Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia - Staff

Tarek Mouhieddine, MD

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Dr. Tarek Mouhieddine is a physician–scientist and clinical investigator whose research focuses on understanding mechanisms of resistance to myeloma therapies, including CAR T cell therapy and bispecific antibodies, and developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcomes. He has a strong background in lab-based and translational research, with expertise in tumor genomics and the immune microenvironment. Dr. Mouhieddine is passionate about advancing precision cancer care, the early detection and interception of blood cancers, and translating laboratory discoveries into first-in-human phase I clinical trials in…

Camille V. Edwards, MBBS

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Camille V. Edwards, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. After receiving her medical degree, Dr. Edwards completed an internal medicine residency at Harlem Hospital Center and a hematology and medical oncology fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. Her clinical practice at BMC focuses on hematology, with a specific research interest in plasma cell disorders. Her research has led to several prestigious awards from…

Alberto Guijosa Ramirez, MD

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Alberto was born in Princeton, NJ, and grew up in Mexico City, where he earned his medical degree with honors from Universidad Panamericana in 2024, completing clinical rotations in both Mexico and the United States. In his final year, he received a research scholarship and completed a year of clinical research at the National Cancer Institute of Mexico. He joined the Bing Center after graduation as a research fellow, where he supports both clinical and translational research. He works in clinic alongside Dr. Castillo…

Maria Luisa Guerrera, MD

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Maria Luisa Guerrera, MD, is a hematologist, an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a recipient of the Robert A. Kyle Career Development Award from the International Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation. Dr. Guerrera is studying the genomic events that are responsible for WM disease progression following acquisition of the MYD88 mutation. Her work, which was recently reported in an oral presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, identified the WNK2 gene as a major enabler of WM disease…

Alexandra Eurell - Regulatory Coordinator II

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Alexandra Eurell is a Regulatory Coordinator at the Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Clinic. Alexandra joined the BCWM Clinic in November, 2024. Her previous experience was as Manager of Medical Education & Clinical Operations at Versosience. Alexandra holds a BA in Psychology from Providence College.

Julia Nguyen - Clinical Research Coordinator

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Julia Nguyen is a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Clinic. Julia joined the BCWM Clinic in September, 2024. Her previous experience was as a Team Lead, Videographer, Data Analyst, with a BS in Public/Global Health from the University of Washington.

Nina Budano - Clinical Research Coordinator II

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Nina Budano joined he BCWM Clinic in December, 2023. Nina is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a Patient Advocate Leader at FORCE, where efforts focus on enhancing the lives of those affected by hereditary cancers and promoting awareness and access to care. Prior experience includes serving as a Community Health Educator for the Alzheimer's Association®, where Nina organized programs to raise dementia awareness and strengthen community relationships. Previous roles also encompass retail positions within URBN and administrative support at the…

Hannah Chory FNP-BC

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Hannah Chory is a Nurse Practitioner at the Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Clinic. Hannah joined the BCWM Clinic in May, 2025. Her previous experience was with the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital as an RN, with PatientsLikeMe, and as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Dana-Farber.

Margaret Kobs DNP, FNP-BC

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Margaret Kobs is a Research Nurse at the Bing Center for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Clinic. Margaret joined the BCWM Clinic in January, 2025. Her previous experience was with the Allergy & Asthma Center of Massachusetts as an RN..

Shayna Sarosiek, MD

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Email: Shayna_Sarosiek@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU

Phone:617-632-3823

Prior to joining the Bing Center, Dr. Sarosiek completed her Internal Medicine residency, as well as her Amyloidosis and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Boston University Medical Center. After completing her training she remained as a faculty member at Boston University for 4 years. During that time she worked as a hematologist treating patients with benign and malignant hematologic issues, such as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), lymphoma, WM, and multiple myeloma. She focused the majority of…

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Phone: 617-582-8235
Email: AKofides@Partners.org

Amanda joined the Bing Center in September, 2016 and assists Dr. Lian Xu in processing samples of peripheral-blood and bone marrow of treated and untreated patients for the serum and gDNA banks. Her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Business, was received from Suffolk University. Her previous work in research featured reconstructing mammalian dietary ecology using dental microwear and craniodental morphology at the Department of Biology of Suffolk University.

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Zachary Hunter, Ph.D

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Email: ZHunter@Partners.org

Zachary joined the Bing Center in 2003 as clinical research coordinator and was so taken with medical research and the study of WM that despite his background in Mathematics and Physics, he retrained in Biology and ultimately received Ph.D. in Pathology from Boston University in 2015. He is now Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Bliss Family Investigator at the Bing Center for WM where he oversees the genomic and bioinformatic efforts for the group. With…

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Email: XLiu6@Partners.org

In 2005, Xia Liu began work as a Senior Research Technician in the Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. Many project focuses involve suppressor cells and their function against autoimmune diseases. Xia joined the Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s Research, DFCI in July 2007. Now she is working on the pathogenesis of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia.

Mrs. Liu received her degrees in Medical Science in Shanghai, China. After graduation, she worked at the Shanghai Railway hospital…

Steven P. Treon, MD, Ph.D

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Phone: 617-632-2681
Email: STreon@Partners.org

Dr. Steven Treon is the Director of the Bing Center for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia and an Attending Physician for the Department of Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, and is the Chair of the Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Clinical Trials Group.

Dr. Treon received a medical degree with honors from the Boston University School of Medicine, and…

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Phone: 617-582-7306
Email: pbrodsky@partners.org

Phil first joined the Bing Center for WM in late 2003 as a volunteer. He developed a software application that automated the manual data collection processes to support our various research projects, resulting in a 90% reduction of the data collection time required for these projects. He also maintained the Bing Center websites to support previous and upcoming conferences and research efforts. Since joining the staff in 2009, he continues to maintain existing websites, develop…

Nick Tsakmaklis

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Nick joined our group in November, 2013, having recently graduated from Boston University with a degree in Neuroscience. At BU, he spent a year in an experimental psychology lab programming operant chambers while studying auditory memory in rats. Nick will act as an intern in the Bing Center, where he will be collecting and processing blood samples for storage in our serum bank, and assisting the team in various other research projects. Nick resides in Roslindale, where he spends his time playing basketball, watching movies,…

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Email: kmeid@partners.org
Phone: 617-632-5598

Kirsten joined the Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, Dana Farber Cancer Institute in March 2013. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Pyschology and minors in Biology and Statistical Methods from Boston University in 2007, and completed her Masters of Public Health degree with concentrations in Epidemiology and Social and Behavioral Science at Boston University School of Public Health in 2009. Prior to working with the Bing center, she worked in clinical trials with the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at DFCI.

Kirsten…

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Tarek Mouhieddine, MD
Camille V. Edwards, MBBS
Alberto Guijosa Ramirez, MD
Maria Luisa Guerrera, MD
Alexandra Eurell - Regulatory Coordinator II
Julia Nguyen - Clinical Research Coordinator
Nina Budano - Clinical Research Coordinator II
Hannah Chory FNP-BC
Margaret Kobs DNP, FNP-BC
Shayna Sarosiek, MD
Amanda Kofides
Zachary Hunter, Ph.D
Xia Liu, MD
Steven P. Treon, MD, Ph.D
Phil Brodsky
Nick Tsakmaklis
Kirsten Meid
Jorge J. Castillo, MD
Christopher Patterson

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