Estefania Oliveros Soles, MD, MSc

Dr. Michael Hughes is an attending physician and Assistant Professor practicing at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his A.B. in Classics magna cum laude from Harvard College and his MD cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Hughes' research has explored the interplay between cancer and the immune system. As an undergraduate medical student, he studied immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced gastroenterocolitis. As a Johns Hopkins Physician Scientist Training Pathway Scholar during residency, he investigated outcomes in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas after haploidentical blood and marrow transplantation. As an NIH T32-supported fellow, he worked in the Lentzsch Laboratory to develop novel anti-AL amyloidosis fibril therapies. For his contributions, Dr. Hughes was awarded the 2024 ASCO/Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award and the 2025 Amyloidosis Foundation Research Grant. Dr. Hughes cares primarily for patients with plasma cell disorders, including multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, MGUS, POEMS syndrome, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. His current translational research interests focus on machine learning/deep learning-assisted outcome prediction in these diseases and the ongoing development of novel anti-AL amyloidosis fibril strategies.

Dr. Jaya Batra is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology and AdvancedHeart Failure at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She specializes inthe diagnosis and treatment of patients with advanced heart failure. Herpractice includes patients requiring left ventricular assist devices and hearttransplantation. She also attends as a cardiac intensivist. She is boardcertified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, andAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Batra received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and hermedical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completedher internship and residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships inCardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologyat New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Dr. Emilie Leroy is a board-certified Family Medicine physician. She earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. Leroy believes in working collaboratively with patients to achieve their unique health goals. Her professional interests include preventative care and chronic disease management.