Doctor Profiles

Team Member Profiles

Dr. Janis L. Abkowitz: Intrigued by science and medicine connection and how patients benefit most
From a life enriched by researching, teaching, and even traveling, Dr. Abkowitz applies her experiences to provide outstanding patient care for people with many backgrounds and various hematologic problems.

Dr. Pamela Becker: A born researcher
From a family with a strong history in medicine, Dr. Pamela Becker knew by age nine that she was going to be a physician.

Dr. H. Joachim Deeg: Gratified when clinical observations, laboratory work improve therapy
Dr. Deeg knows his patients want the most honest information and the best healthcare he can provide.

Dr. Leona Holmberg: Saving lives with bone marrow transplants
“I went to medical school just to do transplants,” Dr. Holmberg says. Curing cancer isn’t just about using more drugs, she says, “but it is a platform to build on.”

Dr. Michael Linenberger: Awarded 2005 Clinical Research Division’s Ali Johany prize for excellence in patient care
An award-winning physician, Dr. Michael Linenberger is also medical director of Apheresis and Cellular Therapy at SCCA and associate program director for the Hematology/Oncology fellowship training program.

Dr. Richard A. Nash: It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you do it well
Driven by challenges, Dr. Richard Nash took on medical school, a trans-continental bicycle trip, and a career in hematopoietic cell transplantation research and has loved every minute of it.

Dr. Bart Lee Scott: Once the patient, now the physician
When Dr. Scott's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer while he was in high school, he knew he wanted to become a doctor. Later he survived Hodgkin’s lymphoma himself: “I have first-hand experience about the benefits of people participating in clinical trials,” he says.

June 2007