New Faculty Announcement: Samson Yuan MS, CGC
We are delighted to announce that Samson Yuan, MS, CGC, has accepted an offer to join the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology as a cancer genetic counselor. Samson graduated from Boston University with a degree in Biology and received an MS in Genetic Counseling from Columbia University. While at Columbia, he worked on the […]
Section Newsletter-January 24
Hem Onc Section Newsletter-January 24
Kim Vanuytsel, PhD, Receives 2024 Junior Faculty Scholar Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Congratulations to Kim Vanuytsel, PhD, for receiving a 2024 Junior Faculty Scholar Award (Basic/Translational Research) from the American Society of Hematology. This award supports early career scientists dedicated to careers in hematology research as they establish themselves as independent investigators. Dr. Vanuytsel will receive $150,000 for her research project, “Improving transplantation outcomes through manipulation of hematopoietic stem […]
New Cancer Cases Are Expected to Pass 2 Million This Year. What Does That Mean for All of Us? Interview featuring Dr. Naomi Ko
Welcome Sebastian Sansone, new Senior Grant Manager
We are excited to welcome Sebastian Sansone as our new Senior Grant Manager in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology! Sebastian joins us from Project Place, where he was a Senior Grants and Systems Manager after getting promoted from his position as Development Coordinator and then Grant and Systems Manager. Sebastian received his Bachelor’s […]
New Faculty Announcement-Britney Bell, MD
We are delighted to announce that Britney Bell, MD, has accepted an offer to join the Section of Hematology as a faculty member. Dr. Bell will be joining our hospitalist group while continuing to pursue research on the impact of health literacy on patient treatment outcomes. Dr. Bell received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from […]
New Faculty Announcement-Lesley Wu, MD
We are delighted to announce that Lesley Wu, MD, has accepted a faculty position in the Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Wu will be joining our breast oncology group; she also anticipates working to expand our efforts in the high-risk cancer genetics clinic. Dr. Wu is currently completing her fellowship training in hematology […]
Welcome to Samantha Melnick, MSN, AGNP and Lauren McCall, PA
We are delighted to welcome two new APP’s to the section this week! Samantha Melnick, MSN, AGNP, will be starting in a new position as a neuro-oncology APP. In this capacity, she will be working directly with Peter Everett on the medical oncology side and with the neurosurgical team on the surgical side to support […]
2023 Fellowship Match Results
We are excited to share the results of our 2023 Match. We are thrilled to start working with all three of these incredibly impressive young doctors. Emily Mann, MD Quinn Solfisburg, MD Karina Verma, MD Shree Ghanta, MD Residency: BMC Residency: BMC […]
Nov 23 Section Newsletter
Hem Onc Section Newsletter-November 2023