The chief focus of Dr Di Ciaccio’s research has been in the area of high-grade lymphomas, including:

  • Lymphoma in immunosuppressed patients

  • The utilisation of bone marrow transplantation in lymphoma

  • The care of lymphoma diagnosed in women who are pregnant

  • The optimal care of patients with lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and myeloma during the coronavirus pandemic

Services

Refer to Dr Di Ciaccio

The Canberra Hospital (public rooms)

Goulburn Rooms

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