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Meet The Staff
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Meet the Faculty
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STEPHEN CHENEY, MD, MHA
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor of Pathology
Title: Medical Director of the Blood Bank and Consultant in Hematology and Transfusion Medicine
Undergraduate: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas
Residency: Clinical Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Fellowship: Transfusion Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Clinical / Research Interests: My clinical and research interests are in coagulation medicine, benign hematology, laboratory administration, improving massive transfusion protocols, and optimizing blood product management to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes
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JUSTIN HALLS, MD, MPH
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor of Pathology
Title: Medical Director of Transfusion Services and Consultant in Hematology and Transfusion Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame - South Bend, Indiana
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine - New Orleans, Louisiana
Residency: Clinical Pathology, BIDMC / Harvard Medical School - Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship: Clinical Informatics, Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School - Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship: Transfusion Medicine, University of Virginia Health System - Charlottesville, Virginia
Clinical / Research Interests: Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Therapy, Clinical Informatics, Efficient Utilization, Blood Group Genetics, Benign Hematology
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ROBERT KRUSE, MD, PHD
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor of Pathology
Title: Medical Director of Therapeutic Apheresis and Consultant in Hematology and Transfusion Medicine
Undergraduate: Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, Texas
Residency: Clinical Pathology, Johns Hopkins - Baltimore, Maryland
Fellowship: Transfusion Medicine, Mass General Brigham - Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical / Research Interests: I have a long-standing interest in cell and gene therapy, with a focus on immunotherapy. I have experience in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, DNA transposons, CRISPR, and in designing novel antibodies and cytokines.