Alex Bataller, MD, PhD
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Postgraduate Training
| 2021-2023 | Master's Degree, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| 2019-2020 | Master's Degree, Molecular Oncology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid |
| 2018-2019 | Masters' Degree, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, University of Valencia, Valencia |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Faculty Temporary License |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Pre-doctoral Researcher, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research institute (IDIBAPS) and Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, 2019 - 2022
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief fellow, Department of Leukemia Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - 2024
Chief resident, Department of Hematology Residency Program, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2018 - 2019
Elected member of the Education Commission, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2017 - 2019
Other Professional Positions
Hematology and Immunology lecturer, Academia de estudios AMIR, Madrid, 2016 - 2022
Student Mentor, Academia de estudios AMIR, Madrid, 2014 - 2015
Editorial Activities
Reviewer, Journal, 2020 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Best Research Fellow, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2024 | Clinical Resident/Fellow Excellence Award for Teamwork, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2020 | MSD Grant for the most outstanding resident of the promotion, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2019 | Investigation grant, Spanish Foundation of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Valencia, Spain |
| 2019 | Excellence scholarship, Spanish Association against Cancer (AECC), Madrid, Spain |
| 2018 | Emili Letang Residency Award, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| 2018 | Bolsa de Viaje, Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Madrid, Spain |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2020 - 2022 |
| Title: | Investigation grant FEHH |
| Funding Source: | Spanish Foundation of Hematology and Hemotherapy |
| Role: | Predoctoral researcher |
| Date: | 2019 - 2020 |
| Title: | Emili Letang Residency Award |
| Funding Source: | Hospital Clinic of Barcelona |
| Role: | Predoctoral researcher |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bland H, Bataller A. Viscosity of high temperature liquids via passive microrheology. Rev Sci Instrum 96(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40029134.
- Guijarro, F, Bataller Torralba, A, Díaz-Beyá, M, Garrido, A, Coll-Ferrà, C, Vives, S, Salamero, O, Valcárcel, D, Tormo, M, Arnan, M, Sampol, A, Castaño-Díez, S, Martinez, C, Suárez-Lledó, M, Fernández-Avilés, F, Hernández-Boluda, JC, Ribera, JM, Rovira, M, Brunet, S, Sierra, J, Esteve, J. Long-term outcomes in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia and other high-risk myeloid malignancies after undergoing sequential conditioning regimen based on IDA-FLAG and high-dose melphalan. Bone marrow transplantation 57(8):1304-1312, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35643942.
- Bataller Torralba, A, Garrido, A, Guijarro, F, Oñate, G, Díaz-Beyá, M, Arnan, M, Tormo, M, Vives, S, de Llano, MQ, Coll, R, Gallardo, D, Vall-Llovera, F, Escoda, L, Garcia-Guiñon, A, Salamero, O, Sampol, A, Merchan, B, Bargay, J, Castaño-Díez, S, Esteban, D, Oliver-Caldés, A, Rivero, A, Mozas, P, López-Guerra, M, Pratcorona, M, Zamora, L, Costa, D, Rozman, M, Nomdedeu, J, Colomer, D, Brunet, S, Sierra, J, Esteve, J. European LeukemiaNet 2017 risk stratification for acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Advances 6(4):1193-1206, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34911079.
- Oñate, G, Bataller Torralba, A, Garrido, A, Hoyos, M, Arnan, M, Vives, S, Coll, R, Tormo, M, Sampol, A, Escoda, L, Salamero, O, Garcia, AM, Bargay, J, Aljarilla, A, Nomdedeu, J, Esteve, J, Sierra, J, Pratcorona, M. Prognostic impact of DNMT3A mutation in acute myeloid leukemia with mutated NPM1. Blood Advances 6(3):882-890, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34516636.
- Bataller A, Guijarro F, Caye-Eude A, Strullu M, Sterin A, Molina O, Chevallier P, Zaliova M, Zuna J, Mozas P, Magnano L, Grardel N, Cornillet-Lefebvre P, Fu JF, Shih LY, Boneva T, Nacheva E, Bea S, Lopez-Guerra M, Bueno C, Menendez P, Esteve J, Larghero P, Meyer C, Marschalek R. KMT2A-CBL rearrangements in acute leukemias: clinical characteristics and genetic breakpoints. Blood Adv 5(24):5617-5620, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34638131.
- Bataller A, Onate G, Diaz-Beya M, Guijarro F, Garrido A, Vives S, Tormo M, Arnan M, Salamero O, Sampol A, Coll R, Vall-Llovera F, Oliver-Caldes A, Lopez-Guerra M, Pratcorona M, Zamora L, Villamon E, Roue G, Blanco A, Nomdedeu JF, Colomer D, Brunet S, Sierra J, Esteve J. Acute myeloid leukemia with NPM1 mutation and favorable European LeukemiaNet category: outcome after preemptive intervention based on measurable residual disease. Br J Haematol 191(1):52-61, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32510599.
Review Articles
- Perez-Amill, L, Bataller Torralba, A, Delgado, J, Esteve, J, Juan, M, Klein-González, N. Advancing CART therapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Frontiers in immunology 14, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38098489.
- Molina, O, Bataller Torralba, A, Thampi, N, Ribera, J, Granada, I, Velasco, P, Fuster, JL, Menendez, P. Near-haploidy and low-hypodiploidy in b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancers 14(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35008193.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 31, 2025