Fellows

First Year Fellows

Sean Doerfler, MD

Sean Doerfler, MD

2024-2025 Palliative Care Fellow

Education: MD – University of Pittsburgh

Residency: Duke

John Flickinger, Jr, MD, PhD

John Flickinger, Jr, MD, PhD

Education: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Residency: UPMC (Research Pathway)

Allison Gradone, MD

Allison Gradone, MD

Education: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Residency: University of Michigan

Padma, Katikaneni, MD

Padma, Katikaneni, MD

Education: MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences

Residency: UPMC

Ishara Lareef, MD

Ishara Lareef, MD

Education: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Residency: Temple

Chris Marino, MD

Chris Marino, MD

Combined Palliative Care/Hematology Oncology Fellowship

Education: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Residency: UPMC

Mariah Ondeck, MD

Mariah Ondeck, MD

Education: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Junaid Wali, MD

Junaid Wali, MD

ASH Hematology Fellowship

Education: King Edward Medical College

Residency: Mayo-Rochester

Second Year Fellows

Vasilii Bushunow, MD

Vasilii Bushunow, MD

Education: MD – State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

Residency: UPMC

Anumita “Anu” Chakraborty, MD, MS

Anumita “Anu” Chakraborty, MD, MS

Education: MD – State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

Residency: Temple

Nosakhare “Nosa” Ilerhunmwuwa, MBBS, MSc

Nosakhare “Nosa” Ilerhunmwuwa, MBBS, MSc

Education: MD – University of Benin, Nigeria

Residency: Brookdale

Yu Jen “Alex” Jan, MD

Yu Jen “Alex” Jan, MD

Education: MD – National Taiwan University College of Medicine

Residency: Mount Auburn

Randolph “Randy” Lyde, MD, PhD

Randolph “Randy” Lyde, MD, PhD

Education: MD – Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Residency: UPMC

Ryan Sweeney, MD

Ryan Sweeney, MD

Education: MD – Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Residency: Allegheny Health Network (AHN)

Victor Zibara, MD

Victor Zibara, MD

ASH Fellow

Education: MD – LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Lebanon

Residency: Mt. Sinai West

Third Year Fellows

Dominika “Domi” Dulak, MD

Dominika “Domi” Dulak, MD

Education: MD – Medical University of Gdansk Faculty of Medicine, Gdansk, Poland

Residency: UPMC

Research Interests: Hematologic Malignancies; BMT

Hannah Maynard, MD

Hannah Maynard, MD

Education: BS – Duke University, MD – Columbia University

Residency: NYU

Research Interests: GI Malignancy, Clinical Trials, and Cancer Genetics

Sarbajeet Nagdas, MD, PhD

Sarbajeet Nagdas, MD, PhD

Education: BS – University of North Carolina, PhD – University of Virginia, MD – University of Virginia

Residency: UPMC

Research Interests: Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Tumoral Cells in Solid Malignancies, Early-phase Translational Studies

Matthew Nguyen, MD

Matthew Nguyen, MD

Education: BS – Virginia Tech, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Residency: UPMC

Research Interests: Drug Discovery and Development, Clinical/Translational Research, Clinical Trials

Benjamin “Ben” Schluger, MD

Benjamin “Ben” Schluger, MD

Education: BS – Brandeis University, MD – Columbia University

Residency: NY Presbyterian Hospital

Research Interests: Public/Population Health, Preventative Care, and Lung Cancer

Samuel “Sam” Sestito, MD

Samuel “Sam” Sestito, MD

Education: BA – Washington and Jefferson College, MD – University of Pittsburgh

Residency: Vanderbilt University

Geriatric Internal Medicine Fellowship: Vanderbilt University

Research Interests: Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults with Cancer; Clinical Innovation to Bring Geriatric Care Principles into Oncology