Michael Lill, MD

Medical Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Hematologist/Oncologist

Michael C. Lill, MD is Medical Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Lill served as Director of the Core Laboratory for Cellular and Gene Therapy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and was Medical Director of the UCLA Cord Blood Bank.

Dr. Lill's research interests focus on myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, cord blood transplantation, hematologic disorders, leukemia, lymphoma and growth factors. He currently has an active program in bloodless transplantation for Jehovah's Witnesses and is collaborating with cardiology to provide bone marrow stem cells for repair of the heart. Dr. Lill is listed as one of the "Best Doctors in America," as well as one of the "Best Cancer Doctors in America" in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He is Chair of the Bone Marrow Transplant Committee at Cedars-Sinai, which reviews cases presented for transplantation. He served as Chair of the Cedars-Sinai Cancer Committee and the Hematology/Radiation Oncology Performance Improvement Committee from 1997 to 1999.

Dr. Lill has published numerous articles on bone marrow and stem cell transplantation in peer-reviewed journals, such as the British Journal of Haematology, Blood, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Leukemia, Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Journal of Hematotherapy. He has written book chapters for Cancer Treatment, Cell Therapy and On Call In Bone Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Lill also served as a reviewer for several journals, including Blood, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Hematopoietic Therapy Index and Reviews.

Dr. Lill received his bachelor's and medical degrees from the University of Western Australia, Perth. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia. His fellowship training continued at the Royal Perth Hospital, Perth,Western Australia. In 1989 he joined the University of California, Los Angeles as a visiting clinical instructor and later as a full-time clinical instructor.