Section News and Highlights

Prevalence of Racial, Insurance and Other Socioeconomic Disparities in Chemotherapy Treatment for Patients with Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Geoffrey R. Oxnard, MD, Accepts Offer To Join Section

We are delighted to announce that Geoffrey R. Oxnard, MD, has accepted an offer to join the Section of Hematology/Oncology beginning in April 2021. Dr. Oxnard will be joining our thoracic oncology program, where he will see patients one day a week and assist in the development of research projects while continuing in his current […]

Welcome New Members of Dominguez Lab

Please join us in welcoming the following new members to Dominguez Lab! Jack Friend is currently a Boston University undergraduate from New York studying Biology. Jack is excited to work with animal models and comparative physiology in Dr. Dominguez’s Lab, and he hopes to eventually study veterinary medicine. Outside of school and research, Jack likes […]

Lindsey Hildebrand, MD, Accepts Offer To Join Section

We are delighted to announce that Lindsey Hildebrand, MD, has accepted an offer to join the Section of Hematology/Oncology as a Hospitalist, beginning in July 2021. Dr. Hildebrand is currently a senior resident in internal medicine here at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. During her rotations on the Hematology/Oncology inpatient service, […]

Raphael Szalat, MD, PhD, Accepts Offer to Join Section

We are delighted to announce that Raphael Szalat, MD, PhD, has accepted an offer to join the section of Hematology/Oncology in a new position as Director of the Multiple Myeloma Program. In this capacity, Dr. Szalat will help lead our clinical efforts in multiple myeloma and will also initiate a laboratory-based research program focused on […]

Welcome Lisa Kim, NP

It is a great pleasure to introduce Lisa Kim, NP to our section! Lisa started with us today, 10/1, and will be working as a dedicated stem cell transplant program nurse practitioner, reporting directly to Dr. Vaishali Sanchorawala as the Program Director. Lisa received her Masters of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner from […]

Welcome Griffin Salus to Heaphy Lab

Please join us in welcoming Griffin Salus to the Heaphy Lab! Griffin Salus is currently a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology undergraduate studying at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences. He is from Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Outside of academics, Griffin enjoys training for triathlons, hiking, and spending time with friends! We are thrilled to have […]

Welcome New Cui Lab Members

Please join us in welcoming the following new members to Cui Lab! Yanan Sun, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral fellow and joined the lab in 2020. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in biochemistry and molecular biology in June 2020 from the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, and Beijing Normal University. Her research interest focuses on […]

Welcome Hussein Assi, M.D.

We are thrilled to welcome Hussein Assi, MD, to our section. Hussein started with us this week, and is joining our gastrointestinal oncology group with a focus on neuroendocrine tumors. He received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, completed a residency at Albany Medical Center and was a chief fellow at the […]