Pediatric - Hematology-Oncology

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Faculty Administrative Position

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    Girish Dhall, Division Director

  • Faculty Position

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    Aman Wadhwa, Assistant Professor (P)

    Aman Wadhwa, MD MSPH is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist whose research interests are rooted in understanding factors that increase morbidity and mortality among survivors of cancer as well as blood and marrow transplantation (BMT).

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    Ana Xavier, Associate Professor (P)

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    Avi Madan-Swain Ph.D., Professor (P)

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    Brandi Pernell DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Chibuzo Ilonze, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Christina Bemrich-Stolz, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Donna Murdaugh, Assistant Professor (P)

    Dr. Murdaugh is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist who is focused on research involving understanding and improving neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric and young adult cancer survivors. Dr. Murdaugh’s interests include: understanding long-term neurocognitive outcomes in cancer survivors utilizing neuropsychological assessment and multimodal neuroimaging, developing a risk prediction model to identify cancer patients at greatest risk for neurocognitive deficits, and developing targeted...

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    Elizabeth Alva, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Emily Johnston, Assistant Professor (P)

    I am a pediatric oncologist with a clinical focus on solid tumors and research focus on disparities in end-of-life care. I am originally from Iowa, went to Carleton College in Minnesota for undergraduate before heading to Stanford for my medical training (medical school, residency, and fellowship). I joined the UAB faculty July 2018.

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    Emily Waite, Instructor - Clinical (P)

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    Emily Warren, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Erik Westin, Instructor (P)

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    Girish Dhall, Professor (P)

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    Gregory Friedman M.D., Professor (P)

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    Hilary Haines, Associate Professor (P)

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    Hope Wilson, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Jamie Aye, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Jeffrey Lebensburger, Professor (P)

    Dr. Lebensburger is the Director, Pediatric Hematology Section in the Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. He has expertise in sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies, red cell disorders, ITP, bleeding disorders, blood clotting disorders, bone marrow failure syndromes, and general hematology.

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    Joseph Chewning III M.D., Professor (P)

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    Julie Wolfson-Stockman M.D., Associate Professor (P)

    Julie Wolfson, MD, MSHS joined UAB in 2015 in the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship. She also founded and serves as the Director of the UAB-COA-O’Neal Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology & Oncofertility Program, where she supports pediatric and adult oncology patients across UAB. Dr. Wolfson is a pediatric oncologist and health services researcher, with clinical expertise in hematologic malignancies and histiocytoses. After an ...

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    Kelly Kenzik Ph.D., Assistant Professor - Research (P)

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    Kimberly Whelan M.D., Professor (P)

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    Laura Metrock, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Lauren Smith, Instructor - Clinical (P)

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    Lee Hilliard, Professor (P)

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    Malgorzata Kasztan, Assistant Professor (P)

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    Mary Littrell, Instructor - Clinical (P)

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    Matthew Kutny M.D., Associate Professor (P)

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    Purnima Singh, Associate Professor (P)

    Purnima Singh, MSc, PhD, MSPH joined UAB in 2015 as a member of The Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship. She is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric - Hematology-Oncology. Following a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from G. B. Pant University, India, Dr. Singh completed her postdoctoral training at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, CA in DNA Replication and Repair (Dr. Binghui Shen) and Developmental Epigenetics (Dr. Piroska Szabo). She was a Rese...

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    Rintaro Hashizume, Associate Professor (P)

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    Sheetal Phadnis, Instructor - Clinical (P)

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    Smita Bhatia M.D., Distinguished Professor (P)

    Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH joined UAB in 2015 to establish the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship. She is the Gay and Bew White Endowed Professor in Pediatric Oncology and serves as Vice Chair for Outcomes in the Dept. of Pediatrics. She also serves as the Associate Director for Outcomes Research at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Bhatia completed her training in Blood Banking, Hematology/ Oncology and BMT from the University of Minnesota, where she also received her MPH in Epide...

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    Wendy Landier PhD, CRNP, CPON, PNP-BC, FAAN, Professor (P)

    Wendy Landier is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She also serves as Deputy Director of the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship at UAB, and holds secondary appointments as Professor in the Department of Surgery and in the School of Nursing. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner with a clinical focus on the care of childhood cancer survivors. She served as Chair ...

  • Faculty Secondary Appointments

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    Lawrence Lamb Jr. Ph.D., Associate Professor - Research (S)

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