Meet Our Immunotherapy Program Team

The Cancer Immunotherapy team is made up of oncologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, financial counselors, a nurse navigator and researchers with extensive experience in the treatment of children using T-cell therapy.

Director

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Stephan A. Grupp, MD, PhD

Fellowship Director

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Lisa Wray, MD

Program Manager

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Mark J. Duckworth

Administrative Manager

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Claire White, MSN, RN

Program Coordinator

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Cate Girone, MA

Cell Therapy - Physicians

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Amanda DiNofia, MD
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Stephan A. Grupp, MD, PhD
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Theodore W. Laetsch, MD
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Allison Barz Leahy, MD, MSCE
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Shannon L. Maude, MD, PhD
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Regina Myers, MD, MSCE
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Lisa Wray, MD

Cell Therapy - Nurse Practitioners

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Diane Baniewicz, RN, MSN, CRNP
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Colleen Callahan, RN, MSN, CRNP
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Mary Carter Dorrance, RN, BSN, MSN
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Nancy Shapiro, MSN, CRNP

Oncology

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Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE
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Stephen P. Hunger, MD
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Susan R. Rheingold, MD
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Sarah K. Tasian, MD

Nurse Navigator

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Brooke Leibfreid

New Patient/Second Opinion Team

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Michelle Ashford
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Mia Benson-Smith, MS, MSW

Psychosocial Services - Social Work

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Alissa Feirson, MSW, LSW, MS.Ed
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Stephanie Fooks-Parker, MSW, LSW, OSW-C
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Kelly Heffner, MSW

Clinical Research Team

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Douglas Dunbar
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Christi Fasano, MSN, RN

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Denise Gallagher, MS
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Raabia Khan, MPH
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Brandon Loudon, AS, CCRP
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Elizabeth A. McBride, BA, CCRC
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Brendan Molander
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Laura Shinehouse
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Anna Sparrow, MSN, MPH, RN
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Amelia E. Stanley
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Melissa Varghese
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Lauren M. Vernau, BA
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Earline Young-Robinson RN

Blood and Marrow Transplant - Oncology

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Nancy J. Bunin, MD
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Jason L. Freedman, MD, MSCE
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Timothy S. Olson, MD, PhD
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Alix E. Seif, MD, MPH
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David T. Teachey, MD

Blood and Marrow Transplant - Clinical Research

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Margaret R. Tartaglione, R.N., BSN

Cell and Gene Therapy Lab Supervisor

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René Machietto

Cell and Gene Therapy Lab Director

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Yongping Wang, MD, PhD