Dr. Khalaf is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. After receiving his B.A degree in Biochemistry from Earlham College in Indiana, he attended Indiana University School of Medicine, where he completed a combined degree program obtaining both his M.D. as well as his Ph.D as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program.

Dr. Khalaf’s research during graduate school was focused on blood cancer research and primarily on hematopoietic stem cells. After medical school training, Dr. Khalaf completed his Internal Medicine Residency from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, followed by Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt Hospital. He subsequently completed Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.