CLL Healthcare Providers
Although CLL is the most common blood cancer it is still an orphan disease. CLL treatment has changed radically in the last few years, and it is difficult for even dedicated experts to stay on top of the latest treatments. Having a true CLL expert leading the charge has been shown to have a survival advantage.
We’ve compiled a list to help you.
CLL Healthcare Provider's Directory
Please click on your state or country from the pull-down menus below to view CLL doctors in your area.
Arizona CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Januario E. Castro, MD, | Mayo Clinic, Phoenix |
| Talal Hilal, M.B., B.Ch. | Mayo Clinic, Phoenix |
| Abhijeet Kumar, MD | University of Arizona, Tucson |
| Jose F. Leis, MD, | Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale |
| Robin Obenchain, MD, | IMS Hematology & Oncology, Tempe |
California CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Thomas Bradley, MD, PhD | Cancer and Blood Institute of Monterey, Monterey |
| Elizabeth Brem, MD | UC Irvine, Orange |
| Michael Choi, MD, | UCSD Moores Cancer Center, San Diego |
| Catherine C. Coombs, MD | University of California, Irvine |
| Alexey Danilov, MD, | City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte |
| Robert W. Decker, MD, | Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology & Oncology, Beverly Hills |
| Herbert Aaron Eradat, MD, | UCLA, Los Angeles |
| Bita Fakhri, MD, | Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford |
| Preston Gable, MD, | Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego |
| Benjamin Heyman, MD, | UCSD Moores Cancer Center, San Diego |
| Thomas Kipps, MD, | Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla |
| Leslie Oesterich, MD | Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center, Redwood City |
| Susan O’Brien, MD, | UC Irvine, Orange |
| Tycel J. Phillips, MD | City of Hope, Duarte |
| Lauren Pinter-Brown, MD, | UC Irvine, Orange |
| Steven T. Rosen, MD, | City of Hope, Duarte |
| Tait Shanafelt, MD, | Stanford University, Stanford |
| Sanjay Sharma, MD, | St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton |
| Tanya Siddiqi, MD, | City of Hope, Duarte |
| Laura J. Zitella, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN | UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco |
Colorado CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| John M. Burke, MD | Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Aurora |
| Tara Gregory, MD, | Colorado Blood Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Lukes’s Medical Center, Denver |
| Manali Kamdar, MD, | University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora |
| Jeffrey V. Matous, MD, | Colorado Blood Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver |
| Patrick L. Moran, MD, | Boulder Community Hospital and Avista Adventist Hospital, Boulder |
Connecticut CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Francine Foss, MD, | Yale Cancer Center, New Haven |
Florida CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Alvaro Alencar, MD, | University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami |
| Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, | Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Miami |
| Gregoire Bergier, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, Largo & Clearwater |
| Richard H. Buck, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, Sarasota |
| Asher A. Chanan-Khan, MD, | Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville |
| Julio Chavez, MD | Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa |
| Nam H Dang, MD, | University of Florida Health, Gainesville |
| Kathleen B. Doughney, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach |
| Sameh Gaballa, MD | Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa |
| Geetha J. Kamath, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, St. Petersburg, Clearwater East |
| Javier Pinilla-Ibarz, MD, | Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa |
| Jose Sandoval-Sus, MD, | Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa |
| Daniel L. Spitz, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, Wellington North, West Palm Beach |
| Thomas H. Tang, MD, | Florida Cancer Specialists, Spring Hill |
Georgia CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Andres Chang, MD, PhD | Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta |
| Jean Koff, MD | Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta |
Illinois CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Syed A. Abutalib, MD, | Cancer Treatment Centers of America, part of City of Hope, Zion |
| Leo I. Gordon, MD, | Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago |
| Joseph J. Kash, MD, | Edward Hospital, Edward Hematology-Oncology, Naperville |
| Justin Kline, MD, | University of Chicago, Chicago |
| Shua Ma, MD, | Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago |
| Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, | Rush University Medical Center, Chicago |
| Jane N. Winter, MD, | Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago |
Indiana CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Jose M. Azar, MD, | IU Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis (Relocating out-of-state in April 2022) |
Kansas CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Marc S. Hoffmann, MD | University of Kansas Cancer Center, Overland Park, KS |
Kentucky CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Joseph M. Flynn, DO, | Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville |
| Michael Kommor, MD, | Baptist Health Medical Group, Consultants in Blood Disorders, Louisville |
Maryland CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Ralph Boccia, MD, | The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Bethesda and Germantown |
| Bruce Cheson, MD, | The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Bethesda and Germantown |
| Ravin Garg, MD, | Maryland Oncology Hematology, Annapolis |
| Amy Goodrich, NP | The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore |
| Barry R. Meisenberg, MD, | Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis |
| Carole Miller, MD, | Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore |
| Nina Wagner-Johnston, MD, | Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore |
