Portia Smallbone, MBBS
Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
2016 | University of Western Australia, Perth, AU, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) |
Postgraduate Training
2023-2024 | Clinical Fellow, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Stem Cell Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
2020-2023 | Postgraduate Fellow, Laboratory Haematology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth |
2020-2023 | Clinical Fellow, Clinical Haematology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth |
2016-2020 | Resident, Internal Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth |
Board Certifications
null | ECFMG Step 1-3, OET |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Donor Selection Commitee, 2024 - Present
National Trainee Representative, Committee for Joint College Training in Haematology, 2022 - 2023
Education Officer, Western Australian College Trainees Committee, 2020 - 2022
Member, Western Australian College Trainees Committee, 2020 - 2022
Honors & Awards
2024 | ASTCT Clinical Research Training Course Scholar, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) |
2024 | EHA Travel Grant, European Hematology Association (EHA) |
2024 | RESILIENT After cGVHD Travel Grant, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) |
2014 | Sobotka Scholarship Recipient, The University of Western Australia |
2014 | John Flynn Scholarship, The University of Western Australia |
2013 | Medical Graduates Association Prize, The University of Western Australia |
2013 | Coral Haughie Memorial Prize, The University of Western Australia |
2013 | John Flynn Scholarship, The University of Western Australia |
2012 | John Flynn Scholarship, The University of Western Australia |
2011 | John Flynn Scholarship, The University of Western Australia |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Marcoux CM, Alousi AM, Im J, Hill LC, Smallbone P, Popat U, Hosing C, Kebriaei P, Olson A, Mehta R, Chen G, Qazilbash M, Shpall E, Champlin RC, Saliba RM. Gastrointestinal involvement refines prognosis in minnesota standard risk acute graft-vs.-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 59(11):1594-1600, 2024. PMID: 39187601.
- Lambert N, Forte F, El Moussaoui M, Monseur J, Raus N, Polushin A, Michonneau D, Shultz C, Hogan WJ, Balaguer-Rosello A, Gil-Perotin S, Brijs J, Chauvet P, Gavriilaki M, Carre M, Dulamea AO, Chalandon Y, Salmenniemi U, Duminuco A, Ram R, Garcia-Cadenas I, Porto G, Nguyen S, Smallbone P, Gonzalez-Vicent M, Santoro JD, Willems E, Baron F, Servais S, Beguin Y, Maquet P. Central nervous system manifestations in acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease. Brain None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39442000.
- Di Ciaccio PR, Mills G, Shipton MJ, Campbell B, Gregory G, Langfield J, Greenwood M, McKeague S, Shanavas M, Eslick R, Kidson-Gerber G, Smallbone P, Tang C, Morris K, Bilmon I, Yannakou CK, Badoux X, Berkahn L, Farina S, Mason KD, Motum P, Goss K, Hamad N. The clinical features, management and outcomes of lymphoma in pregnancy: A multicentre study by the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance. Br J Haematol 201(5):887-896, 2023. PMID: 36880558.
- Fysh ETH, Smallbone P, Mattock N, McCloskey C, Litton E, Wibrow B, Ho KM, Lee YCG. Clinically Significant Pleural Effusion in Intensive Care: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Crit Care Explor 2(1):e0070, 2020. PMID: 32166290.
- Kuzich JA, Hutchison AP, Lim KJC, Smallbone P, Denning K, Wright MP, Cull G, Leahy MF, Joske DJL, Radeski D, Purtill D. Prognostic factors and the impact of frontline therapy in peripheral T-cell lymphoma: 10 years of 'real-world' experience from Western Australia. Leuk Lymphoma 60(14):3417-3425, 2019. PMID: 31304820.
Other Articles
- Lambert N, Forte F, El Moussaoui M, Monseur J, Raus N, Polushin A, Michonneau D, Schultz C, Smallbone P, Maquet P Central nervous system manifestations in acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease. Lancet Haematology None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Smallbone P, Louw A, Purtill D Laboratory methods of monitoring disease response after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis. Pathology 56(1):24-32, 2024. PMID: 38071159.
- Alousi A, Marcoux C, Im J, Hill L, Smallbone P, Mehta R Gastrointestinal Involvement Refines Prognosis in Minnesota Standard Risk Acute Graft-vs-Host Disease. Bone Marrow Transplantation None(None):None. PMID: None.
- Smallbone P, Amanuel B, Robbins PD, Passage J, Grove CS EBV-associated diffuse large B cell lymphoma arising within atrial myxoma in an immunocompetent patient can be treated successfully with surgery alone. Pathology 52(3):379-382, 2020. PMID: 32107076.
Abstracts
- Fysh E, Smallbone P, Mccloskey C, Roberts B, Litton E, Ho KM, Wibrow B, Lee YCG. Pleural Research In Intensive Care (PRINCE-1) A Prospective Observational Study Of Pleural Effusion Management. Respirology 22(None):60-61, 2017. PMID: None.