Meet Our Alumni

After graduation, our students join scientific researchers, clinicians and leaders in their chosen career paths.

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

  • Rahul Kumar, PhD

    St. Jude Degree(s)
    Year: 2020, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
    Dissertation: Applied multi-dimensional genomics of relapsed medulloblastoma

    Additional credentials:
    BS, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania
    MS, Physics, University of Pennsylvania
    MS, St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    Medical Student, UT Center for the Health Sciences

  • Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD

    St. Jude Degree(s)
    Year: 2020, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
    Dissertation: Investigation of Specificity Determinants for CD8 T Cell Epigenetic Reprogramming

    Additional credentials:
    BS, Chemistry and Biology, Iona College
    MD, Chicago Medical School 

MSc in Global Child Health

  • Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MD, Gazi University, Ankara, Republic of Turkey
    Specialist Certificate, General Pediatrics - Hacettepe University, Ankara, Republic of Turkey
    Head, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana

    Hometown:  Tamale, Ghana

  • Alia Ahmad, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MD (2014), King Edward Medical College/Punjab University Lahore
    Diploma (1998) The Post Graduate Medical Institute Lahore/Punjab University
    Children's Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

    Hometown: Lahore Punjab Pakistan

  • Ana Patricia Alcasabas, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s)
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (1994), University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
    Head, Section of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
    Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

  • Ahmad Moussa Alokl, MBBCh, MBA, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s)
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MBBCh (2001) Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
    MBA (2010) University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
    Health Management and Research Unit Manager, Center for Development Services, Cairo, Egypt 

  • Rosdali Diaz Coronado, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru (2012 and 2014), Pediatrics training
    MD (2007), Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Peru
    Pediatric Oncologist, National Cancer Institute (INEN), Lima, Peru

    Hometown: Lima Peru

  • Sanjeeva Gunasekera, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s)
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MBBS (2006), University of Colombo
    MD (2011), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
    National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka

  • Pascale Yola Heurtelou Gassant, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MD, Carlos J Finlay University of Medical Sciences of Camagüey, Cuba
    Head, Pediatric Oncology Department, Saint-Damien Hospital, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

  • Diriba Fufa Hordofa, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    Diploma (2014), Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
    MD (2009), Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
    Head, Pediatric Oncology, Jimma Medical Center

    Hometown: Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia 

  • Yusuf Danasabe Jobbi

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MS (2019), Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
    BS  (2014), Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria
    Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

    Hometown: Kano Nigeria

     

  • Mora Mel, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (2012), University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
    Radiation Oncologist
    University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Adriana María Porras Moreno, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    BS (2013), Universidad de Costa Rica
    General Medical Doctor
    National Children Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica

  • Rehana Punjwani

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    BS (2014), The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
    BSN (1994), The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
    Head, Pediatric Nursing Department, Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

    Hometown: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

  • Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (2003), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
    DM (2011), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
    Professor, Medical and Pediatric Oncology
    Chennai Cancer Institute, Chennai, India

  • Kirtikumar J Rathod, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MS (2008), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
    BS (2002), Shree Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule, India
    Associate Professor, Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India

    Hometown:  Dhule, Maharashtra, India

     

  • Rawad Rihani, MD, MS


    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD, MSc (2000), University of Jordan
    Pediatric Hem/Onc & HSCT Fellowship (2004), Sydney Children’s Hospital, University of New South Wales
    Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
    King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

  • Jocelyn Rivera, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (2008), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    Coordinator of Pediatric Emergency Room
    Hospital Infantil Teletón de Oncología, Teletón México

  • Juan Pablo Rodriguez-Auad, MD

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2022, MS in Global Child Health

    MSc (2011), National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
    MD (2004), St. Andrew Major University, La Paz, Bolivia
    Head, Infectious Diseases Unite, Hospital del Niño Ovidio Aliaga Uria in La Paz, Bolivia.

    Hometown: La Paz, Bolivia

  • Liliana Vasquez Ponce, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (2006), National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru
    National Consultant
    Global Initiative of Childhood Cancer, PAHO Peru

  • Thelma Velasquez Herrera, MD, MS

    St. Jude Degree(s):
    Year: 2021, MS in Global Child Health

    Additional Credentials:
    MD (2008), University San Carlos De Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
    Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist
    Unidad Nacional de Oncologia Pediatrica, Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala