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About the Department
The Department of Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ensures that patients receive the best quality of subspecialty care available. To achieve this goal, the department’s aim is to equip the clinical staff with the resources and support necessary for offering cutting-edge treatments in a safe, compassionate, family-centered environment.
The Pediatric Medicine staff, in partnership with our colleagues at the University of Tennessee and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, takes a multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients; this involves a host of specialties including anesthesia, critical care medicine, endocrinology, neurology, and quality of life, and rehabilitation. Recognized internationally for our world-class patient care, the members of the Pediatric Medicine staff at St. Jude are each experts in treating children diagnosed with catastrophic diseases. In collaboration with our research faculty who are engaged in developing clinical trials, experts on the Pediatric Medicine team benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as the latest St. Jude-generated research that support their life-saving work.
The Department of Pediatric Medicine seamlessly aligns with St. Jude research efforts in achieving the hospital’s mission of finding cures and saving the lives of children by providing unsurpassed comprehensive patient care.
Divisions
Faculty
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Anita V. Arias, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Global pediatric medicine
- Quality indicators, quality improvement and capacity building
- Improving outcomes for critically ill children with cancer
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Anita V. Arias, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3311
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Angela Delaney, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Endocrinology
Angela Delaney, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Endocrinology
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Hypothalamic/pituitary consequences of childhood cancer and its therapy
- Genetic determinants of susceptibility to late effects of childhood cancer therapy
- Pubertal disorders and their molecular causes
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Angela Delaney, MD
Endocrinology
MS 737, Room S4045
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Lama Elbahlawan, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Genetic polymorphism of cytokine and their impact on sepsis and acute lung injury
Clinical Interests
- Acute lung injury
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Lama Elbahlawan, MD
Critical Care
MS 734, Room S3040
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Richard S. Finkel, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
George J. Pedersen Endowed Chair in Neurotherapeutics
Richard S. Finkel, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
George J. Pedersen Endowed Chair in Neurotherapeutics
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Participation in clinical trials with investigational drugs for pediatric neurologic and metabolic diseases
- Development of outcome measures, biomarkers, and clinical trial design for pediatric neurologic diseases
- Understanding the trajectories of change in pediatric neuromuscular diseases: spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth inherited neuropathies.
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Richard S. Finkel, MD
Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics
MS 760
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Michael J. Frett, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Anesthesiology
Michael J. Frett, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Division of Anesthesiology
Affiliations
Clinical Interests
- Incidence of and risk factors associated with the development of pediatric chronic post-surgical pain
- Role of regional analgesia in the prevention of chronic neuropathic pain
- Psychological factors associated with pediatric chronic pain
- Patient safety and quality improvement
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Michael J. Frett, MD
Anesthesiology
MS 130, Room IA5309
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Amar Gajjar, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pediatric Medicine
Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Amar Gajjar, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Pediatric Medicine
Scott and Tracie Hamilton Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Development of innovative protocols for the treatment of childhood brain tumors
- Development of chemotherapeutic agents for brain tumors
- Molecular mechanisms of anticancer drugs
- Oncogenesis
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Amar Gajjar, MD
Neuro Oncology
MS 260, Room C6024
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Saad Ghafoor, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Quality and Education
Saad Ghafoor, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Quality and Education
Research Interests
- Outcomes improvement for critically ill children
- Extracorporeal life support in pediatric oncology/BMT
- Endothelial injury post hematopoietic cell transplant
- ICU liberation
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Saad Ghafoor, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3309
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Emily Hanzlik, MD
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Clinical pediatric neuro-oncology
- Neurologic complications of pediatric cancer
- Medical education and trainee development
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Emily Hanzlik, MD
Neurology
MS 260
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Histiocytosis and Immune Dysregulation Team
Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Histiocytosis and Immune Dysregulation Team
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- Use of new therapies for HLH
- Immune system dysregulation in pediatric hematology/oncology patients during critical illness including hyperinflammation and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
- Use of cytokine inhibition and biologic therapies in pediatric critical illness
- Immune-effector cell associated hemophagocytic syndrome (IEC-HS) and immune-effector cell associated cytokine release syndrome (CRS)
