Patient Care

Blood Cancers

Treatment Team

Tahir Latif, MD Tahir Latif, MD
Associate Director, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Medical Oncologist, UC Health University of Cincinnati Physicians
Assistant Professor, UC College of Medicine
Appointments: (513) 475-8500 or (513) 584-5432 (Bone Marrow Transplant) 

  Ruth Lavigne, MD
Radiation Oncologist, UC Health University of Cincinnati Physicians
Assistant Professor, UC College of Medicine
Appointments: (513) 584-3494 (Clifton) or (513) 475-7777 (West Chester)

Fred Lucas, MD Fred Lucas, MD
Pathologist, UC Health University Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC College of Medicine 
Appointments: (513) 584-7284
Neetu Rekakrishnan, MD Neetu Radhakrishnan, MD 
Medical Oncologist, UC Health University of Cincinnati Physicians
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UC College of Medicine
Appointments: (513) 475-8500 or (513) 584-5432 (Bone Marrow Transplant)
Kevin Redmond Kevin Redmond, MD
Radiation Oncologist, UC Health University of Cincinnati Physicians
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, UC College of Medicine 
Appointments: (513) 584-3494 (Clifton) or (513) 475-7777 (West Chester) 
Frank Smith Frank Smith, MD
Interim Director, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Marjory J. Johnson Endowed Chair & Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, UC College of Medicine
Appointments: (513) 584-5432 (Bone Marrow Transplant) 

Bone Marrow Transplant Program Support Team

  Catherine Tierney, RN
Coordinator, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Appointments: (513) 584-5432

   Katherine Hanger, PharmD
Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinical Pharmacist 
Appointments: (513) 584-5432

   Catherine Tierney, RN
Coordinator, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Appointments: (513) 584-5432

  Tammy Ward
Dietitian, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Appointments: (513) 584-5432

  Jennifer Wuest
Social Worker, Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematologic Malignancies Program
Appointments: (513) 584-5432