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Brain and Spine Tumor Treatment Team
At St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, your child will receive the most advanced treatment from an experienced, multi-disciplinary team of healthcare specialists who are dedicated to treating children with brain tumors and giving them the best chance of survival and quality of life.
Leadership
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Giles W. Robinson, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology
Co-Leader, Cancer Center Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program
Giles W. Robinson, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology
Co-Leader, Cancer Center Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Improve survival and reduce the morbidity of children with central nervous system tumors
- Genomic analysis of medulloblastoma and other central nervous system tumors
- Tumor biology
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Giles W. Robinson, MD
Neuro Oncology
MS 260, Room C6069
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Brain and spine tumor physicians
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Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program
Endowed Chair in Epidemiology & Cancer Control
Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program
Endowed Chair in Epidemiology & Cancer Control
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS), Principal Investigator
- Longitudinal Cardiotoxicity in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer (R01, NIH), Principal Investigator
- Encouraging Mammography and Preventive Opportunities for Women Exposed to Radiation, Co-Investigator
- Reducing Skin Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors, Co-Investigator
- Adult Neurobehavioral Late Effects of Pediatric Low Grade Brain Tumors, Co-Investigator
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Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Aditi Bagchi, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Aditi Bagchi, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Infant Type Hemispheric Glioma
- Rare Brain Tumors of infants and Young Children
- Molecular and Genomic Characteristics of Pediatric Brain Tumors (Focus Infants)
- Medulloblastoma in Infant and Young Children.
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Aditi Bagchi, MD, PhD
Neuro-Oncology
MS 260, Room C6057
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Kelsey C. Bertrand, MD, MSc, MBBS, FAAP
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Kelsey C. Bertrand, MD, MSc, MBBS, FAAP
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Molecular and genomic heterogeneity within ependymoma
- Understanding the underlying pathophysiology of ependymomas and high-grade gliomas
- Mechanisms of resistance to therapy in CNS tumors
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Kelsey C. Bertrand, MD, MSc, MBBS, FAAP
Neuro-Oncology Division
MS 260, Room C6034
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Frederick A. Boop
Consulting Physician, Semmes-Murphy Clinic
Professor and J.T. Robertson Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Frederick A. Boop
Consulting Physician, Semmes-Murphy Clinic
Professor and J.T. Robertson Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Affiliations
Research Interests
I am currently a consultant on an NIH program project in investigation cytokines involved in the reparative cascade of events within the central nervous system following injury. I am also involved as a principal investigator in a multi-center clinical trial of new programmable shunt valves and involved in the clinical investigation of outcomes following surgery for intractable epilepsy and spasticity.
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Stephanie L. Einhaus, MD
Consulting Physician, Semmes Murphey Clinic
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis
Stephanie L. Einhaus, MD
Consulting Physician, Semmes Murphey Clinic
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis
Affiliations
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Amar Gajjar, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pediatric Medicine
Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Amar Gajjar, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pediatric Medicine
Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Development of innovative protocols for the treatment of childhood brain tumors
- Development of chemotherapeutic agents for brain tumors
- Molecular mechanisms of anticancer drugs
- Oncogenesis
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Amar Gajjar, MD
Neuro Oncology
MS 260, Room C6024
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Radiation Oncology Department
Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology
Chairman, Radiation Oncology Discipline, Children's Oncology Group
Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Radiation Oncology Department
Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology
Chairman, Radiation Oncology Discipline, Children's Oncology Group
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Pediatric neuro-oncology
- Application of advanced radiotherapy methods for treatment of pediatric cancers
- Mitigation of radiotherapy-related side effects
- Conformal radiation therapy
- Development of guidelines for intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton beam therapy for treatment of solid tumors
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Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD
Radiation Oncology
MS 210, Room I3131
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Michael Scott Muhlbauer, MD
Consulting Physician, Semmes Murphey Clinic
Michael Scott Muhlbauer, MD
Consulting Physician, Semmes Murphey Clinic
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Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Global Neuro-Oncology Program
Director, Jordan Program
Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Global Neuro-Oncology Program
Director, Jordan Program
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Brain tumors such as low grade gliomas
- Global medicine
- Delayed diagnosis in pediatric central nervous system tumors
- Retinoblastoma
- Pediatric oncology in countries with limited resources
- Applications of telemedicine in oncology
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Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS
Department of Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2043
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Dana Tlais, MD
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Characterizing the molecular landscape of pediatric high-grade gliomas
- Understanding the pathophysiology of treatment-resistant brain tumors
- Developing novel strategies to treat pediatric brain cancer
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Dana Tlais, MD
Oncology
MS 260, Room C6059
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, 38105-3678
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Anna Vinitsky, MD, MS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Pediatric neuro-oncology
- Optimization of the delivery of medical care
- Process improvement and implementation of "Lean Methodology" to improve clinical efficiency
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Anna Vinitsky, MD, MS
Neuro-Oncology
MS 260, Room C6068
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 3810-3678
Basic scientists
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Suzanne J. Baker, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-leader, Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program
Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Suzanne J. Baker, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-leader, Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program
Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Investigating mechanisms driving diffuse high-grade gliomas (HGGs) in children, including Grade III anaplastic astrocytomas and Grade IV glioblastomas
- Studying unique features of pediatric HGGs, such as anatomical differences and distinct oncogenic mutations compared to adult gliomas
- Identifying subgroups of pediatric HGG based on clinical features and recurrent mutations linked to chromatin regulation and developmental signaling
