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 |
| Kathryn Lurain, M.D., M.P.H. | Associate Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Kamil Rechache, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Stacey Doran, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Medical Oncology |
| Laura Samples, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Nebojša Skorupan, M.D. | Associate Program Director | Hematology/Oncology |
| Disha Dalela, M.D. | Senior Chief Fellow | Hematology/Oncology |
| Raissa Kentsa, M.D. | Senor Chief Fellow | Hematology/Oncology |
| Anna Meinhardt, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Chief Fellow | Hematology/Oncology |
| Maggie Pruitt, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Chief Fellow | Hematology/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.
Danielle Pastor, D.O., Ph.D.*
Kazusa Ishii, M.D., M.P.H.*
Jason Redman, M.D.*
Charalampos Floudas, M.D., D.M.Sc., M.S.*
Scott Norberg, D.O.*
Christopher G. Kanakry, M.D.
Jennifer A. Kanakry, M.D.
Mustafa Hyder, M.D.
Dimana Dimitrova, M.D.
Kamil Rechache, M.D.*
Nick Tschernia, M.D.
Genitourinary Malignancies Branch
William Douglas Figg, Sr., Pharm.D.
Andrea B. Apolo, M.D.
Nicholas Simon, M.D.*
Ravi A. Madan, M.D.*
Fatima Karzai, M.D.*
Elias Chandran, M.D.
HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch
Robert Yarchoan, M.D.*
Kathryn Lurain, M.D., M.P.H.*
Ramya Ramaswami, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., M.P.H.
Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program
Sung-Yun Pai, M.D.
Dennis D. Hickstein, M.D.
Steven Z. Pavletic, M.D., M.S.
Noa G. Holtzman, M.D.
Danielle E. Arnold, M.D.
Lea C. Cunningham, M.D.
Corina Gonzalez, M.D.
Alain Mina, 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.*
Cecilia Monge Bonilla, M.D.*
Chen Zhao, M.D.*
Chanqing Xie, M.D., Ph.D.*
Meredith Jo McAdams, M.D.*
Vassiliki Saloura, M.D.
Surgery Branch
James N. Kochenderfer, M.D.
Jennifer Brudno, 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.
Urologic Oncology Branch
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, M.D., Ph.D*
Gabriella Montenegro Bravo, M.D.
Neuro-Oncology Branch
Eric Burton, M.D.
Marta Penas-Prado, M.D., M.Sc.
Byram H. Ozer, M.D., Ph.D.
Jing Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Terri Armstrong, Ph.D.
Brett Theeler, M.D.
Vaccine Branch
Hoyoung Maeng, M.D.*
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Christine Campo Alewine, M.D., Ph.D.*
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.*
Andy Itsara, M.D.*
Clare Sun, M.D.*
Myeloid Malignancies
Christopher Hourigan, M.D., D.Phil*
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
Arun Shet, M.D.
Dina Parekh, M.D.
Hematology Consults & Graduate Medical Education Section
Charles Bolan, M.D.
Shelley Kalsi, M.D.
Christopher Pleyer, M.D.
Charles Hesdorffer, M.D.
*Alumna/alumnus of the NIH Hematology Oncology Fellowship program, the Medical Oncology Fellowship Program or the Hematology Fellowship Program.