Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellows and Alumni

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Meet our current fellows

Daniil Katkov, M.D.

Daniil Katkov
Daniil Katkov, M.D.

Medical School: Lomonosov Moscow State University
Residency: Yale/UCONN Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program
Research interests: Myeloid malignancies 
Hobbies and Interests: Soccer, swimming, weight lifting, traveling 
Awards/Areas of excellence: Waterbury Medical Association award (2025)

Bhavesh Mohan Lal, M.B.B.S.

Bhavesh Mohan Lal
Bhavesh Mohan Lal, M.B.B.S.

Medical School: Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
Research interests: Early phase clinical trials, cellular therapy
Hobbies and Interests: Cricket, hiking, pickleball
Awards/Areas of excellence: ASH abstract achievement award

Toshali Pandey, M.D.

Toshali Pandey
Toshali Pandey, M.D.

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India (no separate undergrad or grad school)
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
Research interests: Early phase clinical trials and immunotherapy
Hobbies and Interests: Badminton, hiking, reading novels
Awards/Areas of excellence: Internal Medicine Resident of the year 2025-2026

Blake Parker, M.D.

Blake Parker
Blake Parker, M.D.

Undergraduate: The University of Alabama
Medical School: University of Miami
Residency: University of Southern California / LA General Medical Center
Research interests: Classical hematology, thrombosis and hemostasis, lymphoma
Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, fantasy football, college football, woodworking, backpacking, live music
Awards/Areas of excellence: 9 published abstracts/manuscripts, Eric Reiss Outstanding Student in Medicine (2022)

Sanjna Rajput, M.D.

Sanjna Rajput
Sanjna Rajput, M.D.

Undergraduate: Queen's University, Ontario, Canada 
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Research interests: Breast cancer, survivorship, oncologic care in sexual and gender-diverse populations
Hobbies and Interests: Group workout classes, hiking, painting, dance, spending time with friends and family, trying new restaurants
Awards/Areas of excellence: 2025 Research All-Star (Top 3%) by Avant-Garde Health, 15 published manuscripts and 10 published abstracts, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Scholarship

Sanjog Bastola, M.D.

Sanjog Bastola
Sanjog Bastola, M.D.

Medical School: Tribhuvan University
Residency: Beaumont Health
Research interests: Malignant hematology, cellular therapy, BMT
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, fishing, downhill skiing
Awards/Areas of Excellence: Full merit-based scholarship for medical school. Previously served as a hospitalist for the BMT program at OHSU. Multiple published manuscripts/abstracts. 

Ashley Hadjis, M.D.

Ashley Hadjis
Ashley Hadjis, M.D.

Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Resident: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ​​​​​​​
Research interests: Acute myeloid leukemia, allogeneic transplant, geriatric oncology
Hobbies and interests: Cooking and eating good food, skiing, tennis 
Awards/Areas of excellence: ASH abstract achievement award, >10 published abstracts/manuscripts 

Hala Hassanain, M.D.

Hala Hassanain
Hala Hassanain, M.D.

Intern Year: DMC/Wayne State University-Sinai Grace, Detroit, Michigan
Medical School: Alfaisal University 
Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Research interests: Precision medicine in hematology​​​​​​​
Hobbies and Interests: Chess, Pilates, Yoga and relishing novels!
Awards/Areas of excellence: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award, Dean’s List, 2024-2025 Clinical Faculty Teaching Award in General Internal Medicine

Manoj Rai, M.D.

Manoj Rai
Manoj Rai, M.D.

Medical School: Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India
Residency: Internal Medicine, Michigan State University 
Research interests: Clinical trials, particularly early phase trials, Large multi-institutional outcome studies, Cellular therapies, Lymphoma
Hobbies and Interests: Yoga, cycling, hiking, and trail running​​​​​​​
Awards/Areas of excellence: Extensive clinical and research experience as heme-onc Internist at Oregon Health & Science University (2 years), Outstanding Researcher Award, Michigan State University, Active contributor to peer-reviewed publications in oncology and cellular therapy

Virginia Tan, M.D.

Virginia Tan
Virginia Tan, M.D.

Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: Frank H Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University
Research interests: Leukemias and ALL
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, being outdoors in the summers, trying new restaurants

Nick Kendsersky, M.D.

Nick Kendsersky
Nick Kendsersky, M.D. Chief Fellow

Undergraduate: The Pennsylvania State University
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University
Research interests: GI oncology, clinical trials, mechanisms of resistance 
Hobbies and Interests: Cycling, rock climbing, fly fishing, cooking, board games
Awards/Areas of Excellence:  10 published manuscripts/abstracts

Corinne LaVasseur, M.D.

