Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Hematology-Oncology

Address:
DUMC 102382
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-3401

Office Telephone:
919-684-3401

Fax Telephone:
919-681-7950

• MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2001

• Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 2001-2003

• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, 2003-2006

• PhD, Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, University of Minnesota, 1999

Clinical Interests:
Hemoglobin disorders, sickle-cell anemia, management of pediatric solid tumors with an emphasis on advanced treatments for neuroblastoma

Research Interests:
Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor of childhood.  Despite advances in the treatment of childhood cancer, outcomes for children with advanced-stage neuroblastoma remain poor.  My basic science research interests are focused on understanding the physiology of the neuroblastoma cell and what it does to circumvent the effects of chemothearpy.  Clinically, I am involved in the treatment of childhood malignancies including neuroblasotma, soft tissue sarcomas, and leukemia.