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Binod Dhakal, MD

Associate Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Languages

  • English, Nepali, Hindi

Clinical Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Binod Dhakal, MD, MS, is Assistant Professor of Medicine, at the Ϲ, Division of Hematology, specializing in multiple myeloma and plasma cell disorders. He graduated from Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara Nepal in 2004, completed Internal Medicine Residency at Saint Francis Hospital Evanston Illinois, and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the Ϲ, where he also served as a Chief Fellow. Prior to joining the fellowship, he was Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College in Wisconsin in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He has authored numerous publications, including journal articles, meeting abstracts and book chapters. He has also won several awards during his fellowship which include the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Merit Award; Ϲ Affiliated Hospitals (ϹAH) research award; Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) best oral abstract and travel trainee award; American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) clinical research training course; and, Outstanding Medical School Teacher award. Additionally, he was the recipient of the Mazie Froedtert Willms and Sue Froedtert Cancer Scholarship, and obtained his Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Science.

Research Interests

Dr. Dhakal's current research interests focus on novel drug treatments for patients with multiple myeloma and related plasma cell disorders by designing and conducting early phase clinical trials.

Publications

  • (Chari A, Costello C, Krishnan A, Patel K, Banerjee R, Berdeja JG, Biran N, Callander N, Costa LJ, Dhakal B, Gasparetto C, Hansen DK, Kumar A, Nooka AK, Pan D, Richard S.) Am J Hematol. 2026 Jul;101(7):1676-1686 PMID: 42014940 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105036161877 04/22/2026

  • (Al Hadidi S, Costello C, Costa LJ, Dhakal B, Georges P, Gajra A, Lin Y, Bhargava RS, Paner-Straseviciute A, Vij R.) Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2026 Jun;26(6):e752-e766 PMID: 41936482 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105034792249 04/06/2026

  • (Ailawadhi S, Hansen DK, Dhakal B, Shune LO, Anderson LD Jr, De Braganca KC, Lengil T, Alegria V, Perciavalle M, Lu JH, Sacchi E, Lee S, Emond B, Huo S, Bixby T, Qureshi ZP, Sborov DW.) Adv Ther. 2026 May;43(5):2236-2253 PMID: 41874852 PMCID: PMC13156228 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105034404819 03/24/2026

  • (Aughey E, Estrada-Merly N, Akhtar OS, Dhakal B, Mohan M, Narra R, Pasquini MC, D'Souza A.) Br J Haematol. 2026 May;208(5):1836-1840 PMID: 41797476 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105032145910 03/09/2026

  • (Susanibar-Adaniya S, Derman BA, Cohen AD, Vogl DT, Richard S, Rossi A, Frigualt MJ, Yee AJ, Dhakal B, Bar N.) Blood Cancer J. 2026 Apr 28;16(1) PMID: 42049698 PMCID: PMC13125467 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105037218527 04/29/2026

  • (Rodríguez-Otero P, Pérez-Larraya JG, Lin Y, Dietrich J, van de Donk NWCJ, Mason XL, Dhakal B, Jakubowiak AJ, Lendvai N, Li H, Yeh TM, Lee E, Marquez L, Sharma M, de Oca RM, Wang F, Plaks V, Henry K, Taraseviciute A, Jethava Y, Jablow L, Afifi S, De Braganca KC, Madduri D, Zhu J, Koneru M, Akram M, Patel N, Cohen AD, Santomasso BD.) Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2026 Apr 27 PMID: 42161729 05/21/2026

  • (Hansen DK, Dima D, Mian H, Devos J, Brazauskas R, Oloyede T, Afrough A, Ahmed N, Anderson L, Banerjee R, Berdeja JG, Bidikian A, Dhakal B, Dias A, Efebera Y, Faisal MS, Gowda L, Hashmi H, Mirza AS, Mohan M, Narra R, Rosko AE, Schroeder M, Nishihori T, Landau H, Usmani S, Pasquini MC, Akhtar OS, Sidana S, Patel KK.) Blood Cancer J. 2026 Apr 14;16(1) PMID: 41980929 PMCID: PMC13194909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039791109 04/15/2026

  • (Dhakal B, Levy MY, Ko G, He J, Kim N, Tang W, Le Blanc T, Fowler J, Lucht S, Brown M, Bland E, Craig C, Giegerich S, Laney J, Feinberg B, Gupta-Werner N, Kaila S, Voorhees P.) Oncol Ther. 2026 Mar 26 PMID: 41886245 03/26/2026

  • (Varga C, Robinson M, Davis JA, Hashmi H, Martin TG, Kumar A, Sborov DW, Wagner CB, Hansen DK, Castaneda Puglianini O, Shune L, Bhurtel E, Afrough A, Anderson LD Jr, Dhakal B, Herr MM, Richard S, Lieberman-Cribbin A, Sherbenou D, Forsberg PA, Purvey S, Khouri J, Lin Y, Sidana S, Patel KK, Kocoglu M, Midha S, Ferreri CJ.) Blood Cancer J. 2026 Mar 20;16(1) PMID: 41862439 PMCID: PMC13018517 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105033651563 03/21/2026

  • (Venkatesh P, Ravi G, Dhakal B, Callander NS, Medvedova E, Dholaria BR, Giri S, Godby KN, Silbermann RW, Mikhail FM, Huls F, Reddy V, Costa LJ, Bal S.) Br J Haematol. 2026 Mar;208(3):1001-1008 PMID: 41693283 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105030173566 02/16/2026

  • (Mohan M, Danziger N, Akhtar OS, Narra R, Pasquini MC, Radhakrishnan S, Dhakal B, D'Souza A, Lin D, Ho C, Kurzrock R.) Blood Adv. 2026 Feb 24;10(4):1400-1404 PMID: 41733946 02/24/2026

  • (Arsang-Jang S, Massat B, Pareek G, Han J, Thapa B, Patek V, Nader Z, Auer PL, Zimmerman MT, Urrutia R, Hari P, D'Souza A, Dhakal B, Janz S, Dong J.) HLA. 2026 Feb;107(2):e70589 PMID: 41685425 PMCID: PMC12902906 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029925738 02/13/2026