{"id":3272,"date":"2020-07-23T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/?page_id=3272"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:26:04","slug":"benign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/benign\/","title":{"rendered":"Benign Hematology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2023\/11\/Maya.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/directory\/doctor\/maya-abdallah-md\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Maya Abdallah, MD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education<\/strong>: <span>University of Balamand, Lebanon (MD,2015)<\/span><span class=\"read-more__more\" hidden=\"\">Lebanon<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Residency<\/strong>: UMass Medical School-Baystate (2016-2019)<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship<\/strong>: <span>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Board Certification<\/strong>: Internal Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Special Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Lerner-Adam-184x184-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2505 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Lerner-Adam-184x184-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Lerner-Adam-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/directory\/doctor\/adam-lerner-md\" style=\"color: #003366;\">Adam Lerner, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Co-Director, Cutaneous Oncology Program<\/em><br \/>\n<span>Professor of Medicine and Pathology<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Education:<\/strong> Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (MD, 1983)<br \/>\n<strong>Residency:<\/strong> Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA (1984-1986)<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA (1988-1991)<br \/>\n<strong>Board Certification<\/strong>: Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology<br \/>\n<strong>Special Interests:<\/strong> Lymphoma, Leukemia, Sarcoma, Skin cancer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Sloan-John-184x184-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2499 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Sloan-John-184x184-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2019\/08\/Sloan-John-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/directory\/doctor\/john-m-sloan-md\" style=\"color: #003366;\">Mark Sloan, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><em>Director of Fellowship Program<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Associate Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education<\/strong>: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (MD, 2001)<br \/>\n<strong>Residency<\/strong>: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT (2001-2004)<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship<\/strong>: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (2005-2008)<br \/>\n<strong>Board Certification<\/strong>: Internal Medicine, Hematology Oncology<br \/>\n<span><strong>Special Interests<\/strong>: <\/span><span>AL Amyloidosis, Lymphoma and Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2021\/04\/Fabio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2021\/04\/Fabio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2021\/04\/Fabio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2021\/04\/Fabio-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/directory\/doctor\/fabio-petrocca-md\" style=\"color: #003366;\">Fabio Petrocca, MD<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Assistant Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education<\/strong>: University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy (MD, 2004)<br \/>\n<strong>Training Program: <\/strong>University of Ferrara, Italy (2004-2008)<br \/>\n<strong>Research Fellowship<\/strong>: Harvard Medical School and Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital (2008-2012)<br \/>\n<span><strong>Special Interests<\/strong>: Translational and clinical development of CAR T and TCR T cell therapies, Molecular mechanisms of tumor resistance to small molecule targeted agents and cell therapy, Identification and validation of novel cancer therapeutic targets<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2021\/07\/JA.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael-310x308.png 310w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2020\/10\/raphael-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/directory\/doctor\/raphael-e-szalat-md-phd\">Raphael Szalat, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Director, Multiple Myeloma Program<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Assistant Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education:<\/strong> Facult\u00e9 de M\u00e9decine Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (MD, 2010)<br \/>\n<strong>Residency:<\/strong> Assistance Publique des hopitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France (2004-2010)<br \/>\n<strong>Research Fellowship<\/strong>: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA (2013-2018)<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (2018-2021)<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/Wilks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/Wilks-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/Wilks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/Wilks-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/Wilks.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/profile\/andrew-wilks\/\">Andrew Wilks, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Assistant Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education:<\/strong> Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MD, 2013-2017)<br \/>\n<strong>Residency:<\/strong> University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont (2017-2020)<br \/>\n<strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, MA (2020-2023)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/McCall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/01\/McCall-138x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5374\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Lauren McCall, PA<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Assistant Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education<\/strong>: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (PA, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2022\/08\/NF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2022\/08\/NF-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2022\/08\/NF-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2022\/08\/NF-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2022\/08\/NF.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Nicole Faber, PA<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span>Instructor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Education<\/strong>: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (PA, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/11\/Stacey-Chung-150x150-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hematology\/files\/2024\/11\/Stacey-Chung-150x150-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2024\/11\/Stacey-Chung-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/files\/2024\/11\/Stacey-Chung-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" 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