Hematologists near Tampa, FL

Care Philosophy: Dr Lancet, a Senior Member and Professor at Moffitt Cancer Center and Chair of the Department of Malignant Hematology, is well known for his expertise in the care of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myeloproliferative neoplasms, and other related hematologic cancers. He has a special interest in the care of older adults with these diseases and also leads the Leukemia Program here at Moffitt, where he has built a large portfolio of clinical trials for patients with AML and MDS. Dr Lancet completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Hematology-Oncology fellowship at the University of Rochester (New York), before relocating to Moffitt Cancer Center in 2004.

Care Philosophy: Dr Khimani's Clinical interest is specifically in Blood and Marrow transplantation. His area of focus is Lymphoma and Acute Leukemia. He routinely takes care of patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Acute Myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome etc. who require autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a curative treatment option for their malignancy.

Care Philosophy: Dr Ochoa-Bayona's interests are in traditional bone marrow transplant using high dose chemotherapy and autologous or allogeneic stem transplant to treat myeloma, lymphoma, advanced or recurrent germ cell tumors of the ovary and testis despite standard chemotherapy, myelodysplastic syndromes, acute and chronic leukemias. He completed his training in Internal Medicine, Hematology/Medical Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2002.

Care Philosophy: Dr Bejanyan is an Associate Member, Program Leader of Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) and Head of the Leukemia/Myeloid Section of the BMT and Cellular Immunotherapy Department at Moffitt Cancer Center. She is an Associate Professor in Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida.Dr Bejanyan also served as the Clinical Scientific Co-Director of Moffitt Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Core. As a physician investigator with clinical and research expertise in BMT and cellular immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), Dr Bejanyan focuses in advancing clinical and translational research by fostering innovative immune cell therapy strategies to treat leukemia.

Care Philosophy: Dr Michael Jain is an Associate Member and ICE-T Medical Director in the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy. Dr Jain earned his MD and PhD at McGill University in Montrv©al, in the province of Quv©bec, Canada. His PhD in Cell Biology was completed under the supervision of Dr John Bergeron. Dr Jain completed an Internal Medicine Residency and a Hematology Residency at the University of Toronto. He completed a Clinician Scientist Training Program and Clinical Fellowship in Lymphoma and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation at Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto.

Care Philosophy: Dr Kubal is an associate member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Malignant Hematology Department. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of South Florida at Moffitt Cancer Center, completing an MBA concurrently at the University of South Florida. Dr Kubal's research and clinical interests are in myeloid malignancies with a particular focus in acute leukemias. In addition to his clinical efforts, Dr Kubal serves as the medical director of process excellence and is focused on continuous improvement of the patient experience.Dr Kubal serves as Senior Medical Director of Moffitt at Wesley Chapel, and practices full time at the Moffitt Wesley Chapel campus.

Care Philosophy: Dr Vania Phuoc is an Assistant Member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Medical Oncology and practices at Moffitt at Wesley Chapel. Dr Phuoc received her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She completed a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida/Moffitt Cancer Center, where she also served as Chief Fellow for the James A Haley Veterans' Hospital. Dr Phuoc's clinical focuses are benign and malignant hematology and breast cancers.

