Cancer & Blood Disorders Doctors

Skapek, Stephen

Stephen Skapek, M.D., is the medical director of the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Health℠ and chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition to his work at Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern, Dr. Skapek serves on the Executive Committee and the Scientific Council of the Children’s Oncology Group, the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research. He is also a member of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ advisory committee on childhood cancer and holds the Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research at UT Southwestern.

Leavey, Patrick

Patrick Leavey, M.D., is the associate medical director for clinical affairs for the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and the director of the Musculoskeletal Tumors Program at Children’s Health℠. Dr. Leavey has been listed among the best pediatric specialists in Dallas for many years. He is the vice president of the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the secretary-treasurer of the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties.

Amatruda, James

James Amatruda, M.D., is an attending physician in the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He is a physician-scientist who divides his time between his cancer research laboratory and the clinic. Dr. Amatruda earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and fellowships in hematology and oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; in molecular genetics at Consglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy; and in pediatric hematology at Children's Hospital of Boston.

Aquino, Victor

Victor Michael Aquino, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He is active in the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium and is a member of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Aquino earned his medical degree in 1989 from the State University of New York in Syracuse, where he also completed his residency in pediatrics. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Aquino's clinical interests include pediatric bone marrow transplantation.

Bowers, Daniel

Daniel Bowers, M.D., is the medical director of pediatric neuro-oncology at Children’s Health℠. Dr. Bowers earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern. He then completed his residency in general pediatrics at UT Southwestern and performed his fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Bowers is a full member of the Children’s Oncology Group and serves on the central nervous system tumors committee, where his role is to develop new treatments for low-grade gliomas in children. He soon will be leading a national clinical trial for children with recurrent low-grade gliomas.

Buchanan, George

George Buchanan, M.D., is a physician at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in oncology and hematology. Dr. Buchanan received his medical degree from the University of Chicago in 1970, followed by pediatric residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago and hematology-oncology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Buchanan has served as president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (ASPHO) and twice on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

Chen, Kenneth

Kenneth Chen, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He earned his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center, and completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Health, where he also completed his fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Journeycake, Janna

Janna Journeycake, M.D., earned her medical degree in 1996 from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, where she also completed her internship and residency in pediatrics. She then completed a fellowship in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology at Children's Health℠. Dr. Journeycake has a special clinical interest in thrombosis.

Klesse, Laura

Laura Klesse, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the Neurofibromatosis Program at Children’s Health℠ and specializes in assessing and treating cancer predispositions. Dr. Klesse is one of the few neurofibromatosis specialists in the country. She earned her medical and doctoral degrees at UT Southwestern Medical Center, completed her residency in pediatrics at Children’s Medical Center and performed her fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at UT Southwestern.

Koh, Andrew

Andrew Koh, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He earned his medical degree in 1996 from Harvard Medical School and completed a dual fellowship in hematology/oncology and infectious diseases at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Koh is also director of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Laetsch, Theodore

Theodore Laetsch, M.D., is part of the Children’s Health℠ Pediatric Hematology Oncology team. He earned his medical degree in 2005 from the University of California, San Francisco, Medical School. He then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado, as well as a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Laetsch’s clinical interests include childhood cancer and novel therapeutics for pediatric cancer.

Ludwig, Kathleen

Kathleen Ludwig. M.D., earned her medical degree in 2009 at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she also completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Martin, Andrew

Andrew Martin, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He earned his medical degree in 2006 from the University of Texas Galveston Medical School. Dr. Martin completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Martin’s clinical interests include general pediatric hematology and oncology and pediatric sarcoma.

Nero, Alecia

Dr. Alecia Nero is a pediatric hematologist at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in non-malignant hematology – particularly sickle cell disease. She also leads the pioneering Transition Sickle Cell Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Nero earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern before completing a residency in internal medicine-pediatrics and a fellowship in hematology at Case Western Reserve University.

Rogers, Zora

Zora Rogers, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. She earned her medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. She then went on to complete a pediatrics internship and residence at University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles, as well as a fellowship in hematology at USC and one in pediatric hematology/oncology at Children's Health. Dr. Rogers' clinical interests include bone marrow failure, hematology, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), iron overload, sickle cell disease and transfusion therapy.

Simms-Waldrip, Tiffany

Tiffany R. Simms-Waldrip, M.D., is part of the Children’s Health℠ Pediatric Hematology Oncology team. She earned her medical degree from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Simms-Waldrip's clinical interests include stem cell transplantation and stem cell transplantation in bone marrow failure syndromes.

Slone, Tamra

Tamra Slone, M.D., earned her medical degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. She then completed a pediatrics residency at the University of North Alabama and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Children's Health℠. Dr. Slone’s clinical interests include acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia.

Stegner, Martha

Martha Stegner, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. She graduated medical school from UT Southwestern Medical School, and completed her residency at UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center in pediatrics, where she also completed her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Stegner's clinical interests include leukemia and her research interests include the prevention of invasive fungal infections in children being treated for cancer.

Watt, Tanya

Tanya Watt, M.D., is part of the Children’s Health℠ Pediatric Hematology Oncology team with a focus on Pediatric Leukemia. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She then completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. Her clinical interests include bone marrow transplant and neuroblastoma.

Wickiser, Jonathan

Jonathan Wickiser, M.D., is a physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children’s Health℠. He earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. He then completed a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Virginia, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. His clinical interests include genitourinary tumors and hereditary cancer syndromes.

Winick, Naomi

Naomi Winick, M.D., is part of the Children's Health℠ Pediatric Hematology Oncology team. She earned her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Winick completed a pediatrics internship and residency at Presbyterian Health Resources in New York and fellowships in pediatric hematology/oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the UT Health Science Center at Dallas. Dr. Winick's clinical interests include acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Zia, Ayesha

Ayesha Zia, M.D., is a pediatric hematologist at the Children’s Health℠ Hemostasis Thrombosis Center who specializes in pediatric patients with bleeding and clotting disorders. Dr. Zia also leads the multidisciplinary Young Women’s Blood Disorders Clinic that is focused on improving the care of adolescent girls with menorrhagia and bleeding disorders, as well as girls with thrombophilia.

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