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Melissa Hines, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3305
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Onco-critical care
- Critical care management of HSCT and immunotherapy patients
- Long term follow up and outcomes of critical care illnesses
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3307
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Raja B. Khan, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Neurology Division
Affiliations
Clinical Interests
- Effect of cancer and its treatment on central and peripheral nervous systems
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Raja B. Khan, MD
Pediatric Medicine
MS 135
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN, PNP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Nursing Research Division
Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN, PNP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Nursing Research Division
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Genotype-phenotype association
- Family history
- Fatigue
- Sleep
- Quality of life patients and family
- Late effects
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Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD, RN, PNP
Nursing Research
MS 738, Room R3049
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Jennifer McArthur, DO
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Improving outcomes in critically ill oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant patients
- Optimal nutrition in critical illness
- Optimizing the patient and family experience with prolonged critical illness
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Jennifer McArthur, DO
Pediatric Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3306
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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R. Ray Morrison, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Critical Care Division
R. Ray Morrison, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Critical Care Division
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Consequences of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion
- Adenosine and adenosine receptors
- Coronary regulation
- Myocardial protection
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R. Ray Morrison, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3308
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Member, St. Jude Faculty
PI, Human Performance Lab
Co-Leader, Cancer Control and Survivorship Program
Endowed Chair in Cancer Survivorship
Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Member, St. Jude Faculty
PI, Human Performance Lab
Co-Leader, Cancer Control and Survivorship Program
Endowed Chair in Cancer Survivorship
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Clinical and population measurement of physical performance and disability
- Exercise, physical activity and dietary intervention to prevent and remediate frail health
- Accelerated aging in cancer survivors
- Analysis of epidemiologic data
- Cardiac rehabilitation
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Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Clinical Director
Physician-in-Chief
John and Lorine Thrasher Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine
Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Clinical Director
Physician-in-Chief
John and Lorine Thrasher Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Patient-oriented studies in nonmalignant hematology including ITP, thalassemia, transfusional iron overload, hemophilia and thrombosis
Clinical Interests
- Non-malignant hematology, including ITP, thalassemia, transfusional iron overload, hemophilia and thrombosis
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Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD
Administration
MS 282, Room C7046A
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Kavitha C. Raghavan, MBBS, FRCA
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Neonatal and pediatric anesthesia
- Patient safety and quality improvement
- Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
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Kavitha C. Raghavan, MBBS, FRCA
Anesthesiology
MS 130, Room IA5303
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Michael G. Rossi, DO, FAAP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Clinical Interests
- Quality management and patient safety
- Cognitive effects of anesthesia
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Michael G. Rossi, DO, FAAP
Anesthesiology
MS 130, Room IA5305
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Luis A. Trujillo Huaccho, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Clinical Interests
- Pediatric anesthesiology
- Pediatric regional anesthesia
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Luis A. Trujillo Huaccho, MD
Anesthesiology
MS MS 130, Room Room IA5311
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Christine Yu, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Fertility after gonadotoxic therapy
- Fertility in sickle cell disease
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Christine Yu, MD
Endocrinology
MS 737, Room S4045
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Tzipa Zweig, MD, MS
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Clinical Interests
- Pediatric pain
- Palliative care
- Anesthesiology education
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Tzipa Zweig, MD, MS
Anesthesiology
MS 130, Room IA5303
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Consulting Physicians
- Anushree Algotar, MD
- James G. Atherton, MD
- John J. Bissler, MD
- Dennis Black, MD, AGAF
- Cary P. Cavender, MD
- Mark R. Corkins, MD
- Noel M. Delos Santos, MD
- Patricia J. Dubin, MD
- John K. Eshun, MD
- Jason F. Goldberg, MD, FAAP
- Colleen Hastings, MD
- Vijaya Joshi, MD
- Linda F. Lazar, MD
- Arwa Nada, MBBch, MSc
- Ali Mirza Onder, MD
- Songul Onder, MD
- Arun Saini, MD
- Catherine D. Sanders, MD
- Shyam Kumar Sathanandam, MD, FSCAI
- Saumini Srinivasan, MD, MS
- Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD, FAAP, FACC, FAHA
- John R. Whitworth, MD
- Rima Zahr, DO
Contact us
Department of Pediatric Medicine
MS260, Room C6024
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
FAX: (901) 595-8037
Preferred contact method: email