Osvaldo H. Wesly, MD

Dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive bleeding disorders care, Dr. Osvaldo Wesly brings more than 18 years experience in treating patients. In addition to a kind and gentle approach to medicine, his expertise has earned him honors including the Best Hematologist / Oncologist in Springfield, Illinois and Teacher of the Year at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.

Dr. Wesly studied medicine in his native Dominican Republic and completed his medical studies at some of the most prestigious medical institutions in the United States including Harvard Medical School, New York Medical College, University of Wisconsin Medical School and the world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center where he studied Bone Marrow Transplantation under Dr. E. Donnel Thomas who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the invention of Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Knowing that ongoing research benefits his patients, Dr. Wesly is committed to conducting his own research as well as collaborating with others. He trained and completed his PhD work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working with Dr. Howard Temin. Dr. Temin was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for the discovery of Reverse Transcriptase and the basis for the discovery of the AIDS virus. In addition, Dr. Wesly completed a Special Fellowship in Tumor Immunology working with Dr. Paul Carbone who was one of the pioneers in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease.

Dr. Wesly and his wife (also a physician) have three children. He is past president of the Sangamon County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and has served on the Executive Board of the American Cancer Society. He is fluent in Spanish and also speaks some Polish.