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Hematologic Malignancies

Physicians and Staff

The Program for Hematologic Malignancies specializes in treating and caring for patients with malignancies of the blood. The program's multidisciplinary team includes medical oncologists/hematologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, nurses, nutritionists, social workers and pathologists.

Medical Hematology/Oncology:

Maria R. Baer, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Director, Hematologic Malignancies Program
Special Interests: Acute Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbuilt University, Medicine
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University, Hematology
Certification: Internal Medicine, Hematology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-8708 / academic office

Ashraf Z. Badros, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program
Special Interests: Multiple Myeloma; Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Medical Degree: Ain Shams University, College of Medicine
Residency: Ain Shams University, Harbor Hospital Center/University of Maryland
Fellowship: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Cancer Center
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

Arnob Banerjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Hematologic Malignancies; Immunology
Medical Degree: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Hematology and Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine, Hematology
410-328-7904 / appointments

Vu H. Duong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center at the University of South Florida, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2567 / academic office

Ashkan Emadi, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML); Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL); Acute Leukemia secondary to Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Medical Degree: M.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago, Organic Chemistry
Residency: Universities of Kentucky and Cincinnati Schools of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Hematology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2596 / academic office

Ronald B. Gartenhaus, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Co-Leader, Research Program in Molecular & Structural Biology, Greenebaum Cancer Center; Head, Baltimore VA Hematologic Malignancies Clinic
Special Interests: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Indolent Lymphomas
Medical Degree: Universidad del Noreste, Tampico, Mexico
Residency: SUNY, Stony Brook, Medicine
Fellowship: MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Medical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2594 / academic office

Amy S. Kimball, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Lymphoma
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904/appointments
410-328-2565/academic office

Aaron P. Rapoport, M.D.
Professor of Medicine; Director, Gene Medicine/Lymphoma; Associate Director, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program
Special Interests: Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)-Autologous/Allogeneic, Hematologic Malignancies; Cancer
Medical Degree: Harvard University Medical School
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester
Fellowship: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Hematology; University of Rochester, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Certification: Internal Medicine, Hematology
410-328-7904/appointments
410-328-1230/academic office

Douglas D. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Pathology and Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics Program Leader
Special Interests: Experimental Therapeutics; Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Drug Resistance; Translational Clinical Trials; Acute Leukemias; Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education
Medical Degree: Emory University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Hospital
Fellowship: Baltimore Cancer Research Program/ National Cancer Institute, Oncology
Certification: Oncology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-3685 / academic office

Edward A. Sausville, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Clinical Research, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
Special Interests: Solid Tumors; Lymphomas
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Fellowship: National Cancer Insitute, Clinical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-6841 / academic office

Yin Wu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Multiple myeloma; Plasma Cell Disorders
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein School of Medicine Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Hematology; Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

Saul Yanovich, M.D.
Professor; Clinical Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
Special Interests: Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT); Cancer
Medical Degree: Javeriana University School of Medicine, Bogota, Columbia
Residency: University of Miami Hospitals, Miami, FL
Fellowship:Dana Farber Cancer Center Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Certification: Internal Medicine; Hematology; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-6841 / academic office

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Radiation Oncology:

Young Kwok, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Special Interests: Central Nervous System, Genitourinary Oncology, Lymphoma
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / academic office
410-328-9134 / appointments

Navesh K. Sharma, D.O., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Director, Radiation Oncology Residency Program
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer; Lymphoma; SIR-Spheres; Total Body Irradiation; Liver-directed Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Medical Degree: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-5199 / academic office

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Nursing Staff:

Susan Hodges, C.R.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
410-328-0711

Phuong Nguyen, C.R.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
410-328-5453

Michael Tidwell, C.R.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
410-328-6403

Laura White, R.N., O.C.N.
Clinical Nurse
410-328-7450

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Infectious Disease:

Michael Kleinberg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, UM Greenebaum Cancer Center's Infectious Disease Program
Special Interests: Infectious Diseases in Cancer Patients; Cancer
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases
Certification: Internal Medicine; Infectious Diseases
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-0372 / academic office

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Pathology:

Qing Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Special Interests: Hematopathology; Immunology
Medical Degree: Hunan Medical University
Residency: New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
Certifications: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; Hematopathology
410-328-5555/appointments
410-328-5555/academic office

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Core Resources:

Genetic Counseling:

Jessica Rispoli Joines, M.G.C., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor
410-328-2294

Clinical Nutrition Services

Mindy Athas, R.D., C.S.O., L.D.N.
Outpatient Dietitian, Nutritionist & Certified Oncology Specialist
410-328-5462

Jenny Ratta, R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D.
Senior Dietitian
410-328-5462

Social Work:

Maria Maldonado-Salim, C.S.W.
Soical Worker
410-328-6526

Psychosocial Services:

Mark J. Ehrenreich, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Program Director, Consultation/Liaison
Medical Director, Medical Crisis Counseling Center
Special Interests: Psychotherapy; General Adult Psychiatry; Medical Crisis Counseling; Affective and Anxiety Disorders; Consultation Liaison Psychiatry; Psychiatric Care of the Medically Ill
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Psychiatry; Geriatric Psychiatry
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

Catherine L Harrison-Restelli M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Special Interests: Psychiatric care of patients with serious medical illnesses (HIV, cancer, transplant); delirium, confusion and agitation in medically ill patients; women's mental health, especially the care of the pregnant and postpartum woman; psychiatric care of veteran's, especially female veterans and patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Medical Degree: Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland-Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Psychosomatic Medicine
Certification: Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

This page was last updated on: April 15, 2013.

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