Hematology/Oncology

Current Fellows

First Year Fellows

  • Khyati Dasika, MD

    Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

    Undergraduate: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    Medical School: Temple University

    Residency: Northwestern University

    Academic Interests: Solid tumor oncology, specifically lung and breast; Bioethics and Health Justice/Disparities; Precision Medicine

    Hobbies: Running/Hiking, Dance choreography and performing, Discovering new cafes & coffee shops 

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  • John Dobbs, MD MPH

    Hometown: Laurel, MS

    Undergraduate: The George Washington University

    Medical School: The George Washington University

    Residency: Johns Hopkins

    Academic Interests: Solid Tumor Oncology, Health Services Research

    Hobbies: Tennis, Cycling, Cooking

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  • David Meyer, MD

    Hometown: Summerfield, North Carolina 

    Undergraduate: Marist Univeristy

    Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

    Residency: Osler Medical Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital 

    Academic Interests: Early onset colorectal cancer, clinical trials, precision medicine

    Hobbies: Trying new resteraunts, playing pickleball, and cheering for the Carolina Panthers

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  • Danielle Olonoff, MD

    Hometown: New York City, NY
    Undergraduate: Cornell University
    Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Residency: Montefiore/Einstein Internal Medicine Residency
    Academic Interests: Classical hematology
    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, exploring the New York City restaurant scene, and collecting books

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  • Athanasios Papadas, MD PhD

    Hometown: Patras, Greece

    Undergraduate: N/A (went straight to med school after High School)

    Medical School: University of Patras School of Medicine

    Residency: The Ohio State University 

    Academic Interests: Immunotherapy and stromal–myeloid cell interactions in the tumor microenvironment across solid tumors

    Hobbies: Tennis, running, biking

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  • Sacha Roberts, MD

    Hometown: Chicopee, MA 

    Undergraduate: Boston College 

    Medical School: New York Medical College 

    Residency: NYP-Weill Cornell 

    Academic Interests: Breast cancer, cancer genetics, screening and prevention, AI in oncology 

    Hobbies: Exploring everything that NYC has to offer, exercising, traveling, cooking, reading

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  • Carrie Sha, MD

    Hometown: Many places, spent longest time in suburbs of Chicago 

    Undergraduate: Harvard University

    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College 

    Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (chief year) 

    Academic Interests: Cancer care for older patients, palliative oncology 

    Hobbies: Painting, printmaking, gallery hopping, attending film festivals

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  • John Wang, MD

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA

    Undergraduate: Grinnell College

    Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

    Residency: Northwestern University 

    Academic Interests: Lymphoma and Cellular Therapies 

    Hobbies: Reading (fiction only) + Finding new restaurants

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Second Year Fellows

  • Arshia Arora, MD

    Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota

    Undergraduate: University of Miami

    Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    Residency: Johns Hopkins Osler Medical Residency

    Academic Interests: Breast cancer, clinical trials, health disparities

    Hobbies: Yoga, jogging around Central Park/Riverside Park, and reading (we have a fellowship book club!)

    Sminu Bose

  • Samantha Collins, MD

    Hometown: Sharon, MA

    Undergraduate: Middlebury College

    Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

    Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at Duke University

    Academic Interests: AYA Oncology

    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, tennis, going to the movies, visiting the Met!

    Kara Cicero

  • Nickolas Dreher, MD

    Hometown: Vacaville, CA

    Undergraduate: Princeton University

    Medical School: Mount Sinai Medical School

    Residency: Columbia University, Internal Medicine 

    Academic Interests: Clinical Trials and Healthcare Disparities 

    Hobbies: Sports, audiobooks, reality TV, and unhealthy dining  

    Mariam El-Ashmawy

  • Jeffrey Granat, MD PhD

    Hometown:  Livingston, NJ

    Undergraduate:  Johns Hopkins University

    Medical School:  NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    Residency:  Mount Sinai Hospital

    Academic Interests:  GI oncology, epigenetics, metabolism

    Hobbies:  Dogs, food, baseball

    Monica Kasbekar

  • Abha Kulkarni, MD MPH

    Hometown: Skillman, NJ

    Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

    Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson    

    Residency: Weill Cornell

    Academic Interests: Breast oncology, outcomes research 

    Hobbies: Movies (we throw an Oscars party every year!), reading and visiting used bookstores, true crime podcasts, trying new restaurants and exploring neighborhoods of NYC

