Mary joined HealthTree in 2022. She is now the AML & MDS Patient Engagement Manager. She is passionate about giving power to patients through knowledge and health education. If she can help one patient feel more confident participating in discussions with their healthcare team and making treatment decisions, she will feel like she has succeeded. When she isn't advocating for patients, she loves being an aunt, attending concerts, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

Dr. Ball is an assistant professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a clinical and translational investigator specializing in myeloid hematologic malignancies, including Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). His research focuses on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies, evaluating prognostic implications of genomic alterations, and developing novel targeted therapies.