Care Philosophy: Dr Komrokji is the Vice chair of the Malignant Hematology Department and the head of the Leukemia and MDS Section at Moffitt Cancer Center. He is a senior Member of the Malignant Hematology and Experimental Therapeutics Program at the center, and a Professor in Medicine & Oncologic Sciences at the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. After earning a medical degree in 1996 from the Jordan University School of Medicine, Dr Komrokji completed an internship and residency at Case Western University, St. Vincent Program. He then completed a fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, in Hematology/Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Biography: Dr. Sotomayor is the director of the newly established Cancer Institute at Tampa General Hospital. He is a pioneer in the field of cancer immunology and immunotherapy and an internationally renowned expert in lymphoma research and treatment. Prior to joining Tampa General, he was the director of the George Washington University Cancer Center with responsibility and authority over all aspects of cancer care and research at GW and affiliated health systems. He was also a professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Sotomayor specializes in the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias. The accomplished physician-scientist's ongoing research is directed toward cancer immunology and immunotherapy with special focus in developing novel immune-based approaches for the treatment of lymphomas and other hematologic malignancies. Considered as a world expert in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), he has more than 140 publications including seminal discoveries published in top tier journals such as Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Blood, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer Cell among others. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the recipient of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CURE Lifetime Achievement award in 2017. Dr. Sotomayor is involved in several major medical societies and organizations and currently is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Lymphoma Research Foundation, member of the Executive Committee of the Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium and member of several committees of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). He has also served in committees at the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Care Philosophy: Dr Christine Sam is an Assistant Member in the Department of Individualized Cancer Management/Senior Adult Oncology Program. Dr Sam received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. She completed her Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. Dr Sam's primary clinical interest is the treatment of cancer in older patients and developing care plans tailored to their individual needs. Her focus is the treatment of breast, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary malignancies.

Care Philosophy: Dr Laber is a hematologist/oncologist and senior member with Moffitt Medical Group in the Satellite and Community Oncology Department practicing at Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt international Plaza. The MMG faculty at TGH provides invaluable oncology services to the large patient population of this leading regional hospital. Dr Laber earned his MD at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic Health System, and was designated Chief Resident during his term at Hillcrest and Southpointe Hospitals.

Care Philosophy: Dr Blue earned his MD at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr Blue completed an Internal Medicine Residency in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, and d a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship in the Department of Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr Blue recently completed a Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Blue's clinical interests include treatment of plasma cell disorders and evaluation of patients pre and post bone marrow transplant. His research interests include reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes for plasma cell dyscrasias.

Care Philosophy: Dr Walker received her MD from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency and a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of Rochester, New York. She joins us from The Ohio State University, where she served as a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology. Dr Walker's clinical interests are in the care of patients with myeloid malignancies, specifically acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. She is particularly interested in identifying ways to deliver care that maximizes resource utilization and achieves superior patient satisfaction.

Care Philosophy: Dr Rachid Baz is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist who came to Moffitt in 2008 from Cleveland Clinic. Currently, Dr Baz is the Myeloma Section Head in the Department of Malignant Hematology at Moffitt Cancer Center and co-Director of the Pentecost Family Myeloma Research Center. He has developed a special expertise in managing patients with plasma cell disorders such as multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), plasmacytoma, primary systematic amyloidosis, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM). Among other awards, he was the recipient of the Junior Clinical Science Award at Moffitt, and the University of South Florida Outstanding Resident Teaching Award.

Care Philosophy: Dr Pinilla-Ibarz has been at Moffitt since 2006 and holds the rank of Senior Member and Head of Lymphoma Section in the Department of Malignant Hematology. Dr Pinilla-Ibarz received the 2016-17 Moffitt Physician of the Year Award. He was also the recipient of the ASCO young investigator award in 2003 and the ASCO career development award in 2007. Dr Pinilla-Ibarz is nationally and internationally known for his expertise in chronic leukemia and he currently has over 120 peer-reviewed publications. He has received grant support through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and also from multiple industry partners. His clinical interests include chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphoid leukemia.

Biography: Dr. Ivan Borrello, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Tampa, FL. He is 62 years old. Dr. Ivan Borrello, MD is affiliated with Tampa General Hospital and Tampa General Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Dr Jennifer Eatrides is a member of the Moffitt Medical Group in the Satellite and Community Oncology Department practicing at Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt international Plaza. Dr Eatrides earned her MD degree with a research focus at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency and completed a Hematology and Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Eatrides has a particular interest in hematologic malignancies. The MMG faculty at TGH provides invaluable medical oncology services to the large patient population of this leading regional hospital.

Care Philosophy: Dr Kuykendall is an Assistant Member at Moffitt Cancer Center in the Department of Malignant Hematology. He earned his MD from University of Florida College of Medicine and completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of South Florida and a subsequent Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida. He primarily focuses his clinical and research efforts on myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), MDS/MPN overlap syndromes and systemic mastocytosis (SM) where he is dedicated to developing novel, disease-modifying therapies for these rare diseases.

