ASTCT Talks

Outpatient CAR T: Navigating Logistics and Patient Care


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This episode of ASTCT Talks dives into outpatient CAR T therapy, exploring logistics, challenges, and success strategies. Host Dr. Zahra Mahmoudjafari leads a panel of experts to share insights from their innovative programs.

The panel features Robb Richards, Administrative Director of Cell Therapy and Transplant at Penn Medicine; Dr. Katie Gatwood, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Dr. Taha Al-Juhaishi, Associate Director at the University of Oklahoma’s Transplant and Cell Therapy Program. Topics include outpatient program structures, toxicity management, and the evolving role of cell therapies beyond hematologic malignancies.


About the Host:
Dr. Zahra Mahmoudjafari is a board-certified oncology pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacy Manager in Hematologic Malignancies at the University of Kansas Cancer Center. She earned her PharmD and MBA from UMKC and focuses on clinical and operational management of cell and gene therapies. Dr. Mahmoudjafari is active in HOPA, ATOPP, and ASTCT and was honored with ASTCT's Pharmacy SIG Lifetime Achievement Award and ASCO’s 40 Under 40 in Cancer Award.


Meet the Panel:

  • Robb Richards has over 20 years of oncology experience, with roles spanning private practice, IT, and leadership in healthcare systems. At Penn Medicine, he oversees CAR T therapy operations, expanding services into community hospitals. He holds degrees from Drexel University and St. Joseph’s University.

  • Dr. Katie Gatwood is a Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she leads the PGY2 Oncology Residency Program and chairs the ASTCT Pharmacy SIG. Her expertise spans CAR T therapy, transplant conditioning, and GVHD therapies. Dr. Gatwood is an award-winning practitioner and has authored several publications on oncology pharmacy practice.

  • Dr. Taha Al-Juhaishi is an attending physician and clinical investigator at OU Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s only NCI-designated center. He serves as associate director of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy program and leads several clinical trials. Dr. Al-Juhaishi trained at Weill Cornell Medicine, VCU, and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

  • Listeners will gain valuable insights into the complexities of managing outpatient CAR T therapy and strategies to enhance patient care.

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