Dr. Fletcher is an Associate Professor of Medicine within the Division of Hematology and Oncology. He is a Veterans Administration Advanced Career Development Awardee, American Heart Association Career Development Awardee and Florida Biomedical Research Program NIR Awardee.

Dr. Mandernach is an assistant professor of medicine within the division of hematology and oncology, and serves as a clinician educator with a focus on thrombosis and hemostasis, sickle cell disease, and principally venous thromboembolism and cancer. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology.

Carol Mathew, MD, is an assistant professor in the hematology/oncology division at the University of Florida Department of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate years at College of New Rochelle in New York, getting a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Chemistry. She attended Ross University School of Medicine and graduated with her doctorate receiving the highest honors in 2013. Her post-doctoral training includes an internship and residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a fellowship in the division of hematology and oncology.

Mathew has received over six awards such as the President’s Award in the College of New Rochelle, New York, and Honor’s list for eight consecutive semesters. She currently serves on educational and administrative committees as well as clinical teaching activities. Mathew has presented her research at a local, state and national level specializing in leukemia and cardiac risk factors. Additionally, she has contributed to peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications analyzing multidisciplinary approaches to caring for geriatric patients with cancer.

Dr. Rajasekhar is a clinician and clinical investigator with a focus on benign hematology, specifically thrombosis and hemostasis. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society.

Dr. Zumberg is recognized as an outstanding clinician-educator in the Division of Hematology/Oncology and the Department of Medicine.   He serves as Section Chief for benign hematology and holds various medical directorships.  He is chairman of the Shands Hospital Transfusion Committee.  He is noted as a key clinical faculty member in the Internal Medicine residency training program and the Division of Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program.

Karen C. Daily, DO, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Daily’s undergraduate degree is from The Ohio State University and her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in internal medicine and a fellowship at UF in hematology and oncology.

Dr. Daily is a clinically-based investigator and educator with a focus on breast and gynecologic cancers. She is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Daily is the recipient of multiple teaching awards.

Dr. Daily founded the High Risk Program, within UF Health Breast Center, that identifies women at above-average risk of developing breast cancer and offers prevention and early detection strategies. Dr. Daily also serves as the Associate Medical Director of the Medical Oncology Clinic. She is committed to resolving access to care barriers in disadvantaged populations and passionate about improving the efficiency of the health care system.

Through her role as the Breast Cancer Disease Site Group’s Research Leader, Dr. Daily is dedicated to increasing available clinical trials, both large cooperative group studies and early phase single institution investigations, so that every patient may be offered the opportunity to participate. She is an active member of the National Surgical Adjuvant Bowel and Breast Project (NSABP) and serves as Co-Chair of the Rare Breast Cancer Committee.

Dr. Heldermon is an associate professor of medicine, board certified medical oncologist with expertise in the treatment of breast cancer. He is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. His research expertise is in the use of gene replacement and stem cell therapies for the treatment of inherited disorders such as lysosomal storage diseases. He also studies the spread of stem cells from maternal or malignant sources using mouse models.

Dr. Staal’s professional career spans more than 35 years and includes conducting basic and applied cancer research, caring for patients, and organizing and administering a clinical cancer program. He has an interest in the molecular mechanisms that define cancer cells and how these can be exploited therapeutically. Clinically his interests are focused on experimental therapeutics, breast cancer, and clinical management to promote research and improve patient care.

Dr. George is a clinical investigator and educator with a focus on gastrointestinal malignancies. As director of the GI Oncology Program at the University of Florida, Dr. George helps to oversee the treatment of all patients with GI malignancies. He previously served as chair of the Medical Advisory Board to the State of Florida Department of Health and the Screen for Life Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, which targets historically underserved populations. He also recently completed a 10 year term as the gubernatorial-appointed chair of the Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council, which advises the legislature, Department of Health, and state surgeon general on all cancer related matters and policy. He currently serves as the Associate Director for Clinical Research at the UF Health Cancer Center. Through participation with large oncology clinical trial cooperative groups and the National Cancer Institute, Dr. George is an active clinician and clinical investigator in GI malignancies and early phase clinical trials testing new therapies for patients with advanced cancers. He is a member of the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and numerous cancer research groups.

Brian Ramnaraign, MD is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Ramnaraign attended the University of Toronto for his undergraduate studies where he was awarded an Honors Bachelors of Science degree with a specialization in molecular genetics and microbiology. This was followed by attending St. George’s University for his medical training where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine and graduated cum laude.

