Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Team

Our dedicated, multidisciplinary team of health care professionals combine innovative research discoveries with superior clinical treatments to improve outcomes for patients with hematologic cancers.

City of Hope/Kaiser Bone Marrow Transplant Team

Brian Ball, M.D.
Brian Ball, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Brian Ball, M.D., is a hematologist-oncologist in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope.

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Duarte - Main Campus

Pamela Becker, M.D., Ph.D., is a highly respected clinician with expertise in acute myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, bone marrow failure & other diseases of the blood & immune system.

Amanda Blackmon, D.O., Assistant Clinical Professor
Duarte - Main Campus

Amanda Blackmon, D.O., hematologic oncologist, is an assistant clinical professor in the division of Leukemia in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.

Lennar Foundation Cancer Center

Azra Borogovac, M.D., M.S., is a hematologist at City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center. For Dr. Borogovac, the patient is the most important part of the medical team. She sees the opportunity to provide care to people with cancer as a privilege. 

Meet Hematologist Elizabeth Budde, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth Lihua Budde, M.D., Ph.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Elizabeth Budde, M.D., Ph.D., is an oncologist and associate professor at City of Hope.

Ji-Lian Cai
Ji-Lian Cai, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist

Ji-Lian Cai, M.D., is a bone marrow transplant physician who believes compassionate care for patients is just as important as medical expertise.

Peter Curtin, M.D.
Peter Curtin, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Peter Curtin, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope.

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Alexey Danilov, M.D., Ph.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Alexey Danilov, M.D., Ph.D., is the associate director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center and professor in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.

Benjamin Djulbegovic
Benjamin Djulbegovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; Professor, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine
Duarte - Main Campus

Benjamin Djulbegovic, M.D., Ph.D., main academic and research interest lies in attempts to measure and optimize clinical research and practice of medicine by understanding both the nature of medical evidence and decision-making.

Leonardo Farol
Duarte - Main Campus

Leonardo Farol, M.D., is a board-certified hematologist who specializes in bone marrow transplants. He is also a member of the City of Hope/Kaiser Bone Marrow Transplantation Team.

Researchers

Stephen J. Forman, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Stephen J. Forman, M.D., hematologist-oncologist, is a top cancer doctor for leukemia, lymphoma & bone marrow transplantation. He is also the director of the Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute & director of the T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory at City of Hope, Duarte, California.

Amrita Krishnan, M.D.
Lennar Foundation Cancer Center; Newport Beach

Amrita Krishnan, M.D., directs the Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research at City of Hope's cancer research hospital, seeking to make gains in one of the most rapidly changing areas in cancer research.

Peter P. Lee, M.D.
Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Chair of Immuno-Oncology
Duarte - Main Campus

Peter P. Lee, M.D., is professor and chair in the department of Immuno-Oncology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope in Southern California and beneficiary of The Christopher Family Endowed Innovation Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease and Breast Cancer Research in Honor of Vineta Christopher.

Assistant Professor, Department of Hematologic Malignancies Translational Science
Ling Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Hematologic Malignancies Translational Science
Duarte - Main Campus

Ling Li, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Beckman Research Institute's Department of Hematologic Malignancies Translational Science.

Guido Marcucci
Guido Marcucci, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Hematologic Malignancies Translational Science
Duarte - Main Campus

Guido Marcucci, M.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Hematological Malignancies Translational Science and chief of the Division of Leukemia.

Ryotaro Nakamura, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Ryotaro Nakamura, M.D., is the Jan & Mace Siegel Professor in Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation professor and a hematologist/oncologist at City of Hope.

Truong-Nguyen
Le Xuan (Truong) Nguyen, Ph.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus

Le Xuan (Truong) Nguyen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor, department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope, California.

Meet Hematologist Leslie Popplewell, M.D.
Atlanta

Leslie Popplewell, M.D., is a hematologist specializing in lymphoma at City of Hope Atlanta.

Hoda Pourhassan, M.D
Hoda Pourhassan, M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist
Duarte - Main Campus; Newport Beach; West Covina

Hoda Pourhassan, M.D., is a hematologist-oncologist in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation at City of Hope.

Saul Priceman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Duarte - Main Campus

Saul Priceman, Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and associate director of Translational Sciences & Technologies in the T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratories