Dr. Matrana focuses on treating patients with cancers of the genitourinary tract, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and other solid tumors. He is a native of New Orleans, who trained at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston where he served as Chief Fellow. His groundbreaking research has led to numerous peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and other publications in the field of genitourinary medical oncology. In addition to research and patient care, Dr. Matrana is an active medical educator who has spoken to groups around the world.

Dr. Johnson's research interests include melanoma and strategies to overcome immunotherapy resistance and prevent immune-related adverse events. Dr. Johnson completed his internship and residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at MD Anderson. Dr. Johnson has multiple peer-reviewed articles and presentations at national meetings pertaining to the management and underlying mechanisms of immune toxicity. He is a clinical investigator focused on designing and implementing clinical trials intended to optimize the safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Dr. Finn is the Interim Director of Ochsner’s Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Program. She completed a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL where she was chief fellow and remained on faculty for two years as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She completed advanced training in Bone Marrow Transplant at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of numerous peer reviewed publications in Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplant and use of Palliative Medicine in cancer care and speaks globally on these topics. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Finn is focused on therapeutic trials for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and enhancement of bone marrow transplant.

Dr. Jonathan Mizrahi received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and completed his residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He completed his fellowship in hematology and oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Mizrahi is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been on staff at Ochsner since August 2020 and specializes in hematology and oncology, with a particular clinical and research focus on cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Katrina Wade’s area of clinical expertise is gynecologic cancers, including cervical, uterine, vulvar and ovarian cancer, as well as gestational trophoblastic disease. She is board certified in gynecologic oncology and has been recognized for her research in the field of gynecologic oncology. She is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals and serves on the Ovarian Cancer committee for NRG oncology. Dr. Wade strongly believes in a multidisciplinary team approach to gynecologic cancer care. She seeks to provide women with the most advanced and personalized treatment plans while best preserving quality of life.

Dr. John Cole completed his internship and residency at Ochsner and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Dr. Cole is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology and has been on staff at Ochsner since 1989. He has been Principal Investigator of the Ochsner NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) since 2017 and is currently the Director of Clinical Cancer Research for Ochsner Health. He has a special clinical and research focus on breast cancer.

Carlie received a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans. While working as a registered nurse, she received a Master of Nursing practice degree from Southeastern Louisiana University. Prior to joining the hematology oncology team as a nurse practitioner, Carlie worked as a registered nurse for Ochsner's inpatient oncology/bone marrow transplant unit for six years and then Ochsner's chemo infusion team for two years. Carlie holds two nursing certifications: oncology certified nurse and blood & marrow transplant certified nurse. Carlie treats solid tumor cancer patients and is a nurse practitioner for the precision cancer therapies program. Her special areas of interest are hematology/oncology, cancer care, solid tumor oncology and early phase clinical trials.