Patrick J. Stiff

Patrick J. Stiff (born November 27, 1950) is an American bone marrow transplant specialist. Stiff is a pioneer of the time with his technologies being used and his advances being applied to patients with leukemia and lymphoma.

Early life and education Stiff was born in 1950 to Irene and Philip Stiff, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1968. Since that wasn't in the cards, Stiff focused on study, where his love for medicine grew. Knowing that he wanted to go into medicine, Stiff attended the University of Toledo, From there Stiff went on to attend Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. The Stiff family was no stranger to the Loyola Campus with Stiff's father attending the school.

Career Stiff has been a faculty member of Loyola since 1986 which is one of the largest and most successful bone marrow transplant programs in the world. The process freezes the marrow with a mixture of DMSO, hydroxyethyl, and starch and places it in a mechanical freezer Since Stiff eliminated the use of liquid nitrogen from the old method, His technologies are applied to leukemia and lymphoma cases. director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Stritch School of Medicine Coleman Professor of Oncology and is a Board-certified in Internal medicine Medical Oncology and Hematology. which is the highest honor given by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. This medal was presented to him at the Stritch Annual Award Dinner in 2016. and received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. He was one of Chicago Magazine's Top Docs in 2021. On top of that, he wrote more than 160 articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed publications.

Personal life

In his free time, Stiff considers himself an "excitement junkie." He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2012, Stiff regards his proudest accomplishment as "his success as a parent, and now, grandparent." He has 5 children, 4 biological and 1 adopted. His adopted son also planned to enter the medical field but switched majors. Accessed 22 Sept. 2024.