Personnel

James Geller, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
James I. Geller, MD, completed undergraduate training at Dartmouth College, medical training at the Tel Aviv University, residency training in pediatrics at New York Medical College and pediatric hematology / oncology training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His current appointment is with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati in the capacity of Professor of Pediatrics.
Dr. Geller is the Medical Director of the Liver and Renal Tumor Programs and Co-Director of the Retinoblastoma Program at CCHMC. His primary academic interest is the development of novel therapy options for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with solid tumors. At the institutional level, this is achieved through direct patient care and by leading our teams in clinical and research efforts in his specialty areas at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. At the national level, Dr. Geller is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Liver Tumor and Renal Tumor Committees; serving as co-Chair of the International Hepatoblastoma study, AHEP1531/PHITT, Chair of several kidney tumor studies in children with high-risk/relapsed kidney tumors, and COG Chair of the Renal Tumor Committee. Dr. Geller has served as a member of the COG Developmental Therapeutics Committee for many years, including participation as a liaison to the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program and on the Agent Selection Committee for the Pediatric MATCH study.
Courtney Blank
Clinical Management and Research Support Core
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
240 Albert Sabin Way
Location T10.531
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Anthony Asher, BA
Clinical Management and Research Support Core
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
240 Albert Sabin Way
Location T10.507AJ
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Collaborating Physicians and Researchers
Oncology
Katherine Somers, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Rajaram Nagarajan, MD, MS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Radiology
Alex Towbin, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Pathology
Sarangarajan Ranganathan, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Surgery
Greg Tiao, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Alexander Bondoc, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Biology
Nikolai Timchenko, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Soona Shin, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Secondary Center: DFCI Personnel
Allison O’Neill, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Ave, 3-111
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Katelyn Belmonte, BA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA 02215
Amy Opara, BA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA 02215