Pediatric Oncology Care Team

Tanja Gruber, MD, PhD

Dr. Gruber is a pediatric oncologist, the chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, and the director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases. 

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

Catherine Aftandilian, MD

Dr. Aftandilian is a pediatric oncologist.

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

Karen Arane, MD

Dr. Arane is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Pediatric solid tumors

Jay Michael Balagtas, MD

Dr. Balagtas is a pediatric oncologist.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric leukemia and lymphoma

Chelsey Burke, MD

Dr. Burke is a pediatric oncologist.

Areas of expertise:Bone and soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor, osteosarcoma 

Karen Chao, MD

Dr. Chao is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancer, cancer survivorship

Kara Davis, DO

Dr. Davis is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Cancer immunotherapy, pediatric leukemia

Karen Fernandez, MD

Dr. Fernandez is a pediatric oncologist.  

Areas of expertise:Pediatric solid tumors

Caleb Hocutt, MD, MPH

Dr. Hocutt is a pediatric oncologist. He leads the Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Cellular Therapy Survivorship Program.

Areas of expertise:Leukemia and lymphoma, survivorship care

Claire Johns, MD

Dr. Johns is a pediatric oncologist.  

Areas of expertise:Solid tumors, cell therapy, cancer predisposition

Wei-Ming Kao, MD, PhD

Dr. Kao is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Pediatric hematology and oncology

Erin Karski, MD

Dr. Karski is a pediatric oncologist.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric oncology

Yong Yean Kim, MD, PhD

Dr. Kim is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Pediatric solid tumors, sarcomas 

Norman Lacayo, MD

Dr. Lacayo is a pediatric oncologist.

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

Michael Link, MD

Dr. Link is a pediatric oncologist.

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

Adrienne Long, MD, PhD

Dr. Long is a pediatric oncologist.

Areas of expertise:CAR T-cell therapy, immunotherapy

Julie Ma, MD

Dr. Ma is a pediatric oncologist.  

Areas of expertise:Leukemia, cell therapy

Lianna Marks, MD

Dr. Marks is a pediatric oncologist. 

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

Allison Pribnow, MD

Dr. Pribnow is a pediatric oncologist.  

Areas of expertise:Bone and soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor, ewing sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

Sneha Ramakrishna, MD

Dr. Ramakrishna is a pediatric oncologist.

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

Raya Saab, MD

Dr. Saab is a pediatric oncologist. She is the section chief of Pediatric Oncology at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. 

Areas of expertise:Sarcoma, retinoblastoma

Kathleen Sakamoto, MD

Dr. Sakamoto is a pediatric oncologist. 

Areas of expertise:Bone marrow failure disorders, pediatric cancers

Danielle Shin, MD

Dr. Shin is a pediatric oncologist.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric leukemia, cancer genomics

Stephanie Smith, MD

Dr. Smith is a pediatric oncologist.

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