| Christopher Pleyer, MD, | National Institutes of Health, Bethesda |
| Clare Sun, MD, | National Institutes of Health, Bethesda |
| Adrian Wiestner, MD, | National Institutes of Health, Bethesda |
Massachusetts CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Inhye Ahn, MD, | Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| Tasneem Ali, MD, | University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Group, Fitchburg |
| Jennifer R. Brown, MD, | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| Matthew S. Davids, MD, | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| David C. Fisher, MD, | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| Arnold S. Freedman, MD, | Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston |
| Ephraim P. Hochberg, MD, | Mass General Cancer Center, Boston |
| Robin M. Joyce, MD, | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston |
| Ann S. LaCasce, MD, | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| Kenneth B. Miller, MD, | Tufts Medical Center, Boston |
| Josie Montegaard, NP | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston |
| Jacob Soumerai, MD, | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Lisa B. Weissmann, MD, | Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge |
Michigan CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| George S. Howard, MD, | Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Troy |
| Sami Malek, MD, | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Minnesota CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Wei Ding, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Paul Hampel, MD | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Shernan G. Holtan, MD, | University of Minnesota Health, Minneapolis |
| Neil E. Kay, MD, | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Saad Kenderian, MB, CHB | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Sameer Parikh, MD, | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
| Yucai Wang, MD, PhD | Mayo Clinic, Rochester |
Missouri CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Nancy Bartlett, MD, | Washington University, Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis |
| Kenneth R. Carson, MD,, | Washington University, Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis |
| Samir Dalia, MD, | Mercy Cancer Center, Joplin |
| Marc S. Hoffmann, MD | University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City |
| Brad S. Kahl, MD, | Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis |
| Caron Rigden, MD, | Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Peters |
New Jersey CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Lori Leslie, MD | John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack NJ |
| Iuliana Shapira, MD | Regional Cancer Care Associates, Brooklyn, NJ |
| Megan C. Thompson, MD, | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Monmouth, Middletown Township New Jersey |
New Mexico CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Ian Rabinowitz, MD, | University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque |
New York CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| John Allan, MD, | New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell, New York City |
| Steven Allen, MD, | The Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success |
| Paul M. Barr, MD, | Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester |
| Thomas Bradley, MD, | The Monter Cancer Center, Lake Success |
| Carla Casulo, MD, | Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester |
| Richard Furman, MD, | New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell, New York City |
| Nicole Lamanna, MD, | New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York City |
| Andrew Lipsky, MD, | Columbia University Medical Center, New York City |
| Lia Palomba, MD, | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City |
| Kanti Rai, MD, | Northwell Health, CLL Research and Treatment Program, New Hyde Park |
| Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE | Northwell Health, Research and Treatment Program, New Hyde Park |
| Lindsey Roeker, MD, | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City |
| Suchitra Sandaram, MD, | Mount Sinai, New York City |
| Megan C. Thompson, MD, | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City |
| Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City |
| Clive S. Zent, MD, | Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester, Rochester |
North Carolina CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Danielle M. Brander, MD, | Duke Cancer Center, Durham |
| Nilanjan Ghosh, MD, | Levine Cancer Center, Charlotte |
| Ryan Jacobs, MD, | Levine Cancer Center, Charlotte |
| Andrea Sitlinger, MD, | Duke Cancer Center, Durham |
| Alan Skarbnik, MD, | Novant Health Hematology, Charlotte |
Ohio CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Seema Bhat, MD, | Ohio State University, Columbus |
| John Byrd, MD, | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati |
| Brian T. Hill, MD, | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland |
| Adam Kittai, MD, | Ohio State University, Columbus |
| Kerry A. Rogers, MD, | Ohio State University, Columbus |
| Allison Winter, MD | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland |
| Jennifer Woyach, MD, | Ohio State University, Columbus |
Oregon CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Jeff P. Sharman, MD, | Williamette Valley Cancer Institute, Springfield |
| Stephen Spurgeon, MD, | Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland |
Pennsylvania CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Calvin Han, MD, | Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute Meadville Medical Center, Meadville |
| Nadia Khan, MD, | Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia |
| Stephen Schuster, MD, | Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| Edward Stadtmauer, MD, | Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| Jakub Svoboda, MD, | Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| Mark Weiss, MD, | Jefferson University Physicians, Philadelphia |
| John A. Youssef, MD, | Regional Oncology and Hematology Associates, Langhorne |
South Carolina CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Gary Thomas, MD, | South Carolina Cancer Specialists, Hilton Head Island |
