Hospitalist Service

St. Jude hospitalists are doctors and nurses who work with your child’s medical team to provide around-the-clock care when your child’s oncologist is not available, including nights, holidays or on the weekends.

A hospitalist can make medical decisions and provide emergency care or regular care, such as giving your child chemotherapy, doing blood work or performing a bone marrow aspiration.  

St. Jude hospitalists:

  • help provide attention to patients’ needs during diagnosis, treatment, medical procedures and follow-up care
  • share information and coordinates care with your child’s medical team
  • are available when the clinic is closed, including on nights and weekends
  • are board-certified

Director

  • Liza-Marie Johnson, MD

    Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, MPH, MSB

    Johnson

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    • Program Director, Oncology Hospitalist Medicine
    • Bioethics Consultant (Clinical & Research Consultations)

Physicians

  • Yaser Alsaek, MD

    Alsaek

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Allison Ast, MD

    Ast

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Sakshi Bami, MD

    Bami

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Wendy Bourland, DO

    Bourland

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Steven Carey, MD, PhD

    Carey

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Rachael Courtney, DO

    Courtney

    • Director, Pediatric Residency Education
    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Charles Fraga, MD

    Fraga

    • Contracted Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Saman Hashmi, MD

    Hashmi

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Arshia Madni, MD

    Madni

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Aditya Sharma, MD

    Sharma

    • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Jitsuda (Anna) Sitthi-amorn, MD

    Sitthi-amorn

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    • Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

  • Ali Y. Suliman, MD, MSc

    Suliman

    Instructor, St. Jude Faculty

    • Physician, Hospitalist Medicine Program

Nurse Practitioners

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