Anthony D. Caffarelli, MD

R. Matthew Carroll, M.D., is a board-certified hematologist/oncologist for the Hoag Family Cancer Institute. With more than 18 years of experience, Dr. Carroll treats a broad range of disorders with a special interest in breast cancer and hematologic malignancies. Dr. Carroll practices in the Hoag Family Cancer Center’s Newport Beach location. Dr. Carroll attended Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed an internship in internal medicine at University of Utah Hospital and his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology/oncology at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Carroll is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Hematology and Medical Oncology. During his tenure at Hoag, he has served on the Cancer Committee, on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and as Chairman of his department. Dr. Carroll is uncompromising in his dedication to the well-being of his patients. In his spare time, Dr. Carroll enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, traveling and playing bass guitar in an alternative rock band.

Pooja Motwani, M.D., is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist. She treats a variety of benign and malignant hematological disorders, including leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplasia and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Dr. Motwani attended Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India, followed by an internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Bronx), New York. She completed her fellowship training in hematology/oncology at Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Hoag, Dr. Motwani served as an associate professor with tenure at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she also served as associate program director for the hematology/oncology fellowship program. Dr. Motwani is an avid lecturer and has co-authored numerous publications in leading journals. She has led or participated in numerous oncology/lymphoma-focused clinical trials and presented her research nationally. Dr. Motwani has received several honors and awards and is an active member of several medical associations and societies including American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology, where she also served a 4-year term on their scientific committee for lymphoid neoplasia. Dr. Motwani lives in Seal Beach with her husband and three kids and enjoys reading and travelling.

Tara Seery, M.D., attended University College Dublin School of Medicine followed by an internship at Mater Misericordiae Hospital as well as an internship and residency at Caritas St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston. She then completed fellowships in hematology/oncology at both Caritas St. Elizabeth Medical Center and University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Seery is board certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology.Dr. Seery is particularly interested in GI oncology, including hepatobiliary cancers such as pancreatic, liver and bile duct cancers.She has served as the primary investigator on several clinical research trials, co-authored numerous medical publications and abstracts, and edited multiple peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, she has given clinical presentations both across the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Seery’s teaching experience spans the areas of medical and graduate level courses including a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Annual Lecture Series on Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer and the Management of Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma at UC Irvine’s 5th Annual Gastroenterology and Hepatology Symposium. In addition, she oversaw a group of Hematology/Oncology Fellows at the University of California Irvine Outpatient Clinic.Dr. Seery is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.