I am a hematologist who specializes in treating patients with blood cancers, such as leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelofibrosis. My area of focus is geriatrics (i.e., the effect of age on blood cancer diagnosis and treatment), as well as blood and marrow transplantation. Every patient is a person with family and friends and a life that has just been turned upside down by a diagnosis they never saw coming, and I am honored to fight alongside them and contribute to the continued growth and improvement in treatment options for their disease. At The James, we prioritize patient-centered care. This not only means identifying targets within an individual patient’s cancer cells that may be amenable to immune therapy, but it also includes our approach to each patient as a unique individual. Patients are supported by a team that includes advanced practice providers, nurses, patient care associates (PCAs), patient care resource managers (PCRMs), social workers and schedulers. I also see patients in our Cancer and Aging Resiliency (CARE) clinic, where we utilize an interdisciplinary team, including physiotherapists, audiologists, pharmacists, dieticians, nurses and case managers. This team approach affords us a more comprehensive method to patient care, with an emphasis on treating the patient rather than just the cancer itself. As a member of the Cancer Control Program at the OSUCCC – James, my research interests include pre-transplant assessment for older adults undergoing allogeneic transplant, treatment decision-making in older adults with hematologic malignancies, coordination of care with referring community providers, and the impact of aging on immune function. In addition to my clinical and research work, I am an assistant professor in the Division of Hematology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and an active member of several organizations, including the International Society of Geriatric Oncology, the Cancer and Aging Research Group, the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. One of the great things about working at the OSUCCC – James are the relationships that I have formed with so many experts in my own field and other complementary fields. I am constantly reminded of the quote, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” And it’s exactly this collaborative effort that’s at the heart of The James as we strive to create a cancer-free world.