
Karen Fernández, MD
Midwest Affiliate Clinic
Physician
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Departments
Domestic Affiliate Program
Contact Information
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
530 NE Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, IL 61637
Phone: 309-624-4945
Fax: 309-624-9848
Email: kfernand@uic.edu
Education
MD – Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala (1994-2001)
Residency – University of Illinois at Chicago (2003-2006)
Fellowship – Nationwide Children’s Hospital at Columbus, OH (2006-2009)
Research Interests
- Pediatric Solid Tumors
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Benign Hematology
Selected Publications
Biological Role of Glycosylation of Dystroglycan Complex (DGC) in Human Rhabdomyosarcoma cells – Research in progress
Characterization of Spontaneous Rhabdomyoscarcoma in mdx mice – Research in progress
Prevalence of Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis and disseminated Tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS patients in Guatemala 2002
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum and other parasitosis in Children. Thesis. Nov 2000
Dystrophin and Alpha-Sarcoglycan Deficient Mice Spontaneously Develop Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Abstract. May 2009 Physicians Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Contraception and DVT Risk in Adolescents. Haemophilia. 15(2):628, March 2009