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Our Experts
Meeting the needs of children with cancer and their families requires a comprehensive approach to care, incorporating the skills and expertise of pediatric specialists -- tumor surgeons, radiation oncologists and bone marrow experts as well as radiologists and pathologists. At UCSF Children's Hospital, a large team of pediatric blood and cancer specialists and pediatric nurse practitioners provide care. A school liaison is available to help maintain an education program during treatment. A social worker can help you and your family access other services you may need.
Doctors
Dr. Steven G. DuBois, pediatric cancer specialist Dr. Robert E. Goldsby, pediatric cancer specialist Dr. Daphne A Haas-Kogan, radiation oncologist Dr. Michelle L Hermiston, pediatric cancer specialist Dr. Biljana Horn, pediatric bone marrow transplant specialist Dr. Mignon L. Loh, pediatric cancer specialist Dr. Katherine K. Matthay, chief of pediatric hematology and oncology Dr. Richard O'Donnell, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Robbins, pediatric blood and cancer specialist Dr. Kevin Shannon, pediatric cancer specialist
Nurses Julia Challinor, registered nurse and teacherJulia Challinor is a special school liaison nurse and teacher who is available to patients and their families to help with school-related issues. Challinor founded the school program in 1993 and continues in the position of educational liaison. The services she provides include helping children re-enter school after hospitalization, securing home tutoring from a child's school, advocating for children and teens with learning problems and attending school meetings to discuss the impact that cancer may have on a child's education. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College in Boston, Mass., a master's degree in Education from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., a master's degree in Nursing from San Francisco State University, and a Ph.D. in Nursing from UCSF. Other Experts Beatie Lazard, social workerBeatie Lazard is a social worker with expertise in children with cancer and blood disorders and their families.
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