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From surviving the siege of Sarajevo to leading cancer research, Dr. Muhamed Baljevic turned hardship into purpose. A Qatar Foundation scholarship ignited his passion for medicine, guiding him through Weill Cornell–Qatar and international fellowships. Today, as director at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, he develops innovative therapies, leads clinical trials, and credits QF for teaching him to push boundaries and transform vision into impact.
Dr. Muhamed Baljevic has dedicated his life to fighting one of the most complex and relentless cancers: multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that arises from bone marrow plasma cells.
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