Tennessee CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Jia Bi, MD, | Tennessee Oncology, Nashville |
| Ian Flinn, MD, | Tennessee Oncology, Nashville |
Texas CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Farrukh T. Awan, MD, | Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dallas |
| Jan Burger, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| Robert Collins, Jr, MD, | University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas |
| Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| Elias Jabbour, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| Nitin Jain, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| Michael J. Keating, MB, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| Christopher Maisel, MD, | Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas |
| Scott A. McKenney, MD, | Texas Oncology, Beaumont |
| Felipe Samaniego, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Lymphoma Clinic, Houston |
| Philip Thompson, MB, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
| William Wierda, MD, | MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
Utah CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Boyu Hu, MD, | Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
| Deborah M. Stephens, DO, | Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City |
Virginia CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Dipti Patel-Donnelly, MD, | Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax |
| Craig A. Portell, MD, | Emily Couric Cancer Center, UVA Health System, Charlottesville |
| Michael E. Williams, MD | Emily Couric Cancer Center, UVA Health System, Charlottesville |
Washington CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Virginia C. Broudy, MD, | Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Harborview, University of Washington, Seattle |
| Arvind Chaudhry, MD, | Medical Oncology Associates, Providence Health Services, Spokane |
| David Maloney, MD, PhD, | Fred Hutch in Seattle |
| Krish Patel, MD, | Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle |
| Mazyar Shadman, MD, | Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle |
| Chaitra Ujjani, MD, | University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle |
Washington DC CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Kieron Dunleavy, MD, | GW Cancer Center, Washington, DC |
| Mitchell Smith, MD, | George Washington University, Washington, DC |
Wisconsin CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Ehab Atallah, MD, | Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Cancer Center, Milwaukee |
| Julie E. Chang, MD, | University of Wisconsin, Carbone Cancer Center, Madison |
Australia CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Cindy Lee, MB, | Royal Adelaide Hospital/Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Perth/Western Australia |
| Paula Marlton, MB, | Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane |
| James Morton, MB, | Mater Medical Centre, South Brisbane |
| Stephen Mulligan, MB, | Laverty Pathology, New South Wales |
| Andrew Roberts, MB, | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research/Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne |
| John Seymour, MB, | Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne |
| Constantine Tam, MB, | Monash University, Melbourne |
Brazil CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Guilherme Perini, MD, | Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo |
Canadian CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Andrew Aw, MD, | Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Versha Banerji, MD, | CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg |
| Christine Chen, MD, | Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto |
| Carmen Chung, MD, | Humber River Hospital, Toronto |
| Graeme Fraser, MD, | McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario |
| Alina Gerrie, MD, MPH, | Vancouver General Hospital |
| Sue Robinson, MD, | Dalhousie University & Nova Scotia Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| David Spaner, MD, | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto |
Germany CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Michael Hallek, MD, | Center of Integrated Oncology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne |
| Stephan Stilgenbauer, MD, | University Hospital Ulm, Ulm |
Greece CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Kostas Stamatopoulos, MD, | Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki |
Israel CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Dr. Tamar Tadmor | Director of the division of Hematology and Blood Bank, at Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa- Israel. Associate Professor, at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Haifa. |
| Aaron Polliack | Associate Professor, at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion- Haifa. |
United Kingdom CLL Doctors (Back to Top)
| Claire Dearden, MB, | The Royal Marsden, London |
| Moez Dengarwalla, MB, | Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes |
| Joanne C. Ewing, MB, | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham |
| George Follows, MB, | Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge |
| John Gribben, MD, | Barts Cancer Institute, London |
| Peter Hillmen, MB, | University of Leeds, Leeds |
| Sunil Iyengar, MB, | The Royal Marsden, London |
| Richard Lovell, MB, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Matthew Lumley, MD, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Chris McNamara, MD, | University College/London Hospital, London |
| Donald W Milligan, MD, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Tahla Munir, MBBS, | St James’s University Hospital, Leeds |
| Amit Nathwani, MB | University College London, London |
| Emmanouil Nikolousis, MB, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Shankaranarayana Paneesha, MD, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Piers Patten, MD, | Kings College Hospital/Guy’s and St Thomas’, London |
| Guy Pratt, MD, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Saad Rassam, MB, | Kims Hospital, Kent |
| Zbigniew Rudzki, MB, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
| Neil Smith MB, | Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham |
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