Shernan Holtan, MD (she/her)

Not today, sarcopenia. #MondayMotivation

Getting patients home sooner helps speed healing after stem cell transplant

If you need any mountains moved, these are the women to do it. 💪Proud to work alongside them! www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/2...

Roswell Park’s Stem Cell Transplant Program Recognized by Optum as Center of Excellence Health services company recognizes quality of care through cancer center’s Transplant & Cellular Therapy Center

100% 6-month survival for our allos. Never thought such a statistic was possible. So very proud of this team! ❤️

www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/202...

The Music of Medicine: Dr. Shernan Holtan — Traffic East Dr. Shernan Holtan of Roswell Park on immunology, music, and her passion for both.

Growing up, I thought I’d be working in the music industry. Music was my first love. Ending up in transplant and cell therapy was the last thing I would have expected, but I have no regrets.This job is amazing. ❤️

www.trafficeast.com/inside-the-a...

☢️ #Radiation Emergency Assistance Center Training (REAC/TS) in full swing at @roswellpark.bsky.social Melinda is demonstrating proper protective clothing donning and doffing. 😷

Barbell back squat

🗣️Say it with me:

If I do a good job taking care of myself, I can do a better job taking care of others. ❤️

I care 🫶 #TurnstileSummer

Learn about:

🧲 Current indications/outcomes of allo HCT and CAR T cell therapy

🧲 Outpatient HCT/CAR T monitoring

🧲 Early return home/shared care with Roswell Park

There are still a few spots available!

www.roswellpark.org/education/pr...

🏇 Join us in Saratoga Springs, NY on Friday, 7/25 for TCT at the Track! 🏇

If you are a hematologist/oncologist in upstate NY, you have a horse in this race!

#Modulen-IBD for the prevention of #malnutrition and maybe #GVHD in #alloHSCT and promising effects on #microbiota
Ready to start recruitment for the multicenter #RCT (NCT07010068).
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lNYT8Yy15...
@sghmd.bsky.social

FDA Roundtable on Cell and Gene Therapy YouTube video by U.S. Food and Drug Administration

🖥️ Tune in NOW to the FDA Roundtable on Cell and Gene Therapy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qDh...

What started with a curious finding—elevated placental growth factor (PlGF) in patients with graft-versus-host disease (#GVHD)—led to this collaboration showing that PlGF ramps up inflammation in placental cells, too. Amazing work, Dr. Newell!!! 🥳 Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.pl...

Blackout - Turnstile practice 3-20-25 YouTube video by SGHMD

My tiny Turnstile tribute. They are so good and so pure. The world needs more of their energy! ❤️ youtu.be/NUd-GCBU-r4?...

I love this band so much. Glow On was one of the best albums of all time. Now they do this.👇 🤯 Pure beauty!!! 💙

We are hiring a Chief of Adoptive Cell Therapy at @roswellpark.bsky.social! Apply here! 👇

roswellpark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Ext-RP...

Don’t miss this opportunity for hands-on training in radiation emergency preparedness.

📅 When: July 22-23, 2025

📍 Where: Buffalo, NY

Medical professionals and RITN partners — register now and be ready when it matters most!

#Radiation #RITN #BMT #Hematology #EmergencyMedicine #RoswellPark

Topics include:

☢️ Fundamentals of radiobiology and radiation physics

☢️ Detection, measurement, and contamination control

☢️ Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) and cutaneous injuries

☢️Risk mitigation for patients, providers, and facilities

Learn from world-renowned experts supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy.

REGISTER HERE: www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025REAC-TS

This two-day course (July 22-23, 2025) offers physicians, nurses, APPs, first responders, planners, and administrators practical training on managing irradiated and contaminated patients.

Join us in Buffalo, NY, for the RITN-Management of Radiation Illnesses and Injuries course, hosted by the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) and @roswellpark.bsky.social, in partnership with REAC/TS.

☢️ The origins of hematopoietic cell transplantation trace back to a critical need—finding ways to restore bone marrow function after acute radiation exposure. Today, that legacy continues as we prepare healthcare professionals to manage radiation emergencies.

Punk rock running. Lace up your shoes and give my playlist a spin! open.spotify.com/playlist/5Xw...

This was great to see when I landed 🛬 today! 👋 My dedicated colleagues at @roswellpark.bsky.social are what make it #exceptional! 🥰 We are moving mountains to make transplant and cell therapy safer, more effective, and more accessible here.

Thank you for the hospitality today, Mt. Sinai Tisch Cancer Institute! Great conversations with your faculty and trainees! ❤️

‘It's on us to do a better job of communicating’ on social media, physician says Physicians should embrace connection and sharing on social media, thoughtfully develop and grow their communities over time and always be a voice of truth, transparency and honesty, according to Shern...

Doctors have a big role to play on social media! 🗣️💡

“It’s on us to do a better job of communicating,” says Dr. @sghmd.bsky.social, Chief of BMT at Roswell Park.

Learn why social media matters in medicine: www.healio.com/news/hematol...

Thanks for the feature, @gohealio.bsky.social!

A First-in-Class JAK/ROCK Inhibitor, Rovadicitinib, for Glucocorticoid-Refractory or -Dependent Chronic GVHD Key Points. Dual blockade of inflammatory and fibrotic pathway using rovadicitinib represents a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of cGVHD.Rovad

ashpublications.org/blood/articl...

Reading Cosmos and drinking Pinot Noir as the sun sets

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on #science and #technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

- Carl Sagan

Agree or disagree? As scientists, do we have some ownership here?

Brain Imaging Plus Virtual Reality Shows Promise for Effectively Managing Cancer Pain A clinical research study led by Roswell Park experts outlines a new way to measure pain in cancer patients and treat it effectively without opioids. The new study advances the goal of better managing...

📢 Breaking new ground in pain management!

A Roswell Park-led study shows that advanced brain imaging and virtual reality (VR) can effectively relieve cancer pain—without opioids.

Read more about this exciting breakthrough: www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/202...

3-year follow-up of ZUMA-3 (brexu-cel in R/R B-ALL)

-median OS ~2 years
-median OS ~3 years in responders
-subsequent allo-HCT in respondersnot associated with survival benefit when compared to responders without allo-HCT

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Americans Borrow Estimated $74 Billion for Medical Bills in 2024 Twelve percent of Americans report borrowing an estimated $74 billion to pay for healthcare expenses last year. More than one-quarter (28%) report being "very concerned" that a major health event coul...

Sobering statistic! From Gallup: ~31 million Americans report they had to borrow an estimated total of $74 billion in the past 12 months to pay for healthcare for themselves/household member. Timely data since Medicaid/Affordable Care Act cuts are being discussed.
news.gallup.com/poll/657041/...