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Bass Childhood Cancer Center Teams

Your child is in the hands of one of the nation’s most experienced cancer teams. Within the Bass Center, your care team may include physicians such as hematologists, oncologists and stem cell transplant specialists.

Our physicians are a part of the NCI-designated Stanford Cancer Institute and work with a team of specially trained individuals dedicated to the care of children, including clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, surgical specialists, oncologists, psychiatrists, nutritionists, therapists and more.

Hematology Care Team

May Chien, MD

May Chien, MD, is board certified in hematology, pediatrics and internal medicine.

Areas of expertise: disorders of hemostasis, thrombosis and red blood cell disorders

Jennifer Duda, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

Areas of expertise: pediatric blood disorders

Bertil Glader, MD, PhD

Bertil Glader, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology, pediatrics and pathology.

Areas of expertise: aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, hemophilia

Michael Jeng, MD

Michael Jeng, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

Areas of expertise: sickle cell disease, vascular anomalies, langerhans cell histiocytosis

Benjamin Kim, MD, is board certified in hematology and medical oncology.

Areas of expertise: pediatric blood disorders, hemophilia

Clara Lo, MD

Clara Lo, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders, platelet disorders

Louise Lo, MD

Louise Lo, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

Areas of expertise: pediatric blood disorders

Stephen Simko, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: Langerhans cell histiocytosis

    Oncology Care Team

    Tanja Gruber, MD

    Tanja Gruber, MD, is the chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation and the director of the bass center for childhood cancer and clood diseases. She is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: acute myeloid leukemia and other high-risk leukemias

    Ragini Adams, MD

    Ragini Adams, MD, is board certified in pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric leukemia and lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

    Catherine Aftandilian, MD

    Catherine Aftandilian, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

    Jay Michael Balagtas, MD

    Jay Michael Balagtas, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric leukemia and lymphoma

    Harvey Cohen, MD, PhD

    Harvey Cohen, MD, PhD, is the medical director of the pediatric Palliative Care program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric leukemia, palliative care

    Jacquelyn Crane, MD

    Jacquelyn Crane, MD, is board certified in pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: solid tumors, sarcomas

    Kara Davis, DO

    Kara Davis, DO, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: cancer immunotherapy, pediatric leukemia

    Jennifer Kamens, MD

    Jennifer Kamens, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: acute myeloid leukemia and other high-risk leukemias

    Erin Karski, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric oncology

    Sara Kreimer, MD

    Sara Kreimer, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: solid tumors, vascular anomalies

    Norman Lacayo, MD

    Norman Lacayo, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

    Areas of expertise: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

    Michael Link, MD

    Michael Link, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

    Crystal Mackall, MD

    Crystal Mackall, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology, pediatrics and internal medicine.

    Areas of expertise: cancer immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, pediatric cancers

    Lianna Marks, MD

    Lianna Marks, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

    Allison Pribnow, MD

    Allison Pribnow, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: bone and soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor, Ewing sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

    Sneha Ramakrishna, MD, PhD

    Sneha Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: cancer immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy

    Raya Saab, MD

    Raya Saab, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: sarcoma, retinoblastoma

    Kathleen Sakamoto, MD, PhD

    Kathleen Sakamoto, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: bone marrow failure disorders, pediatric cancers

    Liora Schultz, MD

    Liora Schultz, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: immune reconstitution, acute leukemia, graft-versus-host disease

    Danielle Shin, MD

    Danielle Shin, MD, is board certified in pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric leukemia, cancer genomics

    Stephanie Smith, MD

    Stephanie Smith, MD, is board certified in pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric cancer, cancer survivorship, adolescent and young adult transitions in care

    Sheri Spunt, MD, MBA

    Sheri Spunt, MD, MBA, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: bone and soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor, germ cell tumors

    John Tan, MD

    John Tan, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric cancers

    Michael Wei, MD, PhD

    Michael Wei, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric leukemia, childhood cancer

    Peng Wu, MD, PhD

    Peng Wu, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatrics.

    Areas of expertise: pediatric liver tumors (hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular carcinoma), cancer genetics

      Stem Cell Transplantation Care Team

      Rajni Agarwal, MD

      Rajni Agarwal, MD, is board certified in pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: hematopoietic stem cell graft manipulation, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for bone marrow failure syndromes, veno-occlusive disease, infection prevention

      Rosa Bacchetta, MD

      Rosa Bacchetta, MD, is a genetic immune disease specialist.

      Areas of expertise: genetic autoimmunity, IPEX syndrome, immune dysregulation

      Alice Bertaina, MD, PhD

      Alice Bertaina, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: allogenic stem cell transplantation in children, graft manipulation, immune reconstitution, graft-versus-host disease

      Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, PhD

      Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: bone marrow failure disorders, Fanconi anemia, stem cell gene therapy for genetic diseases

      Orly Klein, MD

      Orly Klein, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: immune deficiency, bone marrow failure disorders

      Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD

      Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

      Areas of expertise: gene editing for sickle cell disease, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for genetic diseases, hematopoietic stem cell biology

      Ami Shah, MD

      Ami Shah, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

      Areas of expertise: late effects and survivorship, metabolic diseases, chronic graft-versus-host disease, pediatric leukemia

      David Shyr, MD

      David Shyr, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology.

      Areas of expertise: gene and cell therapy, Wiskott Aldrich syndrome, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), leukodystrohies, Hurler syndrome

      Katja Weinacht, MD, PhD

      Katja Weinacht, MD, PhD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: immune dysregulation, immune-mediated cytopenia, graft-versus-host disease, primary immunodeficiencies, DiGeorge syndrome

      Kenneth Weinberg, MD

      Kenneth Weinberg, MD, is board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology and pediatrics.

      Areas of expertise: genetic and acquired immune disorders, immune development, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for genetic diseases, graft-versus-host disease

        Neuro-Oncology Care Team

        Paul Fisher, MD

        Paul Fisher, MD, is the chief of Pediatric Neurology-Oncology at Stanford Medicine Children's Health and the Beirne Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology. He is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology.

        Areas of expertise: neurology, neuro-oncology

        Cynthia Campen, MD

        Cynthia Campen, MD, is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology.

        Areas of expertise: neurology and neuro-oncology

        Michelle Monje, MD, PhD

        Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology.

        Areas of expertise: neuro-oncology, immunotherapy

        Sonia Partap, MD

        Sonia Partap, MD, is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology.

        Areas of expertise: neurology and neuro-oncology

          Genetic Counseling

          Depending on your child’s medical condition, you may meet with a genetic counselor. Genetic counselors are Master’s-trained health care professionals with knowledge of basic science, medical genetics, and counseling theory. Genetic counselors help patients understand the medical, psychological and familial impact of genetic disease. Together, you will discuss your family and medical histories so the genetic counselor can assess the chance of disease occurring or recurring. Genetic counselors educate families about genetic inheritance, testing, management, resources and research.  They work with families to promote informed choices about genetic testing and its impact on the patient and other family members.

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