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Dr. Martina Murphy, who is the senior associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official in the UF College of Medicine, will lead professional development and mentorship activities for cancer researchers across the institute’s four research programs.

This project will use an artificial intelligence tool called OSCAR to automatically analyze CT scans from more than 2,000 lung cancer patients treated at the University of Florida. OSCAR measures muscle mass, body fat, blood vessel calcification and lung damage from routine scans without requiring additional tests, radiation or cost.

For Khalaf, a clinical associate professor in the UF Division of Hematology and Oncology, serving as a mentor is deeply personal.

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 cancer.

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 specialty…

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…