His internal medicine residency was completed at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY where Dr. Ramnaraign had the opportunity to participate in rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan. After residency he obtained a fellowship in geriatrics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Ramnaraign completed his hematology and oncology fellowship here at the University of Florida and upon completion stayed on as faculty. His wife is also here at the University of Florida and is training to be a pediatric oncologist.

His expertise and research interests are in the fields of genitourinary cancers, gastrointestinal cancers and neuroendocrine cancers. He is interested in the role of targeted therapies and immunotherapies in providing personalized treatments to individuals with advanced cancers.​

Sherise C. Rogers, M.D., M.P.H., received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2009 in Human Development with a minor in Biological Sciences. She then obtained her Medical Doctorate in 2014 and Master in Public Health in 2015 from New York Medical College.

Dr. Rogers completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York in 2017. She completed her Hematology & Oncology Fellowship at The Ohio State University Medical Center where she also served as Wellness Chief Fellow in 2020. Aside from her educational achievements, Dr. Rogers has a passion for mentoring and has completed many professional development programs such as the Physician Leadership Academy and Medical Journalism elective at the ABC News Medical Unit in New York City.

Her peer reviewed publications and presentations have concentrations in oncology, physician wellness and strategies to address burnout among hematology and oncology trainees. She is a member of many professional memberships such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

Dr. Rogers’ area of clinical and research focus are gastrointestinal malignancies with a special interest in pancreas and hepatobiliary cancers.

Dr Murillo has had multiple enriching experiences in other institutions prior to joining UF. She did her internship in Internal Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts then went on to finish Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. She then went on to Montefiore Medical Center in New York, where she completed her fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology.

After completing fellowship, she moved to Ashland, Kentucky, where she started a hospital based private practice and was active in creating a more robust oncology program in that institution.

Dr. Staal’s professional career spans more than 35 years and includes conducting basic and applied cancer research, caring for patients, and organizing and administering a clinical cancer program. He has an interest in the molecular mechanisms that define cancer cells and how these can be exploited therapeutically. Clinically his interests are focused on experimental therapeutics, breast cancer, and clinical management to promote research and improve patient care.

Brian Ramnaraign, MD is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Ramnaraign attended the University of Toronto for his undergraduate studies where he was awarded an Honors Bachelors of Science degree with a specialization in molecular genetics and microbiology. This was followed by attending St. George’s University for his medical training where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine and graduated cum laude.

His internal medicine residency was completed at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY where Dr. Ramnaraign had the opportunity to participate in rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan. After residency he obtained a fellowship in geriatrics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Ramnaraign completed his hematology and oncology fellowship here at the University of Florida and upon completion stayed on as faculty. His wife is also here at the University of Florida and is training to be a pediatric oncologist.

His expertise and research interests are in the fields of genitourinary cancers, gastrointestinal cancers and neuroendocrine cancers. He is interested in the role of targeted therapies and immunotherapies in providing personalized treatments to individuals with advanced cancers.​

Jonathan Chatzkel, MD is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Chatzkel attended the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated magna cum laude, receiving a Bachelors of Arts degree with honors in Economics. He completed his medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an internal medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis, MO and a hematology and oncology fellowship at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. Dr. Chatzel’s clinical interests include the care of patients with genitourinary cancers, including cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate, and testis. He believes strongly in delivering individualized care to each of his patients. Professional affiliations include the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO.

Dr. Markham is the Interim Chief of the Division of Hematology & Oncology and a professor in the Department of Medicine. She is a clinical investigator and educator with a focus on gynecologic malignancies. She serves as the Associate Director for Medical Affairs for the UF Health Cancer Center and the Research Lead for the Gynecologic Cancers Disease Site Group at UF Health Cancer Center. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO), and the American College of Physicians (ACP), and numerous clinical trial cooperative groups.

Dr. Murphy is a clinical investigator and educator with a passion for women’s health especially within hematology/oncology. She specializes in caring for patients with gynecologic malignancies. Her research focuses in the study and reduction of healthcare disparities & inequity as it pertains to patient related outcomes in cancer care as well as workplace and training environments. She serves as the Program Director for the Hematology/Oncology fellowship program. Additionally, she is the Course Director for Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1 & 2, part of an 18 month longitudinal curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students. Dr. Murphy has a strong dedication to medical education and is actively involved on a national level in research in medical education primarily related to novel curriculum development, mentorship and career development.

Dr. Murphy is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) where she serves on the ASH Committee on Training and as a faculty mentor for the ASH Medical Educators Institute. She is also a participant in the ASCO Educational Scholars Program. She provides consultation for patients on the inpatient Heme/Onc services and maintains an active clinical practice at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Karen C. Daily, DO, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Daily’s undergraduate degree is from The Ohio State University and her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in internal medicine and a fellowship at UF in hematology and oncology.

