Mohamad Cherry, MD, MS
Program Director

Mohamad Cherry is the medical director of Hematology for Atlantic Health, and the fellowship director for the Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program at Atlantic Health Morristown. He joined Atlantic Hematology Oncology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center's Stephenson Cancer Center, bringing years of clinical knowledge and expertise. With specialty training from some of the nation's most skilled clinicians, Dr. Cherry attained some of his clinical training at the leukemia department at MD Anderson and completed his fellowship in hematology/oncology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center's Stephenson Cancer Center. He performed two residencies - an internal medicine residency at Staten Island University Hospital and a laboratory medicine residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon. Previously, Dr. Cherry attained his medical degree at Lebanese University. He also earned a Master of Science degree in clinical and translational research from University of Oklahoma College of Public Health. Prior to joining Atlantic Health, Dr. Cherry served as the Hematology-Oncology fellowship program director and was the co-chair of the Academy of Teaching Scholars Faculty Development, Education and Mentoring Committee at the University of Oklahoma.

Other administrative roles include co-chair of the leukemia working group at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute Blood Cancer Consortium. As a principal investigator of multiple clinical trials, Dr. Cherry has performed groundbreaking research in niche areas that include epigenetics and development of new therapeutics in relapsed and refractory blood cancers. He has developed teaching materials and chapters in medical texts and has lectured both nationally and internationally. Dr. Cherry continues to serve as a mentor and an advisor to fellows, residents and medical students. He contributes to continuing education, public health, and professional development, and has won awards and funding for both his research and his clinical pursuits.

Hematology and oncology fellowship

Residency & fellowship highlights