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.

Ashraf Z. Badros, M.D.
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
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-1230 / academic office

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

Ting Bao, M.D., D.A.B.M.A.
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
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7225 / 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
410-328-8708 / 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, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Distinguished Professor of Oncology
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
410-328-5506 / academic office

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

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
410-328-8708 / 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

Josephine Feliciano, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Thoracic Oncology
Medical Degree: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7225 / academic office

Ronald B. Gartenhaus, M.D.
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

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 / appointments
410-328-2567 / 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
410-328-2596 / 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
410-328-7225 / academic office

Yixing Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, GI Medical Oncology
Special Interests: Gastrointestinal Malignancy
Medical Degree: Shanghai Medical University
Residency: Bronx Veterans Affair Medical Center
Fellowship: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Certification: Internal Medicine; Hematology; Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-7225 / academic office

Amy S. Kimball, M.D., Ph.D.
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; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 /appointments
410-328-8708 /academic office

Michael Kleinberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director, 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.
Gary Jobson Professor in Medical Oncology; 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: 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
410-328-7394 / 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
410-328-7394 / 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 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
410-328-1230 / academic office

Dan Zandberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Head and Neck Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancer
Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: The George Washington University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Hematology; Medical Oncology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2565 / 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
410-328-2596 / 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.

Poornima Sharma, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Degree: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
Fellowship: Barett Cancer Center, Hematology-Oncology
Certification: Medical Oncology; Hematology; Internal Medicine
410-553-8360 / appointments

Harvinder Singh, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, University of Maryland Oncology Associates at Baltimore Washington Medical Center
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:

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 19, 2013.