Corinne LaVasseur
Corinne LaVasseur, M.D. Chief Fellow

Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Resident: Oregon Health & Science University
Research interests: Classical hematology, lymphoma
Hobbies and interests: Spending time outdoors (hiking, camping), watching reality TV, and hanging out with my fiancé and dog Judy 
Awards/Areas of excellence: Abstract achievement award, >10 published abstracts/manuscripts 

Sarah Reddy, M.D.

Sarah Reddy
Sarah Reddy, M.D.

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
Research interests: Thoracic oncology
Hobbies and Interests: Cooking, sketching, spending time with friends and family
Awards/Areas of excellence: AOA, 13 published manuscripts/abstracts, 7 posters at ASCO, Gold Humanism Honor Society

Lyndsey Sandow, M.D.

Lyndsey Sandow
Lyndsey Sandow, M.D.

Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin 
Medical School: Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin
Residency: Oregon Health & Science University 
Research interests: GI cancer, pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy 
Hobbies and Interests: Cycling, hiking, eating good food and dogs 
Awards/Areas of excellence: 12 published abstracts/manuscripts, Dell Medical School Honors Society, Paul Calabresi Medical Student Research Fellowship

Beatrice Torere, M.D.

Beatrice Torere
Beatrice Torere, M.D.

Medical School: Delta State University
Residency: North Mississippi Medical Center
Research interests: Malignant Hematology, BMT/Cellular therapy
Hobbies and Interests: Spending time with family and friends, traveling
Awards/Areas of excellence: Most Scholarly activity during residency, with over 32 scholarly activities, > 20 peer-reviewed publications

Alumni

  • Stowe Biros, M.D.
    • Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham WA
  • Lorena Caulkins, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC 
  • Justin Grenet, M.D., M.Phil.
    • Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at Providence Medical Group Santa Rosa
  • Jean Sabile, M,D.
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology- BMT/Cellular Therapy , OHSU, Portland
  • Cameron Chalker, M.D.
    • Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver WA
  • Brie Chun, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle

      Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington
  • Hong De Sa, M.D.
    • Physician at the Northside Hospital Blook and Marrow Transplant, Leukemia, and Immunotherapy Program
  • Ashley Paquin Shubert, M.D. 
    • Hematologist and Medical Oncologist at Providence Hood River Cancer Center
  • Daniel Chandra, M.D.
    • Clinical instructor, Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Knight Cancer Institute
  • Selina Liu, M.D.
    • Physician in the department of Hematology/Oncology, VA
  • Kylee Martens, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, OHSU, Portland
  • Limin Zhu, M.D., Ph.D. 
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Sarcoma Program
    • Medical Oncologist at Portland VA Medical Center
  • Stephanie Chu, M.D., MPH
    • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, OHSU, Portland, Oregon
  • Titas Banerjee, M.D.
    • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, OHSU, Portland, Oregon
  • Michael Pfeffer, M.B.B.S
    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Classical Hematology
  • Rajat Thawani, M.D. 
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, OHSU, Portland
  • Zizhen (Feifei) Feng, M.D., Ph.D.
    • Summit Health, Bend, Oregon
  • Myung Sun (Sunny) Kim, M.D.
    • Compass Oncology, Portland, Oregon
  • Malinda West, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin, specializing in breast oncology
  • Emily Fay, M.D.
    • Kaiser Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Woodlawn, Maryland
  • Luke Fletcher, M.D.
    • Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center, Eugene, Oregon
  • Allen Li, M.D.
    • Memorial Medical Center Modesto, Modesto, California
  • Vikram Raghunathan, M.D.
    • Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, Washington
  • Adam Kittai, M.D.
  • Emerson Chen, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, School of Medicine
  • Ted Braun, M.D., Ph.D.
    • Instructor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, School of Medicine
  • Joseph Shatzel, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Robyn Scherber, M.D.
    • Mays Cancer Center UT Health San Antonia
  • Nate Gay, M.D.
  • Kenneth Bensch, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Nina Lamble, M.D.

    Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
  • Austin Lammers, M.D.
  • Sharl Azar, M.D.
  • Jessica Leonard, M.D.
    • Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Dawn Brooks, M.D., Ph.D.
    • Berkshire Health Systems, Pittsfield, MA
  • Eliana Kozin, M.D.
  • Matthew Siegel, M.D.
    • Edward Medical Group, Naperville, IL
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