Celeste Bello, MD

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Celeste Bello, MD

Assistant Member

Office  (813) 745-4294

Education And Training
  • Fellow, University of South Florida, 2008 - Hematology/Oncology
  • Resident, University of South Florida, 2005 - Internal Medicine
  • MD, University of South Florida, 2002
  • MSPH, University of South Florida, 1998 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Dr. Bello's research is primarily directed toward the clinical evaluation of novel therapies in the treatment of Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

  • Bello C, Sokol L. B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma: targeting in on the future. Cancer Control. 2012 Jul;19(3):171-172. Pubmedid: 22710892.
  • Bello C, Zhang L, Naghashpour M. Follicular lymphoma: current management and future directions. Cancer Control. 2012 Jul;19(3):187-195. Pubmedid: 22710894.
  • Hoppe RT, Advani RH, Ai WZ, Ambinder RF, Aoun P, Bello CM, Bierman PJ, Blum KA, Chen R, Dabaja B, Duron Y, Forero A, Gordon LI, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Hochberg EP, Maloney DG, Mansur D, Mauch PM, Metzger M, Moore JO, Morgan D, Moskowitz CH, Poppe M, Pro B, Winter JN, Yahalom J, Sundar H. Hodgkin Lymphoma, Version 2.2012 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 May;10(5):589-597. Pubmedid: 22570290.
  • Liu JJ, Zhang L, Ayala E, Field T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Perez L, Bello CM, Chervenick PA, Bruno S, Cultrera JL, Baz RC, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Raychaudhuri J, Sotomayor EM, Sokol L. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative plasmablastic lymphoma: a single institutional experience and literature review. Leuk Res. 2011 Dec;35(12):1571-1577. Pubmedid: 21752466.
  • Hoppe RT, Advani RH, Ai WZ, Ambinder RF, Bello CM, Bierman PJ, Blum KA, Dabaja B, Duron Y, Forero A, Gordon LI, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Hochberg EP, Maloney DG, Mansur D, Mauch PM, Metzger M, Moore JO, Morgan D, Moskowitz CH, Poppe M, Pro B, Weiss L, Winter JN, Yahalom J. Hodgkin lymphoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2011 Sep;9(9):1020-1058. Pubmedid: 21917626.
  • Komrokji RS, Al Ali NH, Beg MS, Safa MM, Rollison D, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Bello C, Cultrera J, Sokol L, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Sotomayor EM. Outcome of diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma in the United States has improved over time but racial disparities remain: review of SEER data. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2011 Jun;11(3):257-260. Pubmedid: 21658652.
  • Bello C, Veliz M, Pinilla-Ibarz J. Ofatumumab in the treatment of low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2011 May;7(3):295-300. Pubmedid: 21595596.
  • Bello C, Yu D, Komrokji RS, Zhu W, Wetzstein GA, List AF, Lancet JE. Outcomes after induction chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia arising from myelodysplastic syndrome. Cancer. 2011 Apr;117(7):1463-1469. Pubmedid: 21425147.
  • Bello C, Yu D, Komrokji RS, Zhu W, Wetzstein GA, List AF, Lancet JE. Outcomes after induction chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia arising from myelodysplastic syndrome. Cancer. 2010 Nov. Pubmedid: 21061347.
  • Pinilla-Ibarz J, Bello C. Modern approaches to treating chronic myelogenous leukemia. Curr Oncol Rep. 2008 Sep;10(5):365-371. Pubmedid: 18706263.
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