Pediatric Oncology Care Team

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

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

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

Jay Michael Balagtas, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Aediatric leukemia and lymphoma

Karen Chao, MD

Dr. Chao is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancer, cancer survivorship

Kara Davis, DO

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

Areas of expertise:Cancer immunotherapy, pediatric leukemia

Erin Karski, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Pediatric oncology

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

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

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

Lianna Marks, MD

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

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

Allison Pribnow, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Bone and soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms tumor, ewing sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

Sneha Ramakrishna, MD

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

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

Raya Saab, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Sarcoma, retinoblastoma

Kathleen Sakamoto, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Bone marrow failure disorders, pediatric cancers

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

Dr. Shin is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric leukemia, cancer genomics

Stephanie Smith, MD

Dr. Smith is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancer, cancer survivorship, adolescent and young adult transitions in care

John Tan, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancers

Crystal Wang, MD

Dr. Wang is board certified in Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric cancers, leukemia