I am a board certified hematologist and oncologist with special interest in Lymphomas. I am a clinical investigator with special interest in developing "no chemotherapy" approaches for the treatment of Lymphoma. "No chemotherapy" approaches include immunotherapy, CAR-T therapy, immune modulating therapy and targeted therapy. I am principal investigator of innovative clinical trials for the treatment of Lymphomas at UAB.
Faculty Appointment
Professor
Research Interests
Lymphoma (B and T cell Lymphoma) Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Immune Effector Cell Therapy-CAR-T therapy
Associate Director, Hematology and Oncology fellowship program Assistant Director, Phase I program, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Co-Director, Immune Effector Cell therapy program (Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) program, UAB-Bone Marrow Transplant Program. Co-Director, Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Clinic, The Kirklin Clinic, Hem/Onc, Director/Principal Investigator, Lymphoma Tissue Bank, Division of Hem/Onc, UAB CCC Director- UAB Lymphoma Working Group
Memberships
American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology