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
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
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