Clinical and Research Faculty
The Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers faculty includes more than 135 hematologists and oncologists who are experts in pediatric hematology and pediatric oncology. In addition, the center employs over 750 staff, making us the largest pediatric cancer and hematology program in the United States.
The faculty participate in a variety of national and international advisory boards, panels and review committees. They editors and reviewers of numerous peer-reviewed scientific journals and recipients of various national honors and awards. Our faculty members also play a major role in the Children's Oncology Group, the National Cancer Institute-funded cooperative group of clinical trials.
Our Fellows
Anu Agrawal, M.D.
Shiley Aguilar, M.S.N., R.N., FNP-C
Charlotte Ahern, Ph.D.
Nabil Ahmed, M.D., M.Sc.
Gladstone Airewele, M.D.
Carl Allen, M.D., Ph.D.
Terry Armstrong, R.N., C.P.N.P.
Katie Askenasy, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Patricia Baxter, M.D., M.B.A.
Ronald Bernardi, M.D., Ph.D.
Stacey Berg, M.D.
Juan Carlos Bernini, M.D.
Alison Bertuch, M.D., Ph.D.
Susan Blaney, M.D.
Brande Bingham, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Racheal Bingham, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Catherine Bollard, M.D.
Lisa Bomgaars, M.D.
Melissa Bondy, Ph.D.
Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, Ph.D.
Julienne Brackett, M.D.
Malcolm Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.
Rosalind Bryant, Ph.D., R.N.-C.S., P.N.P.
Cynthia Chi, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Murali Chintagumpala, M.D.
Alan Davis, Ph.D.
Jenny McDade Despotovic, D.O., M.S.
Isaura Diaz, M.D.
ZoAnn Dreyer, M.D.
Javier El-Bietar, M.D.
Nader Kim El-Mallawany, M.D.
Rodrigo Erana, M.D.
Jonathan Flanagan, Ph.D.
Ricardo Flores, M.D.
Aaron Foster, Ph.D.
Ernest Frugé, Ph.D.
M. Waleed Gaber, Ph.D.
Amos Gaikwad, Ph.D.
Adrian Gee, Ph.D.
Alex George, M.D., Ph.D.
Kristen Ghia, M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Dan Gombos, M.D., FACS
Margaret Goodell, Ph.D.
Stephen Gottschalk, M.D.
M. Monica Gramatges, M.D.
Bambi J. Grilley
Stephanie Gruner, M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Cori Guerin, R.N., C.P.N.P.
Eileen Hansbury, PA-C
Andras Heczey, M.D.
Meenakshi Hegde, M.D.
Melody Hellsten, R.N., M.S., P.N.P.-B.C.
Helen Heslop, M.D.
Marika Horn, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Terzah Horton, M.D., Ph.D.
Marc Horowitz, M.D.
Mary Hurwitz, Ph.D.
Richard Hurwitz, M.D.
Lisa Kahalley, Ph.D.
Kala Kamdar, M.D.
Susan E. Kirk, PA-C
Eugene Kim, M.D.
Deborah Kollar, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Robert Krance, M.D.
Ching Lau, M.D., Ph.D.
Youngna Lee-Kim, M.D.
Ann Leen, Ph.D.
Eastwood Leung, Ph.D.
Kathryn Leung, M.D.
Xiao-Nan Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Chrystal Louis, M.D., M.P.H.
Philip Lupo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Anita Mahajan, M.D.
Donald Mahoney, Jr., M.D.
Chris Tsz-Kwong Man, Ph.D.
Judith Margolin, M.D.
Caridad Martinez, M.D.
Kate Mazur, C.P.N.P., R.N.
Kenneth McClain, M.D., Ph.D.
Patrick McGann, M.D.
Parth Mehta, M.D., M.P.H.
Leonid Metelitsa, M.D., Ph.D.
Heather Mills, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Brigitta Mueller, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Jodi Muscal, M.D.
Jed Nuchtern, M.D.
M. Fatih Okcu, M.D., M.P.H.
Elizabeth Olmsted-Davis, Ph.D.
Lorimar Pagan, M.D.
Margaret Parmeter, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Donald W. (Will) Parsons, M.D., Ph.D.
Debananda Pati, Ph.D.
Sharon Plon, M.D., Ph.D.
David Poplack, M.D.
Laszlo Perlaky, Ph.D.
Karen Rabin, M.D., Ph.D.
Nino Rainusso, M.D.
Pulivarthi Rao, Ph.D.
Jean Raphael, M.D., M.P.H.
Rachel Rau, M.D.
Michele Redell, M.D., Ph.D.
Surya Rednam, M.D.
M. Douglas Ris, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Cliona Rooney, Ph.D.
Nicole Rosipal, R.N., M.S.N., C.P.N.P.
Heidi Russell, M.D.
Ghadir Sasa, M.D.
Barbara Savoldo, M.D., Ph.D.
Eric Schafer, M.D.
Michael Scheurer, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Vivien Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D.
Mona D. Shah, M.D., M.S.
Deborah Shardy, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrea Sheehan, M.D.
Jason Shohet, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephen Simko, M.D.
Jeremy Slone, M.D., M.P.H.
Lakshmi Srivaths, M.D.
C. Philip Steuber, M.D.
Jack Su, M.D.
Mary Nell Suell, M.D.
Hilary Suzawa, M.D.
Keita Terashima, M.D.
Dolores López Terrada, M.D., Ph.D.
Jun Teruya, M.D., D.Sc.
Patrick Thompson, M.D.
Matteo Trucco, M.D.
Sanjeev Vasudevan, M.D.
Mary Vaughan, R.N., M.S.N., P.N.P.
Lisa Wang, M.D.
Russell Ware, M.D., Ph.D.
Thomas Westbrook, Ph.D.
Melissa Widener, PA-C
Jianhua Yang, Ph.D.
Amber Yates, M.D.
Donald Yee, M.D.
Jason Yustein, M.D., Ph.D.
Peter Zage, M.D., Ph.D.