Pediatrics: Hematology Oncology BMT

Pediatric Hematology Oncology BMT Faculty

Marcio Malogolowkin, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of Hematology/Oncology/BMT
Associate Director, Cancer Center, Pediatric Oncology
Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Oncology, Solid Tumors

Research Interests - Solid Tumors

Assistant - Kelli Porter, kporter@mcw.edu, 414-955-4620
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Thomas Abshire, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Senior Vice President, Medical Sciences Institute and Chief Medical Officer
Senior Investigator, Blood Research Institute BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Hematology, Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Research Interests - Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Assistant - Tami James, tami.james@bcw.edu, 414-937-6434
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Kristin Bingen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Focus - Psychology

Research Interests - Young Adult Cancer Survivorship

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170
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Amanda Brandow, DO

Assistant Professor

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Benign Hematology 

Research Interests - Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

Assistant - Lissa Radder, lradder@mcw.edu, 414-955-4137
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Meghen Browning, MD

Assistant Professor

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Oncology, Musculoskeletal Tumors

Research Interests - Novel Therapies for High-risk Tumors 

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170
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Bruce Camitta, MD

Tenured Professor of Pediatrics
Rebecca Jean Slye Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Oncology, Leukemias

Research Interests - Leukemias

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170
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James Casper, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Cell Marker Lab

Clinical Focus – Blood and Marrow Transplant, Immunology

Research Interests - Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology

Assistant - Kelli Porter, kporter@mcw.edu, 414-955-4620
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Andrew Chan, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - Neuroblastomas

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Veronica Flood, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Hematology Rotation Coordinator

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Hematology, Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Benign Hematology

Research Interests - Blood Coagulation Disorders

Assistant - Marilyn Lieske, marilyn.lieske@bcw.edu, 414-937-6896
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Jill Gershan, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - Breast Cancer, Stem Cells, and Cancer Vaccines

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Joan Gill, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Comprehensive Center for Bleeding Disorders
Director, Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Center
Consultant, Regional Hemostasis Reference Laboratory
Investigator, Blood Research Institute
BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Hematology, Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Hemophilia

Research Interests - Hemophilia and Hepatitis C

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Sandra Haberichter, PhD

Associate Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - von Willebrand Disease

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Cheryl Hillery, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Scientific Director, Wisconsin Sickle Cell Center
Co-Director, PhD Program in Basic and Translational Sciences
Investigator, Blood Research Institute
BloodCenter of Southeastern Wisconsin

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Benign Hematology 

Research Interests - Sickle Cell Disease Vaso-occlusion

Assistant - Marilyn Lieske, marilyn.lieske@bcw.edu, 414-937-6896
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Sachin Jogal, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Focus – Pediatric Oncology, Brain Tumors

Research Interests - Neuro-oncology

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170 
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Bryon Johnson, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Pediatric Oncology Translational Immunotherapy Group

Research Interests - Tumor Vaccines and Immunology

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Michael Kelly, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Program Director
Institutional Principal Investigator and Phase 1 and Pilot Consortium, Children's Oncology Group
Director, Cancer Program
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Oncology, Vascular Tumors

Research Interests - Leukemias and Vascular Tumors

Assistant - Lissa Radder, lradder@mcw.edu, 414-955-4137
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Mary Jo Kupst, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests
 

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David Margolis, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Medical Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Medical Director, Cell Processing and Lymphocyted Propagation Labs, Froedtert Hospital
Associate Investigator, Blood Research Institute

Clinical Focus – Blood and Marrow Transplant

Research Interests - Adoptive Immunotherapy and Stem Cell Transplant

Assistant - Kelli Porter, kporter@mcw.edu, 414-955-4620
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Robert Montgomery, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Consultant, Hemostasis Laboratory, Department of Pathology, CHW
Scientific Director, Hemostasis Reference Lab, BCW
Senior Investigator, BRI

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Hematology, Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Benign Hematology

Research Interests - von Willebrand Disease and Hemophilia

Assistant –Sandy Ingram, sandra.ingram@bcw.edu
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Leslie Mortland, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Oncology, Musculoskeletal Tumors

Research Interests - Musculoskeletal Oncology

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170
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Matthew Myrvik, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Focus - Child/Adolescent Psychology, Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease

Research Interests - Non-pharmacological Pain Managment and Treatment Adherence in
Sickle Cell Disease

Assistant - Lissa Radder, lradder@mcw.edu, 414-955-4137
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Julie Panepinto, MSPH, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Director of The Sickle Cell Disease Center’s Comprehensive Stroke Program
Director, Sickle Cell Disease Center’s Clinical Research Program
Director, Center for Clinical Effectiveness Research
Children's Research Institute

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease , Benign Hematology

Research Interests - Sickle Cell Disease and Health Services Research

Assistant - Lissa Radder, lradder@mcw.edu, 414-955-4137
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Rowena Punzalan, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Service
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Associate Medical Director
Associate Director, