Physician Leadership & Expertise
Marcel van den Brink is president of City of Hope Los Angeles and National Medical Center and serves as chief physician executive. A globally recognized leader in bone marrow transplantation and microbiome and cancer immunotherapy, he is widely respected for his collaborative leadership as well as
Clinical Department Chairs
Anesthesiology
Michael Sullivan, M.D., is associate clinical professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at City of Hope in Southern California.
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ping H. Wang, M.D., is chair of the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism at City of Hope.
Diagnostic Radiology
Chandana Lall, M.D., M.B.A., has had a distinguished career in radiology spanning more than 28 years, with a proven track record of excellence in advancing patient care, leading multidisciplinary teams and contributing to the advancement of the field of radiology.
Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Eileen P. Smith, M.D., chair of the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, leads City of Hope with her expertise in hematology and oncology.
Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research
Ravi Salgia M.D., Ph.D., is the Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology at City of Hope and an expert in the study and treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, thoracic and thymic malignancies and bronchial carcinoids.
Medicine
Randy Taplitz, M.D., leads both investigator initiated and industry sponsored clinical trials, and has authored numerous high-impact publications within the field.
Pathology
Dr. You is chair of the Department of Pathology, Hematologic Malignancies Translational Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope.
Pediatrics
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist Saro Armenian, D.O., M.P.H., is the Barron Hilton Chair in Pediatrics, with expertise in pediatric cancer, epidemiology and cancer survivorship.
Radiation Oncology
Terence M. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope in Duarte, Southern California.
Supportive Care Medicine
Anesthesiologist Andrew T. Leitner, M.D., is chair of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and the Arthur M. Coppola Family Chair in Supportive Care Medicine.
Surgery
Yuman Fong, M.D., is an internationally recognized expert in cancer of the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. He has led the research effort to employ genetically modified viruses to destroy cancer cells.
Our Expertise
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Clinical cancer genomics
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Diabetes physician investigator
- Endocrinology and metabolism
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Infectious diseases
- Integrative medicine
- Internal medicine
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Palliative care
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Precision medicine
- Pulmonary critical care
- Pulmonary medicine
- Radiation oncology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Urology
Since the modern era of City of Hope began in the 1970s, we have developed an international reputation for fundamental studies on immunology, receptors, epigenetics, siRNA, DNA repair, signal transduction, metabolism, and other aspects of molecular and cell biology.
Today, City of Hope is a leader in clinical and translational research, most notably in antibody-based therapy, CAR T cell therapy and bone marrow transplant approaches. Over the last 25 years, significant research has also been accomplished in population-based studies.