Faculty & Staff

Hematology/Oncology Division
UVM Given Building, Suite E-214
89 Beaumont Ave
Burlington, VT 05405

Academic Office: Phone: (802) 656-5487* Fax: (802) 656-5493*                  *not for patient calls or medical questions

Please direct calls related to patient or medical issues to the outpatient clinic at the below numbers

UVM Medical Center Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Clinic: (802)-847-8400, Fax: (802) 847-4398 

Division Leadership
NameTitleInformation

Randall F. Holcombe, M.D., MBA

Director, University of Vermont Cancer Center

Chief, Division of Hematology & Oncology

Email | Bio

Chris E. Holmes, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Medicine / Deputy Division Chief, Hematology and OncologyEmail | Bio | Research


Clinical Faculty
NameTitleInformation
Steven Ades, M.D., M.Sc.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director, Clinical Trials Office

Email | Bio
Diego Adrianzen-Herrera, M.D., MS Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail| Bio
Oluwatosin Akintola, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, NeurologyEmail | Bio
Maura Barry, M.D.Associate Professor of Medicine / Associate Director, Hem/Onc Fellowship Program Email | Bio
Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc.

Professor of Medicine and Pathology

Director Thrombosis and Hemostasis Program

Email | Bio | Research
Sarah Gillett, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Email | Bio
Mansour Gergi, M.D.Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail| Bio
James Gerson, M.D.Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Marc S. Greenblatt, M.D.Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio | Research
Sakshi Jasra, M.D.Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Peter A. Kaufman, M.D.Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Farrah B. Khan, M.D.Associate Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Kara Landry, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Co-Director, Cancer Genetics & Prevention Program

Email | Bio
Karlyn Martin, M.D., MSAssistant Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Jacqueline Poston, M.D.Assistant Professor, Medicine & Pathology, Transfusion MedicineEmail | Bio
Hibba tul Rehman, M.D.Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Rohit Singh, M.B., B.S.Assistant Professor of MedicineEmail | Bio
Julian R. Sprague, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Hem/Onc Fellowship Program

Email | Bio
Alissa Thomas, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, NeurologyEmail | Bio
Neil A. Zakai, M.D., M.Sc.Professor of Medicine and Pathology

Email | Bio | Research


Research Faculty

NameTitle Information
Debora Kamin Mukaz, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine 

Email | Bio | Website
Emily Hallgren, PhD, MAAssistant Professor 
Scott Langevin, PhD, MHA, ASCP

Associate Professor and Carpenter Cancer Research Scholar, Hematology and Oncology

Associate Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, UVM Cancer Center

Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Email | Bio
Wendy McKinnon, MS Email | Bio
Katie Queen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Email | Bio
Tracy Smith, PhDFaculty Scientist Email | Bio
Sarah Spinette, PhD, MS, CGC

 

Educator Associate, Hematology and Oncology Division

Genetics Counselor, Familial Cancer Program, UVM Health

 

Email | Bio
Kate Tracy, PhD
Senior Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Medicine
Director of Research, UVM Health Network
Email | Bio
Christa Varnadoe, DNP, MSN, AGN-P, OCN, CCRP
Administrative Director, Cancer Clinical Trials, University of Vermont Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine at UVM

Email | Bio

Kevin Vest, MBA

Instructor, Hematology and Oncology

Network Vice President, Cancer Clinical Programs, UVM Health Network

Email | Bio

 

Network Faculty

NameTitleInformation

Alice Hyde Medical Center

Myrna Sanchez, MD
 Email | Bio
 Central Vermont Medical Center
 
Rahul Anil, MD
 Email | Bio
Asad Anwar, MD
 Email | Bio
David Ospina, MD
 Email | Bio
 Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital 
Jose Acostamadiedo, MD
 Email | Bio
Vanessa Furtado, MD
 Email | Bio


Advanced Practice Providers

NameTitle Information
Annie Berkowitz, NP
Hematology/Oncology Family Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Katherine Bezio, NP
Hematology/Oncology Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Kristen Bond-Webster, PA

Physician Assistant

Email | Bio
Janet Ely, NP

Hematology/Oncology Nurse Practitioner

Adjunct Professor

Email | Bio
Kayla Fahle, PA-C
Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Penny Gibson, PA-C
Oncology Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Ginger Gillette-Kent, NPHematology and Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Elizabethtown Community HospitalEmail | Bio
Jessica Hansen, NP
Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Rachel Hite, NPNurse Practitioner, Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalEmail | Bio
Colleen Johnston, NPNurse Practitioner, Thrombosis and Hemostasis ProgramEmail | Bio
Jamie Kelly, NP
Hematology Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Martha Kirk, PAPhysician Assistant, Women and Girls Clinic, Clinical Trials OfficeEmail | Bio
Michelle Machesky, PA-CBreast Care Center Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Kayla Napper, PA-CPhysician Assistant, Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalEmail | Bio
Jess Okrant, NPHematology Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Ashley Price, NPHematology Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Rachel Rudder, APRN, FNPRadiation Oncology Nurse PractitionerEmail | Bio
Alyssa Schlenter, PAPhysician AssistantEmail | Bio
Becky Sokolowski, PA-C
Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Stephanie Stahl, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Clinical Instructor

Email | Bio
Jordan Tolstoi, PA-C
Hematology/Oncology Physician AssistantEmail | Bio
Isabelle Unger, NPNurse PractitionerEmail | Bio

 

 

Fellows
NameTitleInformation
Ryan Thomas, M.D.
3rd Year FellowEmail | Bio
Hiaocao (Haze) Xu, M.B., B.S.
3rd Year FellowEmail | Bio
Ike Chidobem, M.B., B.S.
2nd Year FellowEmail | Bio
Jinah Kim, M.D.
2nd Year FellowEmail | Bio
Dermot Murphy, M.B., B.S.
1st Year Fellow
Email | Bio
Elsy Rivera, MD
1st Year Fellow
Email | Bio

 

                                                                                   Postdoctoral Fellows

NameTitleInformation
Minaz Mawani, PhD, MPH, BScNPostdoctoral AssociateEmail | Bio
Emily Nadeau, PhDPostdoctoral ResearcherEmail | Bio
Staff
NameTitleInformation
Whitney Feininger, MS
UVM LCOM Administrative Support Specialist
Email | (802) 656-5465
Jon French, MS MLS (ASCP)CM
UVM Health Cellular Therapy Quality CoordinatorEmail | (802) 656-5462
Owen Nadeau, PhDOperations Administrator, VCCBHEmail
Jordan RepkaLaboratory Research TechnicianEmail
Sierra RoseBusiness Support Specialist, VCCBHEmail
Denise RussellUVM Health Staff AssistantEmail 
Mattie Pontecorvo, MBA
UVM Health Fellowship Program AdministratorEmail | (802) 847-2716