Meet Our Team

Learn more about the people working every day to advance care together. Find credentials, contact information and research interests for our faculty members below.

Senior Leadership

Yi Zheng, PhD Director, Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

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Yi Zheng, PhD

Director, Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute 513-636-0595 yi.zheng@cchmc.org
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John Perentesis, MD, FAAP Director, Division of Oncology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

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John Perentesis, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Oncology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute 513-636-8241 john.perentesis@cchmc.org
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Stella Davies, MBBS, PhD, MRCP Director, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

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Stella Davies, MBBS, PhD, MRCP

Director, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute 513-636-1371 stella.davies@cchmc.org
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Russell Ware, MD, PhD Director, Division of Hematology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

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Russell Ware, MD, PhD

Director, Division of Hematology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute 513-517-2344 russell.ware@cchmc.org
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Experimental Hematology & Cancer Biology

Jose Cancelas Perez, MD, PhD Director, Hoxworth Blood Center; Leader, Stem Cell Program; Incumbent, Beatrice C. Lampkin Endowment for Stem Cell and Hematotherapy

Jose Cancelas Perez, MD, PhD

Director, Hoxworth Blood Center; Leader, Stem Cell Program; Incumbent, Beatrice C. Lampkin Endowment for Stem Cell and Hematotherapy 513-558-1324 jose.cancelas@uc.edu
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Qing Richard Lu, PhD Beatrice C. Lampkin Endowed Chair in Cancer Epigenetics; Scientific Director, Brain Tumor Center

Qing Richard Lu, PhD

Beatrice C. Lampkin Endowed Chair in Cancer Epigenetics; Scientific Director, Brain Tumor Center 513-636-7684 richard.lu@cchmc.org
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Carolyn Lutzko, PhD Director, Cell Manipulation Laboratory and Translational Development, Translational Core Laboratory; Division Director, Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Hoxworth Blood Center

Carolyn Lutzko, PhD

Director, Cell Manipulation Laboratory and Translational Development, Translational Core Laboratory; Division Director, Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Hoxworth Blood Center 513-803-2420 carolyn.lutzko@cchmc.org
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Punam Malik, MD Director, Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center; Director, Translational Core Laboratory; Marjory J. Johnson Chair, Gene and Cell Therapy

Punam Malik, MD

Director, Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center; Director, Translational Core Laboratory; Marjory J. Johnson Chair, Gene and Cell Therapy 513-636-1333 punam.malik@cchmc.org
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Nancy Ratner, PhD Co-Director, Rasopathy Program; Program Leader, Cancer Biology and Neural Tumors Program; Beatrice C. Lampkin Chair, Cancer Biology

Nancy Ratner, PhD

Co-Director, Rasopathy Program; Program Leader, Cancer Biology and Neural Tumors Program; Beatrice C. Lampkin Chair, Cancer Biology 513-636-9469 nancy.ratner@cchmc.org
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Daniel Starczynowski, PhD Member, Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology; Co-Leader, Program in Hematologic Malignancies of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

Daniel Starczynowski, PhD

Member, Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology; Co-Leader, Program in Hematologic Malignancies of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute 513-803-5317 daniel.starczynowski@cchmc.org
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Bone Marrow Transplantation & Immune Deficiency

Jacob Bleesing, MD, PhD Co-Director, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratories; Associate Director, Immunodeficiency and Histiocytosis Program

Jacob Bleesing, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratories; Associate Director, Immunodeficiency and Histiocytosis Program 513-517-2234 jack.bleesing@cchmc.org
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Michael Jordan, MD Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency; Member, Division of Immunobiology

Michael Jordan, MD

Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency; Member, Division of Immunobiology 513-636-1773 michael.jordan@cchmc.org
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Ashish Kumar, MD, PhD Director, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Center; Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program

Ashish Kumar, MD, PhD

Director, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Center; Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program 513-803-1631 ashish.kumar@cchmc.org
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Rebecca Marsh, MD Clinical Director, Primary Immune Deficiency Program; Co-Director, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratories

Rebecca Marsh, MD

Clinical Director, Primary Immune Deficiency Program; Co-Director, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratories 513-636-3549 hlh@cchmc.org
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Hematology

Charles Quinn, MD, MS Medical Director, Erythrocyte Diagnostic Laboratory; Medical Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program

Charles Quinn, MD, MS

Medical Director, Erythrocyte Diagnostic Laboratory; Medical Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program 513-517-2234 charles.quinn@cchmc.org
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Oncology

Karen Burns, MD, MS Co-Director, Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program; Clinical Director, Cancer Survivorship Center

Karen Burns, MD, MS

Co-Director, Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program; Clinical Director, Cancer Survivorship Center 513-517-2234 karen.burns@cchmc.org
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James Geller, MD, FAAP Medical Director, Kidney and Liver Tumors Program; Co-Medical Director, Retinoblastoma Program

James Geller, MD, FAAP

Medical Director, Kidney and Liver Tumors Program; Co-Medical Director, Retinoblastoma Program 513-517-2234 james.geller@cchmc.org
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Robin Norris, MD, MS, MPH Program Leader, Young Adult Leukemia/Lymphoma Program; Associate Director, Clinical Research for Oncology

Robin Norris, MD, MS, MPH

Program Leader, Young Adult Leukemia/Lymphoma Program; Associate Director, Clinical Research for Oncology 513-517-2067 robin.norris@cchmc.org
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Brian Weiss, MD Director, Neuroblastoma Program; Associate Director, Oncology Clinical Research; Associate Director, Safety and Compliance

Brian Weiss, MD

Director, Neuroblastoma Program; Associate Director, Oncology Clinical Research; Associate Director, Safety and Compliance 513-636-9863 brian.weiss@cchmc.org
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