Dr. Daily is a clinically-based investigator and educator with a focus on breast and gynecologic cancers. She is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Daily is the recipient of multiple teaching awards.

Dr. Daily founded the High Risk Program, within UF Health Breast Center, that identifies women at above-average risk of developing breast cancer and offers prevention and early detection strategies. Dr. Daily also serves as the Associate Medical Director of the Medical Oncology Clinic. She is committed to resolving access to care barriers in disadvantaged populations and passionate about improving the efficiency of the health care system.

Through her role as the Breast Cancer Disease Site Group’s Research Leader, Dr. Daily is dedicated to increasing available clinical trials, both large cooperative group studies and early phase single institution investigations, so that every patient may be offered the opportunity to participate. She is an active member of the National Surgical Adjuvant Bowel and Breast Project (NSABP) and serves as Co-Chair of the Rare Breast Cancer Committee.

Dr. Kaye is a professor of medicine, medical director of the thoracic oncology program and director of the lung cancer center within the division of hematology and oncology. He is a clinical and basic science investigator with a focus on thoracic malignancies. Dr. Kay is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Jones is a Professor with the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the University of Florida. He is a board certified medical oncologist with expertise in the study and treatment of lung cancer. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, then completed in residency in Internal Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and then his fellowship in Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson cancer Center, where he remained on the faculty. After two years of research at Genentech, Inc., he returned to academic medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and then joined the faculty of the University of New Mexico as the Director of Thoracic Oncology as well as the Medical Director of the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance.

Dr. Nam H. Dang is a board certified medical oncologist with expertise in the study and treatment of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Dr. Lynch received his BA from the University of Virginia and MD from Eastern VA Medical School in 1984. After internal medicine training at the University of Florida, he did his training in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda MD. In 1991 he returned to the UFCOM and has served in multiple roles during this tenure including, course director in Oncology (20 years), program director for hematology/oncology (13 years), section chief of hematology/oncology at the VAMC and now serves as the Assistant Dean for Admissions. He is a nationally recognized well published expert in the diagnosis and treatment of lymphomas and has coauthored over 130 papers, book chapters and abstracts. His educational roles include teaching cancer biology, clinical oncology, clinical reasoning and humanism in medicine. He was the first faculty inductee into the Chapman Humanism Society at the UFCOM and serves on its board of directors. He has received multiple teaching awards including clinical teacher of the year 5 times, the Hippocratic award three times, is a member of the College of Medicine Society of Teaching Scholars and in 2006 was honored by the University of Florida as one of 5 Distinguished Teaching Scholars. He was co-founder with his wife of the Christian Study Center at the University of Florida and serves as its board president. He and his wife Laura, have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.

Dr. Close is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.  Her primary appointment is as the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for the University of Florida College of Medicine. She was previously the Program Director for the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program.  She is a clinician educator, with research interest in curriculum related to general oncology and interactions with patients at the end of life. She is actively nationally in education, serving on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Professional Development Committee and the In-Training Exam Writing Committees for both Internal Medicine and Oncology.  She was previously Section Chief of Oncology at the Gainesville VAMC, and was the Assistant Chief of the Medical Service from 2015-2018. She previously chaired the VHA Oncology Field Advisory (FAC) Committee, a national committee providing guidance for national VA policy. She is interested in performance improvement in oncology, and has a national role in this through the VA FAC and through her membership on ASCO’s Workforce Advisory Group Committee.

Dr. Staal’s professional career spans more than 35 years and includes conducting basic and applied cancer research, caring for patients, and organizing and administering a clinical cancer program. He has an interest in the molecular mechanisms that define cancer cells and how these can be exploited therapeutically. Clinically his interests are focused on experimental therapeutics, breast cancer, and clinical management to promote research and improve patient care.

Dr. Kaye is a professor of medicine, medical director of the thoracic oncology program and director of the lung cancer center within the division of hematology and oncology. He is a clinical and basic science investigator with a focus on thoracic malignancies. Dr. Kay is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Jones is a Professor with the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the University of Florida. He is a board certified medical oncologist with expertise in the study and treatment of lung cancer. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, then completed in residency in Internal Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and then his fellowship in Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson cancer Center, where he remained on the faculty. After two years of research at Genentech, Inc., he returned to academic medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and then joined the faculty of the University of New Mexico as the Director of Thoracic Oncology as well as the Medical Director of the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance.