Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute offers a world-class blood cancer and cell therapy program led by two renowned experts, Hana Safah, MD, and Nakhle Saba, MD. With over 50 years of combined experience in cell therapy, Dr. Safah and Dr. Saba are highly regarded regionally and nationally and are eager to serve the Baton Rouge community. This highly specialized program addresses all the needs of patients with blood cancers, from diagnosis to specialized therapies, stem cell transplant and CAR-T, to the most cutting-edge novel treatments under our clinical trial program.
The Cancer Institute provides best-practice, comprehensive care at every stage of the cancer journey, including disease site-specific multidisciplinary care teams, a robust clinical research program and extensive supportive care services. Its providers work together to ensure the highest standard of care for every patient.
Types of treatments included, but not limited to:
Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Director of Heme-Malignancy and Cell Therapy
Specialty: hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplantation, CAR-T, leukemia, myeloproliferative disorders, aplastic anemia, MDS, PNH and multiple myeloma
Director of Lymphoma/CLL and CAR-T
Specialty: Hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplant, lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), acute leukemia, CAR-T, and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)