Meet Our Alumni

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

  1. PhD in Biomedical Sciences

    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 

  2. MSc in Global Health

    MSc in Global Child Health

    • Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, MD

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

      Additional Credentials
      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

      Hometown: Quezon City, Metro 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 

      Hometown: Cairo, Egypt

    • Jiaoyang Cai, MD, PhD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year:       2023, MS in Global Child Health

      Additional Credentials
      MD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (2013)
      PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (2017)
      Attending physician, pediatric oncology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center (SCMC) /National Children’s Medical Center–Shanghai (NCMCS) 

      Hometown: Shanghai, China

    • 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

      Hometown: Colombo, 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

       

    • Roman Kizyma, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      Fellowship - The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      MS (2009), Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine
      MD (2007), Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

      Hometown: Lviv, Ukraine

    • Arturo Zapata López, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      MD, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru (2010) 
      Pediatric oncologist at the National Cancer Institute (Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas)
      Pediatric Leukemia Committee Coordinator for Peru

      Hometown: Lima, Peru

    • Mae Dolendo, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      BS, Medical Technology, Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, Philippines (1986)
      MD, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines (1991)
      Head, Children’s Cancer Institute at Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City, Philippines

      Hometown: Davao City, Philippines

    • 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

      Hometown: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    • Doreen Terry Karimi Mutua, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery (MBCHB) – University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (2005)
      Masters of Medicine, Pediatrics and Child Health – University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (2012)
      Consultant Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

      Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

    • Yuliya Nogovitsyna, MA, LLM, PhD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      MA, Public International Law, Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, Kyiv, Ukraine (2003)
      PhD, Public International Law, Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, Kyiv, Ukraine (2006)
      LLM, Business Law, University of London, London, United Kingdom (2009)
      MA, Nonprofit Management, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine (2020)
      Program Director, Tabletochki

      Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine

    • 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

      Hometown: 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

      Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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

       

    • Rafie Raza, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      MD, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan (1997)
      Senior Consultant, Head of Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Indus Hospital & Health Network

      Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

    • 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

      Hometown: 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

      Hometown: Queretaro, Mexico

    • 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

    • Abideen Olurotimi Salako , MBBS, FWACP

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      MBBS, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo State, Nigeria (2007).
      Consultant Paediatrician (Haematology/Oncology) and Research Fellow at the Clinical Sciences Department of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

      Hometown: Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    • 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

      Hometown: Lima, 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

    • Caetano de Aguirre Neto, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Global Child Health 

      Additional Credentials
      MD, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2001)
      Head of pediatric oncology, Santa Casa De Belo Horizonte

      Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

  3. MSc in Clinical Investigations

    MSc in Clinical Investigations

    • D. Andrew Elliott, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s):
      Year: 2023, MS in Clinical Investigations

      Additional Credentials:
      MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
      Director, Psychiatry Division, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    • Seth Karol, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s):
      Year: 2023, MS in Clinical Investigations

      Additional Credentials
      MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
      Assistant Member, Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    • Akshay Sharma, MBBS

      St. Jude Degree(s)
      Year: 2023, MS in Clinical Investigations

      Additional Credentials:
      MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India
      Assistant Member, Bone Marrow Transplant, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    • Melissa A. Shenep, MD

      St. Jude Degree(s):
      Year: 2023, MS in Clinical Investigations

      Additional credentials: MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
      Postdoctoral Fellow, Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital