Martha Marie Pacheco, MD
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English,
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2003)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2006), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2009), Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Hematology-Oncology
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Prevention of invasive fungal infections in children being treated for cancer
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Publications
- High expression of the stem cell marker nestin is an adverse prognostic factor in WHO grade II-III astrocytomas and oligoastrocytomas. Hatanpaa KJ, Hu T*, Vemireddy V*, Foong C, Raisanen JM, Oliver D, Hiemenz MC, Burns DK, White CL III, Whitworth LA, Mickey B, Stegner M, Habib AA, Fink K, Maher EA, Bachoo RM. J Neuro-oncol 2014.
- IL-8 predicts oncology patients with febrile neutropenia at low risk for bacteremia. Cost CR, Stegner MM, Leonard D, Leavey, P. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2013.
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Hematology
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology