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The largest transplant practice of its kind in the southeastern United States, Moffitt Cancer Center’s Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy (BMT CI) Program provides patients with comprehensive diagnostic, donor matching, transplant as well as chimeric antigen receptor or CAR T cell therapy, other immunotherapy, and supportive care services in a single location.

hospital team for blood and bone marrow transplant

Our BMT and cellular immunotherapy specialists cater to patients with leukemia, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), myelofibrosis, sickle cell anemia and certain solid tumors such as germ cell tumor. Moffitt’s patients benefit from the expertise of physicians who focus exclusively on the treatment of hematological conditions with transplant and CAR T, and collaborate to develop individualized treatment plans. It is this level of attention – combined with our advanced treatments and compassionate care – that leads to better outcomes and improved quality of life for our patients.

A key distinguishing factor of Moffitt’s BMT CI program is the talented physicians who make up our team. Here, experienced medical oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, psychologists and other specialists such as social workers provide a full spectrum of treatment and supportive care to our patients. 

BMT information for referring physicians

There are several reasons why physicians throughout the nation refer patients to Moffitt’s Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program (BMT CI). For example, Moffitt is: 

  • A National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) transplant and collection center
  • Fully accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
  • Among a select few providers to offer bone marrow transplantation (BMT) to adults ages 70 and older
  • One of only a handful of centers in the nation performing a high volume of transplants with outcomes exceeding expected survival 
  • A core member of the BMT Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) that spearheads an ambitious clinical trials program through which our patients can receive the latest treatment breakthroughs
  • A center performing transplants from various donor types including related haploidentical and mismatched unrelated donors
  • A center specialized in the treatment of patients with severe and refractory graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
  • A center conducting a high volume of CAR T cell therapy for lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia under the dedicated Immune Cell Therapy (ICE-T) service, and has led many pivotal national clinical trials for CAR T cell therapy
  • A center with a dedicated survivorship program for BMT and CAR T recipients

To refer a patient to Moffitt’s BMT and cellular immunotherapy specialists, complete our online form or contact a physician liaison. We place emphasis on minimizing referral times and aim to respond to all referrals on the same business day that they are received.

check mark symbol Medically reviewed by Taiga Nishihori, MD, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program

  • BMT and CI Leadership
    Nelli  Bejanyan, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Title

    Program Leader, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    4.9 (26)
    Frederick  Locke, MD
    Department Chair, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy
    Program Lead, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Title

    Program Co-Leader, Immuno-Oncology; Chair, Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    5 (8)
  • Blood and Marrow Transplant & Cellular Immunotherapy at Magnolia Campus

    Meet the providers located in Tampa, FL. 

    Karla  Adams, PA-C

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Alaa  Ali, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Graft-vs-Host Disease (GVHD), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    Melissa  Alsina, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders

    5 (248)
    Danielle  Baratta, PA-C

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Nelli  Bejanyan, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Title

    Program Leader, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    4.9 (26)
    Omar  Castaneda Puglianini, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Medical Oncology

    Cancer Focus

    Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders

    4.9 (48)
    Chrissy  Copponex, APRN

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Marian  Dam, APRN

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Rawan  Faramand, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    5 (23)
    Ciara  Freeman, MD, PhD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Medical Oncology

    Cancer Focus

    Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders

    5 (57)
    KC  Garfield, APRN

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Nima  Ghalehsari, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    4.9 (14)
    William  Giove, PA

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Doris  Hansen, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders

    5 (35)
    Erik  Hollers, PA-C

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Nikita  Hope, APRN

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Michael  Jain, MD, PhD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    5 (42)
    Farhad  Khimani, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Classical Hematology, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    4.8 (33)
    Aleksandr  Lazaryan, MD, MPH, PhD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    4.9 (29)
    Hien  Liu, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Cutaneous Lymphoma (CTCL), Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    4.9 (43)
    Frederick  Locke, MD
    Department Chair, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy
    Program Lead, Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Title

    Program Co-Leader, Immuno-Oncology; Chair, Department of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    5 (8)
    Sayeef  Mirza, MD, MPH

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Hematology/Oncology

    Cancer Focus

    Autoimmune Disorders, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    5 (20)
    Asmita  Mishra, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    5 (20)
    Taiga  Nishihori, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), Hodgkin Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Neurofibromatosis, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Testicular Cancer

    4.9 (51)
    Lia  Perez, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    5 (42)
    Fabiana  Perna, MD, PhD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Hematology

    Cancer Focus

    Graft-vs-Host Disease (GVHD), Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    Joseph  Pidala, MD, PhD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    5 (38)
    Catherine  Quealy, APRN

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Hematology/Oncology

    Cancer Focus

    Hodgkin Lymphoma, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma-Plasma Cell Disorders, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    Reshma  Ramlal, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Hematology/Oncology

    Cancer Focus

    Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    4.9 (29)
    Nancy  Torres Luna, MD

    Program

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Specialty

    Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy

    Cancer Focus

    Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

    4.8 (29)