Meet your Cancer Immunotherapy Program team
Every person on your child’s team has the same goal: to give your child the best possible care. We provide medical care, emotional support and much more. Each team member has extensive experience in the treatment of children using immunotherapy.
Existing patients or family members
New patients, referrals and second opinions
Director

Stephan A. Grupp, MD, PhD
Cell and Gene Therapy Lab Director

Yongping Wang, MD, PhD
Fellowship Director

Lisa Wray, MD
Attending Physicians

Amanda DiNofia, MD

Stephan A. Grupp, MD, PhD

Theodore W. Laetsch, MD

Allison Barz Leahy, MD, MSCE

Shannon L. Maude, MD, PhD

Regina Myers, MD, MSCE

Lisa Wray, MD
Blood and Marrow Transplant - Clinical Research
Margaret R. Tartaglione, R.N., BSN, RN
Blood and Marrow Transplant - Oncology

Nancy J. Bunin, MD

Jason L. Freedman, MD, MSCE

Timothy S. Olson, MD, PhD

Alix E. Seif, MD, MPH

David T. Teachey, MD
New Patient/Second Opinion Team
Michelle Ashford

Mia Benson-Smith, MS, MSW
Oncology

Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE

Stephen P. Hunger, MD

Susan R. Rheingold, MD

Sarah K. Tasian, MD
Psychosocial Services - Social Work

Alissa Feirson, MSW, LSW, MS.Ed

Alissa Feirson, MSW, LSW, MS.Ed

Stephanie Fooks-Parker, MSW, LSW, OSW-C
Nurse Practitioners

Diane Baniewicz, RN, MSN, CRNP

Colleen Callahan, RN, MSN, CRNP
Nancy Shapiro, MSN, CRNP
Nurse Navigators

Brooke Leibfreid
Administrative Leadership

Claire White, MSN, RN
Program Manager

Mark J. Duckworth, BS
Cell and Gene Therapy Lab Supervisor
René Machietto, MS, MLS (ASCP) CM
Clinical Research Team

Douglas Dunbar, BS

Denise Gallagher, MS

Raabia Khan, MPH

Brandon Loudon, AS, CCRP

Elizabeth A. McBride, BA, CCRC

Brendan Molander
Laura Shinehouse

Anna Sparrow, MSN, MPH, RN

Amelia E. Stanley
Melissa Varghese

Lauren M. Vernau, BA

Earline Young-Robinson RN
Program Coordinators
