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Divisional focus
The mission of the Leukemia/Lymphoma division is to advance cure rates for children with leukemia and lymphoma while minimizing acute and late sequelae of therapy. We strive to provide our patients the best possible treatment and facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations in clinical, basic and translational research related to the pathogenesis and treatment of childhood leukemia and lymphoma.
Because leukemia and lymphoma are heterogeneous diseases, clinical faculty are further sub-specialized based on their expertise and interest. These sub-specialties include acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and histiocytic disorders. A team of physicians, researchers, nurse practitioners, clinical research staff, pharmacists, nurses, dieticians and social workers work collectively to enhance patient care and drive research focused on increasing our understanding of blood cancers.
The Leukemia/Lymphoma division focuses on seven areas: determining the prognostic importance of clinical features and genetic abnormalities of leukemia and lymphoma cells; optimizing treatment using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics principles and in vitro drug sensitivity testing (pharmacotyping); utilizing immunologic and molecular methods to detect minimal residual disease; elucidating host genetic determinants (i.e., pharmacogenomics) of treatment response and late effects; unraveling molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis; developing targeted molecular therapy and immunotherapy; and evaluating acute and late effects to improve next generation treatment regimens.
Our findings have been consistently translated into clinical trials to evaluate treatment innovations and to improve leukemia and lymphoma outcomes nationally and internationally. Building on the impressive progress in treating many types of leukemia and lymphoma, our team continues to make advances that will increase cure rates and improve the quality of life of our patients.
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Leaukemia/Lymphoma Leadership
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Sarah Elitzur, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- New therapeutic approaches to childhood acute leukemias
- High-risk subgroups of childhood ALL
- Tailored treatment strategies for hematological malignancies in patients with genetic predisposition disorders
- Histiocytic disorders
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Sarah Elitzur, MD
Oncology
MS 260, Room C6072
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Leukemia/Lymphoma Faculty
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Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Region, St. Jude Global
Director, Disease Burden and Simulation
Co-Director, ARIA Program
Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Region, St. Jude Global
Director, Disease Burden and Simulation
Co-Director, ARIA Program
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Disease burden estimation, decision analysis, global epidemiology of childhood cancer
- Prioritization and the cost-effectiveness of childhood cancer treatment in low and middle income countries
- Pediatric leukemia, cancer survivorship
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Nickhill Bhakta, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2013
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Patrick K. Campbell, MD, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
Patrick K. Campbell, MD, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis and other histiocytic disorders
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- Clinical education in pediatric hematology-oncology
- Clinical informatics
- Quality improvement and patient safety
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Patrick K. Campbell, MD, PhD
Information Services
MS 514, Room PP2944
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Brittany Cowfer, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Medical education, particularly communication training and debriefing
- Prognostic communication in pediatric oncology
- Palliative care in pediatric oncology
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Brittany Cowfer, MD
Oncology
MS 1121, Room TRB 05011A
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Caitlyn Duffy, MD, MPH
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Caitlyn Duffy, MD, MPH
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Application of implementation science to address the global pediatric cancer survival gap
- Adaptation and translation of novel treatments in low-and middle-income countries
- Pediatric leukemia and lymphoma
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Caitlyn Duffy, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Late effects of childhood cancer therapy
- Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas
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Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS
Cancer Survivorship
MS 735, Room S6045
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Saman K. Hashmi, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Pediatric Residency Site Director (Hematology/Oncology)
Saman K. Hashmi, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Pediatric Residency Site Director (Hematology/Oncology)
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Capacity building in global pediatric oncology
- Medical education and training
- Quality improvement; clinical process improvement
- General pediatric oncology/pediatric leukemia
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Saman K. Hashmi, MD
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room 4052.1
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program
Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Total therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma
- New therapeutic strategies for leukemia/lymphoma
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Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD
Leukemia / Lymphoma
MS 260, Room C6073
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Sima Jeha, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Eastern Mediterranean Region, St. Jude Global
Sima Jeha, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Eastern Mediterranean Region, St. Jude Global
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Developmental therapeutics
- Protocol development and clinical investigations in leukemia
- Relapsed and refractory leukemia
- Leukemia in the adolescent and young adult
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Sima Jeha, MD
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2034
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN
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Seth Karol, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Reducing the side effects of therapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Identifying new treatments for children with leukemia after relapse
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Seth Karol, MD
Leukemia/Lymphoma
MS 260, Room C6064
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Ching-Hon Pui, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Director, China Region, St. Jude Global
Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Endowed Chair of Leukemia Research
American Cancer Society Professor
Ching-Hon Pui, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Director, China Region, St. Jude Global
Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Endowed Chair of Leukemia Research
American Cancer Society Professor
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Development of "Total Therapies" for children with leukemia
- Evaluating the efficacy of novel antileukemic drugs or new therapeutic strategies
- Applying molecular genetic, pharmacologic and immunologic discoveries to clinical problems
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Ching-Hon Pui, MD
Oncology
MS 260, Room C6056
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Matthew Rees, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Matthew Rees, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Improvement science in the care of children with cancer
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Matthew Rees, MD
Oncology
MS 260, Room C6074
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Marta A. Salek, MD, MPH
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Early integration of palliative care in pediatric oncology
- Decision making for children diagnosed with advanced cancer
- Optimizing care and quality of life for children diagnosed with cancer on a global scale
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Marta A. Salek, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Ruth Wang’ondu, MD, PhD
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Ruth Wang’ondu, MD, PhD
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Using in vitro and in vivo models of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia to study effects of IKZF1 (Ikaros) alterations on leukemogenesis and drug resistance
- Defining effects of Ikaros alterations on prognostication and risk stratification of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Integration of genetic data from diverse populations to inform treatment of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Ruth Wang’ondu, MD, PhD
Clinical Education & Training
MS 343, Room D4036
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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MS 260, Room C6073
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: sarah.elitzur@stjude.org
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