Ruthee-Lu Bayer, MD, is the system head for stem cell transplant/cellular therapy at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, where she also directs the stem cell transplant/cellular therapy lab. She is also the clinical director of the Don Monti Adult Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) Program at North Shore University Hospital. Under her direction, the BMT program received the prestigious Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) accreditation. An associate professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Bayer has published extensively and speaks internationally about stem cell transplants and cellular therapy. She is an active member of the American Society of Transplant and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and has presented at its meetings. Dr. Bayer received her medical degree from New York Medical College and did her residency and fellowship with Northwell Health.
Sharon Daneshgar LCSW,OSW-C is an oncology social work manager at Monter Cancer Center at Northwell Health Cancer Institute. She has been an oncology social worker for many years. Sharon is the recipient of the Quality-of-Life award at LLS in 2010, and the LLS Hematology-Oncology Social Worker of the Year award in 2014 from the Association of Oncology Social Workers.
Laura De Domenico, LMSW, is an oncology social worker on the Stem Cell Transplant – Cellular Therapy Team at the Center for Advanced Medicine, Northwell Health. She is a licensed Master Social Worker in the state of New York, and a member of the National Association of Social Workers, AOSW.