    Ashray Maniar

  • Bethina Liu, MD

    Hometown: NYC

    Undergraduate: Harvard College

    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine

    Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medicine

    Academic Interests: Early-phase clinical trials 

    Hobbies: Road trips, day hikes, museums, baking, caffeinated beverages

    Yun Ryu

  • Aleksandar Obradovic, MD PhD

    Hometown: Dresher, Pennsylvania

    Undergraduate: Columbia University

    Medical School: Columbia University

    Residency: Columbia NYP

    Academic Interests: Tumor Immunotherapy, Single-Cell Omics, Bioinformatics, Immunology, Genitourinary Oncology, Precision Medicine

    Hobbies: Science Fiction, Board Games

    Pedro Vianna

  • Kruti Vora, MD

    Hometown: Wayland, MA

    Undergraduate: Harvard College

    Medical School: Harvard Medical School

    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

    Academic Interests: GI oncology; Thoracic oncology; Clinical trials; Trial access; Toxicity mitigation

    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, baking banana bread, NYT crosswords, playing fetch with my dog

    Alexander Wei

Third Year Fellows

  • Rama Al Hamed, MD

    Hometown: Amman, Jordan

    Undergraduate: American University of Beirut

    Medical School: American University of Beirut

    Residency: Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Academic Interests: Adoptive cellular therapies in solid malignancies, thoracic oncology  

    Hobbies: Barry’s Bootcamp, traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time with family

    Shaheer Khan

  • Ezra Bernstein, MD MPH

    Hometown: Buffalo, New York

    Undergraduate: Brandeis University (B.A. in Biology)

    Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

    Residency: NYU Langone Health, Internal Medicine

    Academic Interests: Genitourinary oncology, immunotherapy, adoptive cellular therapy, translational cancer research, clinical trial design, and health policy. Current research focuses on personalized adoptive T-cell therapy for metastatic urothelial carcinoma, immunotherapy combinations in prostate cancer, and management of oligometastatic and oligoprogressive renal cell carcinoma.

    Hobbies: Tennis, hockey, travel, food, friends, and the perpetual pursuit of fantasy football glory.

    Galina Lagos

  • Michael Caplan, MD

    • Chief Fellow

    Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

    Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

    Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Academic Interests: Breast Cancer, therapeutic clinical trials

    Hobbies: Running around the reservoir in Central Park, Rooftop Gardening, Barry’s Bootcamp

    Julia McGuinness

  • Brandon DaSilva, MD

    • Chief Fellow

    Hometown: Centereach, New York

    Undergraduate: Georgetown University

    Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

    Residency: Stanford Health Care

    Academic Interests: Leukemias (particularly Chronic lymphocytic leukemia), immune dysregulation in CLL, measurable residual disease, clinical trials

    Hobbies: Taking walks in Central Park with my wife and newborn, trying new restaurants (especially spicy dishes), catching a live sporting event, watching the New York Giants, Islanders, Yankees, and KNICKS! 

    Morgan Lichtenstein

  • Rong Deng, MD

    Hometown: White Plains

    Undergraduate: Columbia University

    Medical School: SUNY Buffalo

    Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian

    Academic Interests: Epigenetics, Translational Genomics

    Hobbies: Biking, Climbing

    Rohan Maniar

  • Matthew Ehrlich, MD

    Hometown: Queens, NY

    Undergraduate: Binghamton University

    Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

    Residency: NYP-Columbia

    Academic Interests: Genitourinary Oncology, Medical Education

    Hobbies: Sports, all things music, and finding the best slice of pizza in NY

    Yoanna Pumpalova

  • Tristan Lee, MD

    Hometown: Oakland, California

    Undergraduate: UCLA

    Medical School: Duke University 

    Residency: CUIMC

    Academic Interests: Thoracic Oncology, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care

    Hobbies: Tennis, weightlifting, reading, and spending time with my wife/daughter! 

    Winston Wong

  • Vicky Ro, MD

    Hometown: San Jose, CA

    Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

    Medical School: Columbia University

    Residency: NYP-Columbia

    Academic Interests: Cancer genetics,  breast cancer screening & risk stratification, clinical trials in solid tumors 

    Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, baking, trying new restaurants & coffeeshops

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  • Sunil Bhatt, MD

    Board Certifications
    Internal Medicine 2022
    Appointments
    Third Year Clinical Fellow
    New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Education
    MD 2019, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover NH

    Internship & Residency
    Internal Medicine 2022, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT

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