- Developing improved disease models to study pediatric HGG subgroups and test targeted therapies
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Suzanne J. Baker, PhD
Developmental Neurobiology
MS 323, Room M3412
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Peter J. McKinnon, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Vice-Chair, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Director, Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research
Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurological Diseases
Peter J. McKinnon, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Vice-Chair, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Director, Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research
Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurological Diseases
Affiliations
Research Interests
- DNA damage response in the nervous system
- Molecular neurobiology
- Mouse models of human disease
- Brain tumors
- Neurodegeneration
- Tumor suppressors
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Peter J. McKinnon, PhD
Cell & Molecular Biology
MS 331, Room D3055F
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Martine F. Roussel, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Member, Tumor Cell Biology
Endowed Chair in Molecular Oncogenesis
Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Memphis
Martine F. Roussel, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Member, Tumor Cell Biology
Endowed Chair in Molecular Oncogenesis
Professor, Department of Molecular Sciences, UT Memphis
Affiliations
Research Interests
- The tumor suppressor pathway Arf/Mdm2/p53 in cancer
- Positive and negative regulation in brain development and cancer
- Genes and microRNAs in brain tumors
- Development of mouse models of human brain cancers to conduct pre-clinical trials with novel targeted therapies
- G1 progression and G1/S control
- Role of the BMP-Atohnal signaling pathway in development and tumorigenesis
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Martine F. Roussel, PhD
Tumor Cell Biology
MS 350, Room 5006C
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Clinical scientists
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Heather Conklin, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Division of Neuropsychology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Studying cognitive deficits and neurodevelopmental changes following brain tumor treatment
- Investigating risk and resiliency factors influencing cognitive outcomes
- Identifying interventions to mitigate cognitive deficits and improve neurological specificity
- Enhancing ecological validity in assessments of cognitive and behavioral outcomes
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Heather Conklin, PhD
Psychology
MS 740, Room R4014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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David W. Ellison, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pathology
Director, Neuropathology
Joan and Roy Gignac Endowed Chair in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
David W. Ellison, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pathology
Director, Neuropathology
Joan and Roy Gignac Endowed Chair in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Affiliations
Research Interests
- The diagnosis and classification of childhood nervous system tumors
- Molecular markers of biologic behavior in childhood nervous system tumors
- The biology of ependymoma
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David W. Ellison, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Pathology
MS 250, Room C5001
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Wilburn E. Reddick, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Interim Chief, Diagnostic Imaging Research Division
Director, Structural and Connectivity Imaging Research (SCIR) Hub
Wilburn E. Reddick, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Interim Chief, Diagnostic Imaging Research Division
Director, Structural and Connectivity Imaging Research (SCIR) Hub
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Developing and validating quantitative methods used to assess structural brain injury
- Structure-function relationship of white matter injury as a result of pharmacological or radiological insult through quantitative MR measures
- Pharmacokinetic modeling of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging to assess and predict solid tumor response
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Wilburn E. Reddick, PhD
Department of Radiology
MS 220, Room I3108
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Noah D. Sabin, MD, JD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-chair, Pediatric Biomedical Imaging Initiative
Noah D. Sabin, MD, JD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-chair, Pediatric Biomedical Imaging Initiative
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Brain tumor imaging
- Neuroimaging of the effects of cancer treatment
- Neuroimaging of long-term survivors of childhood cancer
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Noah D. Sabin, MD, JD
Department of Radiology
MS 220, Room I3114
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Barry L. Shulkin, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Use of radioisotopes for the noninvasive detection and management of malignant diseases in childhood
- Use of positron emitting radiotracer probes to characterize the pathophysiology of malignant diseases in childhood
- Application of radiopharmaceuticals as therapeutic agents for malignant diseases in childhood
- Development of new tracers to characterize biologic features of malignant diseases in childhood
- Characterization of the specific type 1 catecholamine uptake process in neuroendocrine tumors
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Barry L. Shulkin, MD
Department of Radiology
MS 220, Room I3128
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Clinton F. Stewart, PharmD
Emeritus, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- CNS and tumor penetration of novel agents used to treat pediatric CNS tumors in relevant mouse models
- Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling and simulation to derive safe and effective anti-cancer drug regimens for infants and young children with brain tumors
- Novel methods to optimize drug exposure in children with cancer (e.g., pharmacokinetically guided dosing)
- Improving Drug Therapy for Children with Brain Tumors
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Clinton F. Stewart, PharmD
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS 313, Room I5309
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Coordinator
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Tabatha E. Doyle, RN
Brain Tumor Coordinator
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Short Biography
I grew up about 50 miles from Memphis in the small town of Brownsville, TN.
I came to St Jude in August 2001. I had worked as a Labor and Delivery Nurse at Methodist Brownsville Hospital since graduating from Baptist School of Nursing in spring of 1997. I had always loved working with children and I knew St Jude was one of the best places to start my pediatric nursing experience. I have worked with the Neuro-oncology team since I started at St. Jude and recently accepted the position of Coordinator for the Brain Tumor Program in March 2007. As Coordinator for the Brain Tumor Program, I am responsible for helping facilitate the consults and new patients that come into the brain tumor program. I am usually the first contact that families and physicians have with the brain tumor team at St Jude.
As a nurse, you always want to know that you do make a difference in someone’s life. I know that by being a part of the brain tumor program at St Jude, I am making a difference in many lives. That is why I love working at St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Neuro-Oncology nurse practitioners
Elizabeth Burghen, RN, BSN, MSN, PNP
Nurse Practitioner
Lindsay Chapman, RN, MSN, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner
Radiation Oncology nurse practitioner
Valerie Groben, RN, MSN, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner