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.
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

Gorgun Akpek, M.D., M.H.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Blood and Marrow Transplantation; Graft Versus Host Disease; Graft-Engineering and Cell Therapy; Treatment of Leukemia/Lymphoma and Other Hematologic Malignancies
Medical Degree: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
M.H.S.: Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Clinical Investigation
Residency: Hacettepe University School of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey
Fellowships: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Medical Oncology;
Boston University Medical Center, Hematology and Oncology;
Johns Hopkins University, Bone Marrow Transplantation
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

Ashraf Z. Badros, M.D.
Associate 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

Stanley R. Frankel, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Bone Marrow Transplant; Cancer
Medical Degree: Northwestern University
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-6505 / academic office

Ronald B. Gartenhaus, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
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

Ivana Gojo, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Hematologic Malignancies; Leukemia; Multiple Myeloma
Medical Degree: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology and Hematology
410-328-7904/appointments
410-328-7157/academic office

Aaron P. Rapoport, M.D.
Director, Gene Medicine/Lymphoma; Professor of Medicine
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

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

Ann Butler Zimrin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program
Special Interests: Hematology; Lymphoma; Head and Neck Oncology
Medical Degree: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Hematology Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology, Hematology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2594 / academic office

Nursing Staff:

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

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

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

Radiation Oncology:

Michael Garofalo, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Malignancies, Lymphoma and Leukemia, Pediatric Malignancies and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-1677 / academic office

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

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

Xianfeng Frank Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology; Director, Hematopathology Laboratory
Special Interests: Hematopathology; Molecular Pathology; Research on Lymphomas
Medical Degree: Shandong University
Residency: University at Buffalo
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania
Certifications: Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
410-328-5555/appointments
410-328-5555/academic office

Core Resources:

Genetic Counseling:

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

Clinical Nutrition Services

Mindy Athas, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.
Dietitian/Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator
410-328-5462

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

Social Work:

Lindsey Levis, C.S.W.
Soical Worker
410-328-7170

Psychosocial Services:

Julie Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Special Interests: Psychosocial Oncology; Pretransplant Evaluation; Medical Crisis Counseling; Coping/Adjustment to Chronic and Terminal Illness; Grief Therapy
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Clinical Psychology
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Psychosocial Oncology, Medical Crisis Counseling
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

This page was last updated on: July 2, 2009.