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; Katherine Stewart Waters Endowed Chair

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Yi Zheng, PhD

Director, Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology Institute; Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute; Katherine Stewart Waters Endowed Chair 513-636-0595 yi.zheng@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; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Endowed Chair

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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; Jacob G. Schmidlapp Endowed Chair 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; Associate Director, Global Health Center; Marjory J. Johnson Chair of Hematology Translational Research

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Russell Ware, MD, PhD

Director, Division of Hematology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute; Associate Director, Global Health Center; Marjory J. Johnson Chair of Hematology Translational Research 513-517-2344 russell.ware@cchmc.org
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John Perentesis, MD, FAAP Director, Division of Oncology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute; Deb Kleisinger Endowed Chair

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John Perentesis, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Oncology; Institute Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute; Deb Kleisinger Endowed Chair 513-636-8241 john.perentesis@cchmc.org
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Experimental Hematology & Cancer Biology

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

Jose Cancelas, 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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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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Scott Witting, PhD Director, Translational Trials Support & Development Laboratory

Scott Witting, PhD

Director, Translational Trials Support & Development Laboratory
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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

Adrienne Hammill, MD, PhD Research Director, Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation Center; Director, HHT Center of Excellence; Director, Sturge-Weber Center/Clinical Care Network

Adrienne Hammill, MD, PhD

Research Director, Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation Center; Director, HHT Center of Excellence; Director, Sturge-Weber Center/Clinical Care Network 513-517-2234 adrienne.hammill@cchmc.org
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Joseph Palumbo, MD Co-Director of the Hemostasis Thrombosis Laboratory (HTL); Director, Comprehensive Thrombophilia Center

Joseph Palumbo, MD

Co-Director of the Hemostasis Thrombosis Laboratory (HTL); Director, Comprehensive Thrombophilia Center 513-517-2234 joe.palumbo@cchmc.org
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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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Maryam Fouladi, MD, MSc, FRCPC Medical Director, Brain Tumor Center; Marjory J. Johnson Chair, Brain Tumor Translational Research

Maryam Fouladi, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Medical Director, Brain Tumor Center; Marjory J. Johnson Chair, Brain Tumor Translational Research 513-517-2234 maryam.fouladi@cchmc.org
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James Geller, MD Medical Director, Kidney and Liver Tumors Program; Co-Medical Director, Retinoblastoma Program

James Geller, MD

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 Director, Clinical Research for Oncology; Co-Director, Young Adult Oncology Program

Robin Norris, MD, MS, MPH

Director, Clinical Research for Oncology; Co-Director, Young Adult Oncology Program 513-517-2067 robin.norris@cchmc.org
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Joseph Pressey, MD Director, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center; Co-Director, Young Adult Oncology Program; Division of Oncology

Joseph Pressey, MD

Director, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center; Co-Director, Young Adult Oncology Program; Division of Oncology 513-636-0670 joseph.pressey@cchmc.org
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Mathieu Sertorio, PhD Director, Proton & Radiation Research Core

Mathieu Sertorio, PhD

Director, Proton & Radiation Research Core
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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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