Global Pediatric Medicine Experts and Information for Media

Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH, St. Jude Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Global Critical Care Program director and St. Jude Global Euro Regional Program director, works to improve critical care for childhood cancer patients worldwide. Agulnik’s research interests include global pediatric health, hospital quality of care, critical care in pediatric oncology and clinical prediction scores.

Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH, St. Jude Department of Global Pediatric Medicine and St. Jude Global Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Program director, studies the global epidemiology of childhood cancer. Through the Global Burden of Disease study in collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, Bhakta studies the greater burden of childhood cancer in resource-limited countries.

Jane Hankins, MD, MS, St. Jude Global Hematology Program director, focuses her research and clinical practice on sickle cell disease, specifically during the transition period from pediatric to adult care.

Ching-Hon Pui, MD, St. Jude Global China Regional Program director, has helped change how acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is treated worldwide, improving survival rates while providing less toxic treatments. His partnerships in China have had a profound influence, helping convince the Chinese government in 2010 to extend health coverage to patients with childhood leukemia.

Executive Vice President Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD, St. Jude Department of Global Pediatric Medicine chair and St. Jude Global director, is a world-recognized leader in global childhood cancer care. Rodriguez-Galindo is instrumental in efforts to improve both the access to and quality of care children receive in low- and middle-income countries.