Medical Oncology/Hematology

Physicians and Staff

The Medical Oncology/Hematology team provides primary cancer treatment, continuous follow-up, consultations, and second opinions for cancer management. The Center's medical oncologists and hematologists serve as leaders on the multidisciplinary disease treatment teams, working closely with other cancer specialists.

Görgün Akpek, M.D., M.H.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT); Graft-Versus-Host Disease; Graft Engineering; Treatment of Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and Aplastic Anemia
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
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
410-328-1230 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

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

Ting Bao, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Medical Acupuncture
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology; Acupuncture
800-492-5538 / appointments
410-328-8919 / academic office

Saranya Chumsri, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2565 / academic office

Kevin J. Cullen, M.D.
Director, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Head and Neck Cancer
Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Medicine
Fellowship: Harvard University, Medicine; National Cancer Institute
Certification: Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2594 / academic office

Martin Edelman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests:Thoracic Oncology Malignancies; Cancer
Medical Degree: Albany Medical College
Residency: Naval Hospital, San Diego, California
Fellowship: Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Hematology/Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7394; 410-328-2703 / 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

Ivan Gojo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Leukemia
Medical Degree: University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Croatia
Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2594 / academic office

Petr F. Hausner, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Melanoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Mesothelioma, Lung cancer, Thymoma, Esophageal, Carcinoid; Gap Junctional communications, Epithelial-Mesothelial transition, Milky Spots.
Medical Degree: Charles University, Czechoslovakia
Residency: Charles University, Czechoslovakia
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Oncology
410-328-7904; 410-328-6236 / appointments
410-328-2565; 410-328-6896 / academic office

M. Naomi Horiba, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: GI Malignancies; Metastatic Lung Cancer
Medical Degree: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2567 / academic office

Arif Hussain, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Solid Tumors; Urologic Oncology; Cancer
Medical Degree: Howard University
Residency: Washington Hospital Center
Fellowship: Greenebaum Cancer Center, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Medical Oncology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-3911 / academic office

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

Michael Kleinberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer's Infectious Disease Program; Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Infectious Diseases; Cancer
Medical Degree: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowhip: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases Certification: Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Heather D. Mannuel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Medical Oncology, Genitourinary Cancer
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2567 / academic office

Naimish Pandya, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Cancer; Gastrointestinal Malignancies; Solid Tumors; Translational Clinical Trials; Palliative Medicine and End-of-Life Care; Medical Oncology; Cancer Outcomes Research; Health Disparities; Health Services Research
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2567 / academic office

Aaron P. Rapoport, M.D.
Professor of Medicine; Director, Gene Medicine/Lymphoma
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: Hematology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

Douglas D. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine; Assistant Director, UM Greenebaum Cancer Center Education; Head, Developmental Therapeutics
Special Interests: Developmental Therapeutics; Hospice and Palliative Care; Cancer
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, New York
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

Katherine H. Tkaczuk, M.D.
Professor of Medicine; Director, Breast Evaluation Program
Special Interests: Breast Cancer
Medical Degree: Wrodaw Medical Academy
Residency: St. Agnes Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Oncology; Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2565 / academic office

Saul Yanovich, M.D.
Professor of Medicine; 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
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

University of Maryland Oncology Associates

The following individuals are faculty members at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and see patients primarily at University of Maryland Oncology Associates, a community practice of the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center located in the Aiello Building, 203 Hospital Drive, Suite 312, in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Mayer Gorbaty, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: GI Malignancies; Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer
Medical Degree: State University of New York - Downstate
Residency: George Washington University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Medical Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology
410-553-8360 / appointments

Harvinder Singh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Thoracic Oncology, Clinical trials, Hematological malignancies, Breast cancer, GI malignancies, Prostate Cancer
Medical Degree: University of Delhi, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Residency: State University of New York - Downstate, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Medical Oncology, Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant
Certification: Medical Oncology, Hematology, Internal Medicine
410-553-8360 / appointments

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

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: October 6, 2009.