accepting new patients

Matt Kalaycio, MD

Institution
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Matt Kalaycio, MD, FACP, is the former Chairman of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. Dr. Kalaycio is also a Professor in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Board-certified in hematology, Dr. Kalaycio's clinical interests are in leukemia and hematopoietic cell transplantation. Dr. Kalaycio has published over 200 articles in numerous scientific publications including Bone Marrow Transplantation, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Leukemia. He serves on the editorial board of Biology of

Ryan J. Mattison, MD

Institution
University of Wisconsin Health
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Dr Mattison is an associate professor of medicine within the division of hematology/oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA. He completed his residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC and his fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL. Dr. Mattison is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology.

Cecilia Arana Yi, MD, MSHS, FACP

Institution
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)

Leslie Ellis, BS, MD

Institution
Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Dr. Leslie Ellis is a hematologist-oncologist at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem North Carolina. Dr. Ellis earned her BS and MD degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is an active researcher and treats patients across the hematologic malignancy spectrum, focusing primarily on leukemias as well as bone marrow failure diseases.

Shannon McCurdy, MD

Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
About
Shannon McCurdy, MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is employed by Penn Medicine . Dr. McCurdy is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She is an active researcher and works with the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program, the Hematological Malignancies (Blood Cancer) Program and the Leukemia Program.

Sarah Bannon, MS, CGC

Institution
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
Pediatric
About
Sarah Bannon is a Senior Genetic Counselor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Genetics at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals at risk for an inherited predisposition to hematologic malignancies (leukemia). She is the Genetic Counselor for the Hereditary Hematologic Malignancies Clinic (HHMC).

Mary K. Hughes, MS, RN, CNS, CT

Institution
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Mary K. Hughes, MS, RN, CNS, CT, is a Outpatient, Clinical Nurse Specialist with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Psychiatry Department where she works with a team of mental health professionals to support patients, families and caregivers from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship.

Krisstina Gowin, DO

Institution
University of Arizona
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Krisstina Gowin, DO is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Gowin graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009, where she received a merit scholarship and recognition from the American Women’s Medical Association for outstanding academic achievement. She completed internal medicine residency at University of Southern California, hematology and medical oncology training at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, fellowship training in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona. She is board certified in medical oncology, internal medicine and hematology

Ilene Weitz, MD

Institution
University of Southern California
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Dr. Ilene C. Weitz is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC). Her practice sites include, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. Dr. Weitz is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology. Dr. Weitz earned her medical degree at Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, followed by an internship and residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She conducted a fellowship in hematology/oncology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla

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