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Firas El Chaer, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine who specializes in hematology and oncology. His clinical areas of interest are acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative disorders, aplastic anemia, clonal hematopoiesis and blood disorders. His research focuses on improving outcomes for acute leukemia in adults by focusing on targeted therapies and overcoming resistance mechanisms. Dr. El Chaer attended medical school at the University of Balamand in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at

Zohra Nooruddin, MD received her medical degree from Ziauddin Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan, and attended Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Englewood, New Jersey for her residency. Dr. Nooruddin completed a fellowship in symptom control and palliative care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Colorado Denver. She is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, and in hematology and oncology.

Dr. Anand Karnad received his medical degree from Madras Medical College at the University of Madras (Chennai), in India. Dr. Karnad is Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Department of Medicine, and UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center and has been Professor of Medicine here since 2004. He has been an active investigator for the National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials for two decades, including trials designed to prevent and treat a range of cancers. He is principal investigator for the National Clinical Trials System (NCTN) SWOG trials at the Cancer Center. He is