Faculty
Division of Hematology & Oncology
FACULTY RECRUITMENT, RECOGNITION & SERVICE
- Clinical Leadership
- Academic and Professional Service
- Profile: Hillary Maitland, MD
- Osama Rahma Wins Danielson Translation Innovation Award
“Bringing new therapies to patients is one of the most exciting things we do here at UVA.”
New faculty member Ryan Gentzler, MD, received his medical degree from Temple University and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He earned a master’s degree in pharmacology during his residency, with a focus on clinical investigation supported by the NIH K30 program. He completed a hematology/oncology fellowship at Northwestern University, where he served as a chief fellow.
Dr. Gentzler also attended the ASCO/AACR Workshop for Methods in Clinical Cancer Research, where he advanced his knowledge of early phase clinical trial development and wrote a protocol for a Phase I/II investigator-initiated trial for patients with lung cancer.
Gentzler’s research focus is the development of novel therapies for lung cancer, particularly immune-based therapies. He serves as PI on several clinical trials and is working to open additional trials for patients at UVA.
New Faculty
The division welcomed a number of new faculty members in FY 2015, listed below. The institutions from which they were recruited and their areas of specialty are indicated.
- Elizabeth Gaughan, MD – Beth Israel/Harvard; head and neck cancer, genitourinary oncology, melanoma.
- Ryan Gentzler, MD – Northwestern University; thoracic oncology, head and neck cancer.
- Richard Hall, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center; thoracic oncology, head and neck cancer.
- Michael Keng, MD – Cleveland Clinic; hematologic malignancy, acute leukemia, patient safety.
- Robert Dreicer, MD, MS, FACP, FASO, Deputy Director and Associate Director, UVA Cancer Center – Cleveland Clinic, Section Chief for Medical Oncology; genitourinary oncology.
Ongoing Recruitments
- Senior faculty member in medical oncology and Associate Director for Translational Research, UVA Cancer Center.
- Director, Stem Cell Transplantation program.
- Midlevel or senior faculty member in medical oncology and gastrointestinal (GI) oncology.
- Junior or midlevel faculty member in medical oncology and melanoma.
- Junior faculty member in medical oncology and gastrointestinal (GI) oncology.
- Junior faculty member in general medical oncology, including sarcomas, neuroendocrine and carcinoid tumors and other rare malignancies.