Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Care Team

Tanja Gruber, MD, PhD

Tanja Gruber, MD, PhD

Dr. Gruber is the chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation and the Director of the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases. She is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Acute myeloid leukemia and other high-risk leukemias

Catherine Aftandilian, MD

Catherine Aftandilian, MD
Dr. Aftandilian is the clinical leader of the High-Risk Leukemia Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics. 

Areas of expertise:Down syndrome and leukemia, relapsed ALL, newly diagnosed ALL, CAR-T cell therapy

Jay Michael Balagtas, MD

Jay Michael Balagtas, MD

Dr. Balagtas is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric leukemia and lymphoma

Karen Chao, MD

Karen Chao, MD

Dr. Chao is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancer, cancer survivorship

Kara Davis, DO

Kara Davis, DO

Dr. Davis leads the High-Risk Leukemia Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Cellular therapy, pediatric leukemia

Orly Klein, MD

Orly Klein, MD

Dr. Klein is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Stem cell transplantation, pediatric leukemia 

Norman Lacayo, MD

Norman Lacayo, MD

Dr. Lacayo is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

Areas of expertise:Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

Michael Link, MD

Michael Link, MD

Dr. Link is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Lianna Marks, MD

Lianna Marks, MD

Dr. Marks is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Sneha Ramakrishna, MD

Sneha Ramakrishna, MD

Dr. Ramakrishna is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Cancer immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy

Liora Schultz, MD

Liora Schultz, MD

Dr. Schultz is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Immune reconstitution, acute leukemia, graft-versus-host disease

Danielle Shin, MD

Danielle Shin, MD

Dr. Shin is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric leukemia, cancer genomics

David Shyr, MD

David Shyr, MD

Dr. Shyr is board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

Areas of expertise:Stem cell transplantation, pediatric leukemia 

Crystal Wang, MD

Crystal Wang, MD

Dr. Wang is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancers, leukemia