Care Philosophy: Dr Jaglal completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center. His research interests are in benign hematologic disorders: hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease, anemias, hemostasis and thrombosis disorders. Clinically, Dr Jaglal is a hematologist/oncologist and member of Moffitt Medical Group in the Satellite and Community Oncology Department practicing at Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt international Plaza. The MMG faculty at TGH provides invaluable oncology services to the large patient population of this leading regional hospital.

Care Philosophy: Dr Bijal Shah is an Associate Member in the Department of Malignant Hematology. Dr Shah's primary clinical interests are in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (particularly mantle cell lymphoma) and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. As an internist and pediatrician, Dr Shah also has a special interest in adolescent and young adult malignant hematology.

Care Philosophy: Dr Enas Abdallah is an Assistant Member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Department of Malignant Hematology. Dr Abdallah earned her MD from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Henry Ford Allegiance Health and a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Beaumont Health in Michigan. Dr Abdallah's clinical and scholarly interests are focused on inpatient management of malignant hematology patients. She will work closely with all members of the inpatient team to optimize care and outcomes.

Care Philosophy: Dr Andreas Saltos is a Medical Oncologist and the Clinical Research Medical Director in the Department of Thoracic Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Saltos earned his MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before moving to Tampa, where he completed a Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Saltos specializes in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, including all forms and stages of lung cancer.

Care Philosophy: Dr Xie is a hematologist and assistant member in the Moffitt Cancer Center Malignant Hematology Department. Dr Xie completed her hematology/oncology fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Master of Science in Clinical Research and Geriatric fellowship training at the UCLA, Ronald Reagan Medical Center. She focuses on treating myeloid malignancies and precursor stages, including clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), clonal cytopenia (CCUS), MDS, MPN, CMML, and Acute Leukemia. Her research focuses on clinical and translational science, including identifying and preventing cancer at early stage, bridging bench-to-bedside research with designing novel therapeutics and clinical trials.

Care Philosophy: Dr Isenalumehe earned her MD from Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, CUNY Medical College, City College of New York (BA/MD Program) / Albany Medical College, New York and her MS degree in Clinical and Biomedical Investigation from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency at NJMS-Rutgers (former: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, where she also served as Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Chief Resident. She completed a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California, where she also served as Chief Fellow.

Care Philosophy: Dr Locke is a medical oncologist and translational researcher in the Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy. He leads the Immune Cell Therapy (ICE-T) initiative at Moffitt, an integrated cross-departmental translational team. Dr Locke is a clinical research leader in the field of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, acting as a national P.I. for several pivotal trials of anti-CD19 CARs for lymphoma. In addition, Dr Locke is translating findings from his laboratory into new cellular immunotherapies such as the Moffitt created whole protein survivin tumor vaccine for multiple myeloma. Dr Locke graduated with a B.S.

Care Philosophy: Over the past fifteen years, Dr Sokol's clinical and laboratory work has been focused on T-cell lymphomas and leukemias and rare lymphoproliferative and histiocytic disorders including Castleman disease, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Hemophagocytic LymphoHistiocytosis, Rosai-Dorfman Disease, etc. He has participated in numerous clinical trials for T cell malignancies including pivotal studies with romidepsin and mogamulizumab. He also led clinical research in T-cell and NK-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGL). Dr Sokol has been the Co-Director of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Clinic for over 15 years. This clinic is the largest referral center for patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) in the southeastern U.S.

Care Philosophy: Dr David Sallman is an Assistant Member in the Department of Malignant Hematology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr Sallman's clinical interests are myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Dr Sallman earned his MD degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and, most recently, a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center.

Care Philosophy: Gustavo Rivero, MD, is a dual fellowship-trained hematology and medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of acute and chronic leukemia. Dr Riveros areas of clinical expertise includes: acute and chronic myeloid leukemias, acute lymphoid leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative neoplasm, and clonal hematopoiesis of indetermined potential (CHIP).