Cookies for Kids' Cancer
Medical Advisory Board
Susan Blaney, M.D.
Chair of the Cookies for Kids' Cancer Medical Advisory Board
Professor and Vice Chair Research, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Deputy Director, Texas Children's Cancer Center
Co-Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair, Children's Oncology Group
Chair, Children's Oncology Group Phase 1 and Pilot Consortium
Texas Children's Cancer Center / Baylor College of Medicine
Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics, sub-board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professional memberships: American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association of Cancer Research, American Society Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Society of Neuro-Oncology
Honors: Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Bruton Award finalist
Sima Jeha, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Leukemia / Lymphoma Developmental Therapeutics
Education
MD - American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Research Interests
- Developmental therapeutics
- Protocol development and clinical investigations in leukemia
- Relapsed and refractory leukemia
- Leukemia in the adolescent and young adult
Kim Kramer, MD
Associate Member, Department of Pediatrics
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Certifications: Board Certification in Pediatrics, Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric-Hematology Oncology
Professional Memberships: Children's Oncology Group, American Society Clinical Oncology
Honors: Past recipient of Merit Award, American Society Clinical Oncology; Glaxo-Wellcome Clinical Scholar Award, American Association for Cancer Research; AAMC Mid-Career Women in Academic Medicine
John Matthew Maris, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
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1999-
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Member, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Committee
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2001-2008
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Program Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Committee
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2004-
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Co-Chair, Genetics, Genomics and Pediatric Diseases Research Affinity Group
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2004-
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Member, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
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2007-
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Director, Center for Childhood Cancer Research
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2007-
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Vice-Chief for Research, Division of Oncology
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2007-
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Giulio D'Angio Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma Research,
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
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2008-2009
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Acting Chief, Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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2009-
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Chief, Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:
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1988
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Alpha Omega Alpha
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1989
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Pincus Award: Outstanding Clinician of Graduating Medical School Class
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1993
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American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellow
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1995
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Merit Award: American Society of Clinical Oncology
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1996
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Seligson Award: Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Symposium
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1996
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Molecular Aspects of Pediatric Science Scholarship
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1996
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American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award
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1996
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American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Career Development Award
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1997
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American Society of Clinical Oncology Career Development Award
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1997
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American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Young Investigator Award
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1998
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Eunice and Irving Leopold Annual Scientific Symposium Lecturer
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2000
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Ethel Brown Foerderer Fund Award
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2004
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Elected to the Society for Pediatric Research
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2004-5
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Faculty Honor Roll
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2006
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Brent Eley Visiting Professor in Pediatric Oncology, Children's Hospital of Denver
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2007
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The Gordon F. Bloom Lectureship in Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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2007
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Oski Award Recipient, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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2007
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Elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation
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2008
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Outstanding Basic Science Abstract, Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008
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2009
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Leonard Berwick Memorial Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
for integrating the basic and clinical sciences
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2009
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Elected to the Interurban Clinical Club
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2009
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Distinguished Speaker, Washington University Neuro-oncology Seminar Series
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2010
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William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Memberships in Professional and Scientific Organizations:
National Societies:
American Academy for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Board of Trustees 2005 - 2009
Children's Oncology Group
Society for Pediatric Research
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Local Societies:
- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Medical Advisor to the Board of Directors
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
Stuart H. Orkin
Chairman, Department of Pediatric Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David G. Nathan Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center
Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics
Professional Memberships: American Society of Hematology, Society for Pediatric Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society for Human Genetics, Association of American Physicians
Honors:
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1976-1978
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Basil O'Connor Starter Research Award of the National Foundation-March of Dimes
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1976-1979
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NIH Young Investigator Award
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1979-1984
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NIH Research Career Development Award (NHLBI)
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1984
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AFCR Clinical Research Award
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1986
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Dameshek Award, American Society of Hematology
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1987
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Chairman, Gordon Conference on Molecular Genetics
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1987
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Mead Johnson Award, American Academy of Pediatrics
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1988
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Ben Abelson Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University
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1988
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Karl Meyer Lectureship, University of California Medical Center
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1988
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Harvey Lecture
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1988
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Councilor, American Society of Hematology
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1989-1990
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President, American Society of Clinical Investigation
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1989
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Robert and Courtney Steel Visiting Professorship in Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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1991-
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Elected member, National Academy of Sciences
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1992-
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Elected member, Institute of Medicine
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1992
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The Stratton Lecture, 24th Congress of the International Society of Haematology
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1992-
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Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1993
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24th Paul M. Aggeler Lecturer, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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1993
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Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Harvard Medical School
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1993
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Elected member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1994
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Carl V. Moore Lectureship, Washington University School of Medicine
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1995
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Helmut Horten Foundation Prize, (co-recipients: Sir David Weatherall, Y.W. Kan)
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1996
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Leukemia Research Fund, London, Annual Guest Lecture
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1996
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The Medical Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Health Research
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1998
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Twelfth Annual Oscar Ratnoff Lecturer at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
and the Division of Hematology/Oncology of University Hospitals of Cleveland
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1998
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E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize of the American Society of Hematology
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2002-
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Associate (Foreign) Member, EMBO
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2003
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Frank Oski Award, American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO)
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2005
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Distinguished Research Award of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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2009
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American Society of Hematology Mentor Award (basic science)
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2011
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
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Michael P. La Quaglia, MD, FACS, FRCS
Chief of Pediatric Surgical Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph H. Burchenal Chair in Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Education
MD, University of Medicene and Dentistry of New Jersey
Professional Memberships
- Chairperson of the Surgical Committee of the Children's Oncology Group, Member and past chairman of the Pediatric Surgical Association Cancer Committee
- fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh
Board Certifications
Surgery; Pediatric Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Surgical Oncology; Wilms' Tumor; Neuroblastoma; Sarcomas; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Thyroid Cancer; Genitourinary Malignancies; Ovarian and Testicular Tumors; Kidney Cancers in Children; Venous Access; Hepatic Tumors; Congenital Anomalies; General Pediatric Surgery, laparoscopy
Awards:
- Willet F. Whitmore Award for Clinical Excellence from Memorial Sloan-Kettering
- Holds the Joseph H. Burchenal Chair in Pediatrics, which is named for an esteemed pioneer in the treatment of cancer in children
- Awarded by The National Cancer Institute for his work on the Pediatric Physician Data Query (PDQ) information summaries, which provide up-to-date cancer information for healthcare professionals and parents/patients.
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