Email

lchill@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Hematology Oncology
Center for Gene Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

6565 Fannin Street (Office)

HOUSTON, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 441-1450

Clinic (Clinic)

Center for Cell & Gene Therapy
Houston Methodist Hospital Walter Tower
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 441-1450

Education

MD from UT Medical Branch at Galveston

06/2011 - Texas, Glaveston

Residency at Vanderbilt University

06/2014 - Nashville, TN

Internal Medicine

Clinical Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center

06/2017 - Houston, TX

Hematology/Oncology

BS from Howard Univeristy

05/2002 - Washington, D.C.

Clinical Laboratory Science

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Hematology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical Oncology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Chief Hematology Fellow

MDACC Hematology/Oncology Fellowship (06/2016 - 06/2017)

Professional Interests

• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Graft-versus-Host-Disease
• Adoptive Immunotherapy for hematologic malignancies

Professional Development

Clinical Research Training Course

Workshop (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplants

Course covers the principles of research and how to take findings from the laboratory to the clinic. Includes formal presentations and extensive follow-up dialogue and small-group discussion, covering topics such as: research subject eligibility and recruitment, clinical trial design, biostatistics, data management and quality control, study endpoints, late effects and quality of life, clinical pharmacology, including polypharmacy and drug interactions, and regulatory compliance to name a few.

Clinical Research Training Institute

Course (Participant, 2018)

Sponsor: American Society of Hematology (ASH)

A unique, year-long education and mentoring program for hematology fellows and junior faculty at academic medical centers. CRTI offers a broad education on clinical research methods, research collaborations, statistical analysis, and managing the demands of family and career. The goal of the program is to produce leaders armed with ideas for clinical hematology research and the tools and resources to make their ideas a reality.

Selected Publications

• Hill L, Saliba RM, Chen J, Rondon G, et. al. "Predictors for Steroid Tapering in Patients with Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Their Impact on Graft-Versus-Host Disease Response and Non-Relapse Mortality: Older Age and Co-Morbidities Are Associated with Quicker Tapering and Worse Outcomes." BBMT. 2017 Mar;23(3):S371.
• Hill L, Alousi A, Kebriaei P, Mehta R, et. al. "New and emerging therapies for acute and chronic graft versus host disease." Ther Adv Hematol.. 2018 Jan;9(1):21-45. Pubmed PMID: 29317998
• Zatarain L, Hill L, Thomas D, Goodman SA "Nutritional Assessments and Nutritional Supplementation for Long-Term Transplant Survivors: Multivitamins, Vitamin D, Calcium, Antioxidants, and Minerals." In book: Blood and Marrow Transplantation Long-Term Management. 2013 Sep;
• Hill LC, Lulla PD, Heslop HE "CAR-T Cell Therapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas: A New Treatment Paradigm." Adv Cell Gene Ther. 2019 Jul;2(3):e54. Pubmed PMID: 31777773

Memberships

American Society of Hematology

Member (07/2014)

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Member (08/2016)