NIH Hematology Oncology fellows can work with more than 100 laboratories and clinical research groups at the NIH, many led by principal investigators who have achieved international recognition. Our leadership and faculty include inspiring and award-winning clinician-researchers.
Program Leadership
| Name | Position | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hill, M.D. | Incoming Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Christopher Pleyer, M.D. | Interim Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Stacey Doran, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Medical Oncology |
| Max Gordon, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Medical Oncology |
| Laura Samples, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Anna Meinhardt, M.D., Ph.D. | Co-Chief Fellow | Hematology/Oncology |
| Maggie Pruitt, M.D., Ph.D. | Co-Chief Fellow | Medical Oncology |
| Biplov Adhikari, M.D. | Assistant Chief Fellow | Hematology/Oncology |
| Brooke Kania, D.O. | Assistant Chief Fellow | Medical Oncology |
| Laercio Lopes da Silva, M.D. | Assistant Chief Fellow | Medical Oncology |
| Kellyn Betts | Program Coordinator, NCI | |
| George Lindsay | Program Coordinator, NHLBI | |
| Saleema Osman | Fellowship Clinic Coordinator, NCI |
Program Faculty
NCI Faculty
Center for Immuno-Oncology
James L. Gulley, M.D., Ph.D.*
James W. Hodge, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Jeffrey Schlom, Ph.D.
Kazusa Ishii, M.D., M.P.H.*
Charalampos Floudas, M.D., D.M.Sc., M.S.*
Scott Norberg, D.O.*
Christopher G. Kanakry, M.D.
Mustafa Hyder, M.D.
Dimana Dimitrova, M.D.
Nick Tschernia, M.D.
Genitourinary Malignancies Branch
William Douglas Figg, Sr., Pharm.D.
Andrea B. Apolo, M.D.
Ravi A. Madan, M.D.*
Fatima Karzai, M.D.*
Elias Chandran, M.D.
HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch
Robert Yarchoan, M.D.*
Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., M.P.H.
Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program
Sung-Yun Pai, M.D.
Danielle E. Arnold, M.D.
Lea C. Cunningham, M.D.
Corina Gonzalez, M.D.
Vid Leko, M.D.*
Ajoy Dias, M.D.
Developmental Therapeutics Branch
James H. Doroshow, M.D.*
Yves Pommier, M.D., Ph.D.
Alice Pinting Chen, M.D.
Jaydira Del Rivero, M.D.*
Richard Piekarz, M.D., Ph.D (CTEP)*
Sheila Prindiville, M.D., M.P.H. (CCCT)*
Elad Sharon, M.D., M.P.H. (CTEP)*
Howard Streicher, M.D. (CTEP)
Anish Thomas, MBBS, M.D.*
Nitin Roper, M.D., M.Sc.*
Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Women's Malignancies Branch
Stanley Lipkowitz, M.D., Ph.D.*
Jung-Min Lee, M.D.*
Kevin C. Conlon, M.D.*
Elise C. Kohn, M.D. (CTEP)*
Lori Minasian, M.D. (DCP)
Sheila Rajagopal, M.D., MPH, M.Sc.
Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch
Raffit Hassan, M.D.*
Tim F. Greten, M.D.
Arun Rajan, M.D.
Eva Szabo, M.D. (DCP)
Shakun Malik, M.D.
Azam Ghafoor, M.D.*
Chen Zhao, M.D.*
Meredith Jo McAdams, M.D.*
Vassiliki Saloura, M.D.
Surgery Branch
James N. Kochenderfer, M.D.
Lymphoid Malignancies Branch
Wyndham Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.*
Mark J. Roschewski, M.D.*
Elizabeth Hill, M.D.*
Rahul Lakhotia, M.D.*
Christopher Melani, M.D.*
Jagan R. Muppidi, M.D., Ph.D.
Samuel Ng, M.D.
Laura Samples, M.D.
Urologic Oncology Branch
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, M.D., Ph.D*
Gabriella Montenegro Bravo, M.D.
Neuro-Oncology Branch
Eric Burton, M.D.
Byram H. Ozer, M.D., Ph.D.
Jing Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Brett Theeler, M.D.
Vaccine Branch
Hoyoung Maeng, M.D.*
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Robert J. Kreitman, M.D.
Nebojša Skorupan, M.D.*
NHLBI Faculty
Hematology Branch
Hematopoiesis and Bone Marrow Failure
Neal Young, M.D.
Emma Groarke, M.D.
Bhavisha Patel, M.D.
Lymphoid Malignancies
Adrian Wiestner, M.D., Ph.D.*
Christopher Pleyer, M.D.*
Myeloid Malignancies
Regenerative Therapies for Inherited Blood Disorders
Andre Larochelle, M.D., Ph.D.*
Daisuke Araki, M.D.*
Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch
Cynthia Dunbar, M.D.
David Young, M.D.
Stefan Cordes, M.D., Ph.D.*
Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch
John Tisdale, M.D.*
Courtney Fitzhugh, M.D.*
Emily Limerick, M.D.
Matthew Hsieh, M.D.*
Richard Childs, M.D.*
Georg Aue, M.D., Ph.D.*
Andre Larochelle, M.D., Ph.D.
Sickle Cell Branch
Swee Lay Thein, M.B., B.S., D.Sc
Hematology Consults & Graduate Medical Education Section
Charles Bolan, M.D.
Shelley Kalsi, M.D.
Christopher Pleyer, M.D.
*Alumna/alumnus of the NIH Hematology Oncology Fellowship program, the Medical Oncology Fellowship Program or the Hematology Fellowship Program.