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Divisional focus
The mission of the Solid Tumor Division is to provide excellent clinical care by developing and testing novel therapeutic interventions for the treatment of pediatric solid tumors, specifically for those at high risk of treatment failure. A highly skilled multidisciplinary team of compassionate clinicians, researchers and support staff engage in basic and translational research, which advances the understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to tumor formation, progression and resistance.
The Solid Tumor Division is also committed to improving cure rates for all pediatric solid tumors, as evidenced by its development of treatment programs for many common solid tumors through extramural collaborations with organizations such as the Children’s Oncology Group. The breadth and depth of our research program, clinical experience and fruitful collaborations have led to the development and validation of new therapies that have advanced to clinical trials and positioned our group as leaders in education and the treatment of solid tumors.
Solid Tumor Leadership
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Sara M. Federico, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Solid Tumor Division
Sara M. Federico, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Solid Tumor Division
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Clinical investigation of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas
- Translational research in pediatric solid tumor malignancies
- Novel drug development for pediatric solid tumor malignancies
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Sara M. Federico, MD
Solid Tumor
MS 260, Room C6016
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Solid Tumor Faculty
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Adam D. Durbin, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Adam D. Durbin, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of high-risk pediatric cancers, including neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chemical biology and functional genomic perturbation of cancer systems biology
- Drug discovery for pediatric high-risk tumors
- Pathogenesis and modeling of rare tumors
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Adam D. Durbin, MD, PhD
Molecular Oncology
MS 353, Room D5062F
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Mexico Region, St. Jude Global
Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Mexico Region, St. Jude Global
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Omproving childhood cancer outcomes in low-and middle-income countries through focus on metrics, health systems, and priority-setting
- Developing resource-level tiered systems in global pediatric oncology, resembling the well-established neonatal intensive care and trauma center levels
- Determining the role of social determinants of health as drivers of outcome disparities between populations in order to identify and address them
- Optimizing treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with solid tumors
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Paola Friedrich, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room L1600.15
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Jessica Gartrell, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Jessica Gartrell, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Developing early phase clinical trials that lead to the identification of therapeutic biomarkers and novel combination therapies for high risk sarcomas and liver tumors
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Jessica Gartrell, MD
Solid Tumor
MS 260, Room C6006
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Culture and Communication
Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Culture and Communication
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Global pediatric oncology
- Pediatric cancer communication
- Patient-centered care
- Pediatric solid tumors
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Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room O4025
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Lillian Macrae Guenther, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Lillian Macrae Guenther, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Biologic investigation of novel dependency genes in pediatric osteosarcoma
- DNA damage repair mechanisms in pediatric osteosarcoma
- Development of novel therapeutic strategies for pediatric bone sarcomas
- Applications of genomic and chemical screening to identify targeted combinations in pediatric bone sarcomas
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Lillian Macrae Guenther, MD
Molecular Oncology
MS 353, Room D5062D
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Mark E. Hatley, MD, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Molecular Oncology
Mark E. Hatley, MD, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Molecular Oncology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Cellular and molecular origins of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- MicroRNAs in pediatric sarcomas
- Mouse models of pediatric sarcomas
- Development of novel therapies for pediatric sarcomas
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Mark E. Hatley, MD, PhD
Molecular Oncology
MS 354, Room D5048F
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Sara Helmig, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Pediatric solid tumors
- Quality improvement and clinical operations
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Sara Helmig, MD
Solid Tumor Division
MS 260, Room C6076
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Catherine G. Lam, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Asia Pacific Region, St. Jude Global
Director, Health Systems Unit
Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer
Catherine G. Lam, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Asia Pacific Region, St. Jude Global
Director, Health Systems Unit
Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Pediatric hematology-oncology in resource-limited settings: evaluating outcomes, applying quality improvement efforts and implementing best practices
- Improving patient outcomes by addressing timely diagnosis, treatment abandonment and palliative care needs
- Advancing outcomes in rare solid tumors, including adrenocortical tumors and nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Health disparities research; health literacy and patient education
- Optimizing treatment and research for children, adolescents and young adults with solid tumors
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Catherine G. Lam, MD, MPH
Oncology
MS 721, Room S2014B
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Alberto Pappo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-Leader, Developmental Biology & Solid Tumor Program
Alvin Mauer Endowed Chair
Alberto Pappo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Co-Leader, Developmental Biology & Solid Tumor Program
Alvin Mauer Endowed Chair
Affiliations
Research Interests
Development of novel therapies for pediatric solid tumors with special interest in:
- Pediatric melanoma
- Soft tissue sarcomas
- Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors
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Alberto Pappo, MD
Solid Tumor
MS 260, Room C6017
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Anand Patel, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Anand Patel, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Intratumoral heterogeneity of pediatric solid tumors
- Mechanism of treatment resistance and persistence
- Spatial organization of the tumor microenvironment
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Anand Patel, MD, PhD
Solid Tumor Division
MS 324, Room D2038H
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Chair, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine
Director, St. Jude Global
Co-Associate Director, Outreach, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Four Stars of Chicago Endowed Chair in International Pediatric Outreach
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Chair, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine
Director, St. Jude Global
Co-Associate Director, Outreach, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Four Stars of Chicago Endowed Chair in International Pediatric Outreach
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Global medicine
- Pediatric solid tumors
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Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2015
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Victor M. Santana, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Charles B. Pratt Endowed Chair in Solid Tumor Research
Associate Dean, Clinical Investigations MS Program
Director, Global Research Unit, St. Jude Global Alliance
Victor M. Santana, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Charles B. Pratt Endowed Chair in Solid Tumor Research
Associate Dean, Clinical Investigations MS Program
Director, Global Research Unit, St. Jude Global Alliance
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Phase I clinical studies
- Therapy of neuroblastoma
- Role of autologous marrow transplant in pediatric malignancies
- Research ethics
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Victor M. Santana, MD
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room O3033
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- High-risk pediatric solid tumors
- Development of patient-derived orthotopic solid tumor xenografts
- Translational preclinical testing of novel therapeutics for pediatric solid tumors
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Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD
Oncology
MS 324, Room D2038G
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Solid Tumor Staff
Meagan DuLaney, DNP, FNP-C
Manger, Advanced Practice Provider
Ashley McTyre, DNP, FNP-C
Nurse practitioner
Nour McCaffrey, MSN, FNP
Nurse practitioner
Sara Meehan, PNP
Nurse practitioner
Carly Meredith, MSN, FNP-BC, NE-BC
Manager, Advanced Practice Operations
Patti Pease, MSN, FNP-BC, RN
APP Professional Development Educator
Patience Whitten, DNP, FNP-C
Nurse practitioner
Dana Zimmerman, DNP, CPNP-AC
Nurse practitioner
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Division of Solid Tumor
MS 260, Room C6016
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: sara.federico@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-2220
Fax: (901) 595-4011
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