Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has made it our mission to assemble the best minds in cellular therapy research and patient care. Over the last five years, we have built a team featuring some of the leading physician-scientists in the field, all dedicated to continuing innovation in new therapies and ensuring existing ones are as safe and effective as possible.

Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD
Deputy Director and Chair of Medicine
Arrival at Roswell Park: September 2021
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 25

Marco Davila, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Associate Director for Translational Research
Arrival at Roswell Park: July 2022
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 18

Anuradha Krishnamurthy, MBBS
Associate Director of Early Phase Clinical Trials for Solid Tumor Cell Therapies
Arrival at Roswell Park: September 2022
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 10

Peter Maslak, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Technical Director, Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Arrival at Roswell Park: March 2023
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 33

Yeong “Christopher” Choi, PhD, MBA
Senior Vice President of Industry Partnerships and Technical Director, Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility
Arrival at Roswell Park: 2010-2018; rejoined March 2023
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 21

Kanwaldeep Mallhi, MD Clinical Director of Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics
Arrival at Roswell Park: August 2023
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 10

Brian Betts, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Strategic Initiatives in Transplant & Cellular Therapy
Arrival at Roswell Park: August 2023
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 16

Shernan Holtan, MD
Chief of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Arrival at Roswell Park: February 2024
Total years of experience in cell therapy: 15