An expert in caring for patients with gynecologic malignancies, Murphy serves as a professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and as the assistant director for clinical education at the UF Health Cancer Center. Prior to serving a one-year appointment as senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official last July, she was the program director for the adult hematology/oncology fellowship program.
Muhammad Junaid Tariq, MD, was drawn to hematology and oncology by the rapidly evolving science and the opportunity to help patients live full lives. After receiving his medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the John H.
An expert in caring for patients with gynecologic malignancies, Murphy serves as a professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and as the assistant director for clinical education at the UF Health Cancer Center. Prior to serving a one-year appointment as senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official last July, she was the program director for the adult hematology/oncology fellowship program.
Dina Khalaf, MD, will provide personalized treatments, including bone marrow transplants, for patients with bone marrow failure and blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, the most aggressive adult leukemia. Dr. Khalaf was drawn to UF by the leadership at the UF Health Cancer Center and UF…
Amin Sobh, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UF College of Medicine who recently completed his postdoctoral training in the lab of Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center. Sobh studies multiple myeloma, the second most common blood…
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) has been selected by SWOG to lead a Storefront Support Program for oncology research. SWOG is a National Cancer Institute-supported, or NCI-supported, organization that conducts clinical trials in adult cancers. The Storefront program establishes a regional network of partner sites using a hub-and-spoke…
Merry Jennifer Markham, M.D., FACP, FASCO Merry Jennifer Markham, M.D., FACP, FASCO, a professor in the UF Division of Hematology and Oncology, has been appointed the UF Health Cancer Center’s inaugural medical director for women’s cancer innovation and survivorship. In this role, she will work with clinicians and investigators to…
UF Health at the American Society of Hematology 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition The UF Health Cancer Center will be well-represented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 66th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego from Dec. 7-10. The ASH Annual Meeting is the most comprehensive hematology event of the…
Leighton Elliott, M.D. Hematology and Oncology Specialist A trained biomedical engineer, Leighton Elliott, MD, was 11 hours away on a mission trip in Vietnam helping to fit patients with prosthetic legs when he learned his first child had been born. The news arrived via a frantic series of missed Skype…
Devika Das, MD is a cancer specialist (oncologist) practicing at UF Health Medical Oncology – Davis Cancer Pavilion Devika Das, MD, was fascinated with medicine growing up. She used that passion to propel her through medical school in India. However, it wasn’t until her internal medicine residency at the University…
The UF Health adolescent and young adult oncology team from left to right, Joanne Lagmay, M.D.; Bianca Williams, MSW; Lauren Staley, ARNP; Brian Stover, M.D., and Leighton Elliott, M.D. Photo by Nate Guidry/UF Health Eight years ago, Jennifer Arrington was planning her unborn son’s funeral and her own at the…
Bently Doonan Helen Moore, Ph.D., an associate professor in the laboratory for systems medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care & sleep, is leading a project that will optimize melanoma cancer therapies in dogs, eventually translating for human use through RNA sequencing and mathematic modelling. Moore is a mathematician…
UF Health oncologist Bently Doonan, MD, recently appeared on News4Jax to discuss how to choose the best sunscreen and how to get the most out of it. Watch the video here.
Thomas George, M.D. Thomas George, M.D., deputy director of the UF Health Cancer Center, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in recognition of his extraordinary volunteer service, engagement, dedication and commitment to ASCO. Recipients are recognized for efforts that benefit ASCO, the…
The University of Florida Hematology/Oncology Fellowship has been recognized as the UF Graduate Medical Education Program (GME) of the Year. It was selected from among 83 ACGME-accredited programs and nearly 50 non-ACGME-accredited programs offered at the University of Florida. The Hematology/Oncology Fellowship team from left: Shelby Thompson, Carol Mathew, M.D.,…
Educating oncologists is at the forefront of the UF Health Cancer Center’s mission, representing a key strategy to reduce the burden of cancer. For practicing oncologists, gaining expertise in learning science and education design is key to ensure they have the skills to teach others, including fellow oncologists, trainees and…
Six UF Health Cancer Center researchers have received funding from the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund for research projects that promote cancer innovation, research and lifesaving care for patients in Florida. The projects range from small-molecule drug discovery for novel cancer therapeutics to community outreach efforts for breast cancer screening. “These awards reflect…
Five teams of cancer researchers have received UF Health Cancer Center pilot funding for collaborative projects that harness the strengths of the University of Florida with The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Florida Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology. The inaugural pilot program pairs investigators across disciplines with the goal of generating preliminary…
Zhijian Qian, Ph.D., an accomplished molecular oncologist who holds an endowed professorship in cancer research, has received the UF College of Medicine’s Outstanding Research Scientist Award in Basic or Translational Sciences. Zhijian Qian, Ph.D., with Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center. Qian, the…
The University of Florida College of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine is pleased to announce Dr. Zhijian Qian, PhD, a tenured professor, was appointed the Pierre Chagnon Professorship on Jan. 1, 2022. Dr. Qian joined the division of hematology and oncology in…
The University of Florida Health Cancer Center, along with its proton partner in Jacksonville, has once again been recognized as a Cancer Center of Excellence by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Health.The UF Health Cancer Center is one of four centers in the state to receive this…
Merry Jennifer Markham, M.D., FACP, FASCO, associate director for medical affairs at the UF Health Cancer Center and professor in the UF division of hematology and oncology , has been appointed as chief of the division of hematology and oncology in the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Merry-Jennifer Markham “It was an…
As seen in HemOnc Today For Thomas J. George, MD, FACP, being an ally to his female colleagues means challenging the status quo. “I have pledged ‘he for she’ as a professional priority,” George, director of the gastrointestinal oncology and phase 1 program at University of Florida, said…
Merry-Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP, FASCO, is a gynecologic medical oncologist at the University of Florida (UF) and associate director for medical affairs at UF Health Cancer Center; in 2018, she was appointed interim chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UF. Dr. Markham is a member of ASCO’s…
Europe’s largest cancer research meeting, the ESMO Virtual Congress, recently took place on Sept. 19-21. With the event behind us, STAT’s Adam Feuerstein will moderate a panel with some top cancer experts to review the significant data presented at ESMO, discuss what to expect for the rest of the year…
The University of Florida Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program provides a comprehensive clinical and research experience that is tailored to the fellow’s career goals and interests. Through research focus selection, fellows in the second and third year follow an individualized learning plan that is consistent with their career goals.
Read this article by Merry Jennifer Markham, MD published in ASCO Daily News. Article Highlights Patients with cancer, especially those who are older and who are receiving active cancer treatment, are particularly vulnerable to the more severe form of COVID-19. Telemedicine has evolved as an increasingly important mechanism…
Welcome to Zeina Al-Mansour, MD, an assistant professor in UF Health’s Division of Hematology & Oncology in the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Al-Mansour received her medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan. She completed an internship in internal medicine at the…
Gabriela Ballester, MD Gabriela Ballester, MD, is a clinical associate professor in the division of hematology and oncology, bone transplant program in the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Ballester earned her medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires. She went on to complete hematology fellowships at the…
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