Education
Division of Hematology & Oncology
EDUCATION
Hematology-Oncology Fellows, 2014–2015
The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine provides comprehensive education in oncology, stem cell transplantation and benign and malignant hematology to medical students and trainees at all levels, including those in the Internal Medicine residency program and in the division’s Hematology and Oncology fellowship program. The three-year fellowship program, led by Director Christiana M. Brenin, MD, and Associate Directors Craig Portell, MD and Richard Hall, MD, emphasizes training that provides young physicians with the skills to succeed in academic medicine. The program is approved for eight positions; one of these is funded by the Farrow Fellowship, which provides support for pursuit of an MS degree in clinical research and for protected time to perform clinical investigation.
Fellows gain exposure to, and competency in, a range of disciplines, including:
- Stem cell transplantation.
- Radiation therapy.
- Blood banking.
- Hematopathology.
- Specialty diagnostic laboratories (immunology, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, molecular genetics).
- Hemostasis/thrombosis.
- Gynecologic oncology.
- Palliative care and pain control.
- Chemotherapy administration.
The continuity clinic provides a major portion of the fellows’ education in the natural history and management of hematologic-oncologic disorders; they work one-half day a week for the entire three years of their fellowship, accumulating a panel of patients with a variety of disorders for whom they provide longitudinal care.
ASCO Training Program
In March 2015 second-year fellow Tri Le, MD, was accepted into the Quality Training Program of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), along with colleagues Tanya Thomas, RN, OCN, and Hem-Onc Assistant Professor Michael K. Keng. According to Dr. Le, “We are using this opportunity to continue our work on the treatment of neutropenic fever at UVA, with the goal of standardizing care across the Health System.”
Hematology and Oncology Fellows, AY 2014-2015
Third-year fellows (graduating as of July 1, 2015)
- Laahn Foster, MD – Joined UVA division faculty, with focus on benign and malignant hematology.
- Lindsey Morgan O’Brien, MD – Joined private practice in Winchester, Va.
- Emaculate Tebit, MD, PhD – Joined private practice in Lynchburg, Va.
- Zaw Myint, MD – Finished his fellowship out of cycle, in February 2015; joined the faculty of University of California at Loma Linda.
Second-year fellows
- Tri Minh Le, MD
- Andrew Romano, MD – Appointed chief fellow for 2015–2016.
- Adrian Parasca, MD – Departed the program in April 2014 to return to internal medicine practice.
First-year fellows
- Paul Kunk, MD
- Louise Man, MD
- Mohammed Naeem, MD
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