About Us

Division of Hematology & Oncology Leadership

The Division of Hematology and Oncology is the largest subspecialty unit in the Department of Internal Medicine. Division faculty, students, and laboratory personnel occupy more than 38,000 square feet of space in several locations within the Michigan Medicine campus.  

Leadership

Interim Division Chief, N. Lynn Henry, MD, PhD

N. Lynn Henry, MD, PhD
N. Lynn Henry, MD, PhD

Dr. Norah Lynn Henry, Daniel F. Hayes MD Breast Cancer Research Professor, is the Interim Chief for the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Breast Oncology Disease Lead at the Rogel Cancer Center. Dr. Henry earned her degree in medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and her PhD in structural biology at Stanford University. She completed her internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston before coming to the University of Michigan for her hematology/oncology fellowship. Since completing her fellowship, Dr. Henry has been on faculty at Michigan Medicine, with the exception of the years 2016-2019, when she was at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Dr. Henry specializes in the care of patients with all stages and all types of breast cancer, including metastatic breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, lobular breast cancer, and breast cancer in men. Her research focuses on personalizing treatment for breast cancer. Dr. Henry studies treatments for breast cancer, as well as ways to manage symptoms and side effects that arise from the cancer or its treatment. Her goal is to provide effective treatments for breast cancer while maintaining the quality of life for each patient. In addition, Dr. Henry works with scientists at Michigan Medicine to translate their lab findings into clinical trials.

Faculty Leadership

Rashmi Chugh, MD
Rashmi Chugh, MD

Rashmi Chugh, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Service Chief
Section Head, Sarcoma/Melanoma

 
Alice Cusick, MD
Alice Cusick, MD

Alice Cusick, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine 
Section Chief of Hematology, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System  

 
U-M Hematology & Oncology Division, Dr. Gregory Kalemkerian
Gregory P. Kalemkerian, MD

Gregory P. Kalemkerian, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Education

 
Qing Li, MD, PhD
Qing Li, MD, PhD

Qing Li, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Program Director, Fellowship Training Program

 
U-M Hematology & Oncology Division, Dr. Nithya Ramnath
Nithya Ramnath, MBBS

Nithya Ramnath, MBBS
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Chief of Oncology, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

 
U-M Hematology & Oncology Division, Dr. Moshe Talpaz
Moshe Talpaz, MD

Moshe Talpaz, MD
Alexander J. Trotman Professor of Leukemia Research
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Chief, Hematology/Hematologic Malignancies

 
Muneesh Tewari, PhD
Muneesh Tewari, PhD

Muneesh Tewari, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Chief of Basic Research

 

Section Heads

Joshi Alumkal, MD
Joshi Alumkal, MD

Joshi Alumkal, MD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Prostate and GU

 
Dale Bixby, MD, PhD
Dale Bixby, MD, PhD

Dale Bixby, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Leukemia

 
Monika Burness, MD
Monika Burness, MD

Monika Burness, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Breast

 
Rashmi Chugh, MD
Rashmi Chugh, MD

Rashmi Chugh, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Service Chief
Section Head, Sarcoma/Melanoma

 
Rami Khoriaty, MD
Rami Khoriaty, MD

Rami Khoriaty, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Benign Heme

 
John Magenau, MD
John Magenau, MD

John Magenau, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Bone Marrow Transplant

 
Vaibhav Sahai, MBBS, MS
Vaibhav Sahai, MBBS, MS

Vaibhav Sahai, MBBS, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Gastrointestinal

 
Bryan Schneider, MD
Bryan Schneider, MD

Bryan Schneider, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Upper Aerodigestive

 
Ryan Wilcox, MD, PhD
Ryan Wilcox, MD, PhD

Ryan Wilcox, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Lymphoma/Myeloma

 

Division Administration

 
U-M Hematology & Oncology Division, Dorothy Schroeder
Dorothy Schroeder, MSA

Dorothy Schroeder, MSA
Division Administrator
Phone: (734) 764-9516
dschroe@med.umich.edu

 

Contact Us

Academic and Business Inquiries

Caitlin Vuocolo
Business Manager
Department of Internal Medicine
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Cancer Center, Room 7216
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-764-8100 (non-patient related calls only)
cvuocolo@med.umich.edu

Patient Inquiries

Referring Physician Inquiries