Peter Forsberg, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine-Hematology

Clinic (720) 848-6400

Gender: Male
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Department, Section/Division: Medicine-Hematology

Practice Locations

UCHealth Blood Disorders and Cell Therapies Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1665 Aurora Court
3rd floor, Anschutz Cancer Pavilion
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-6400
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UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
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Hospital Affiliation

University of Colorado Hospital

Center Affiliations

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, Board Certification
Internal Medicine, Board Certification

Personal Interests
Dr. Forsberg received his bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed medical school at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He went to New York for his medical training and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Weill-Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He served as chief medical resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before returning to Cornell for his fellowship training in Hematology and Medical Oncology. In 2016 he returned to Colorado to join the blood cancer and BMT program at the University of Colorado. Dr. Forsberg’s clinical and research focus centers on multiple myeloma and related diseases including amyloidosis and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. He serves as the principle investigator on various clinical trials. He has published and presented his work at the national and international level.

Education & Training

Medical Schools:

MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2009)

Undergraduate Schools:

BA, Washington University in Saint Louis (MO) (2004)

Residency Program:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Program, Chief Resident, Internal Medicine (2013)
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program, Internal Medicine (2012)

Fellowships:

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program, Medical Oncology (2016)

Research & Grants

Research interests for Patients:
Dr. Forsberg’s research is focused on developing novel strategies to treat plasma cell disorders including multiple myeloma. He works in collaboration with a group of clinical and laboratory based researchers to better characterize the biology of plasma cell diseases, understand the heterogeneity of these disorders in individual patients and develop personalized approaches to therapy in myeloma and related diseases. He is working to identify new therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma and to identify biomarkers to predict patient responses to different treatments. He is also interested in evaluating and finding approaches to improve the quality of life in patients dealing with a group of diseases whose therapeutic landscape has evolved rapidly in the past several years.

Information for Referring Providers

Clinic Phone: (720) 848-6400