Meet the Faculty
At Upstate Medical University, the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program is led by a distinguished faculty who are renowned experts in their field. With their immense knowledge and experience, they play a crucial role in shaping the curriculum, conducting groundbreaking research, and providing comprehensive training to the fellows.
- Sam Benjamin, MD
Interim Division Chief - Stephen L Graziano, MD
- Komal Akhtar, MD
- Sarah R Algie, NP
- Alyssa M Bardenett, PA
- Alina Basnet, MD
- Kira Block, NP
- Marina Boise, PA
- Scott R Brown, PA
- Marilyn Buckley, NP
- Deborah L Cloonan, PA
- Taryn G Conger, NP, MSN
- Carolyn Dudden, NP
- David B Duggan, MD
- Safa Elzein, MD
- Teresa C Gentile, MD, PhD
- Krishna B Ghimire, MD
- Diana Gilligan, MD, PhD
- Lisa Hawthorne, NP
- Allison B Jones, NP
- Kayla Kneule, NP
- Jenna L Leubner, NP
- Karen E Litwak, RN, ANP, APRN, AOCN
- Bhaskara Reddy Madhira, MD
- Jeffrey Mogle, NP
- Melissa F Morris, NP
- Emma Northrop, NP
- Cierra E Omlor, PA
- Bernard J Poiesz, MD
- Alyson Prunier, NP
- Merima Ramovic-Zobic, DO
- Katja Reuter, PhD
- Kathryn Romano, NP
- Laura C Senska, NP
- Rahul Seth, DO
- Angela K Taylor, NP
- Erin Tomeny, NP
- Ibrahim A Thabet, NP
- Marianne Thurm, NP
- Matthew Wright, MD
- Zheng Zhou, MD
VA Faculty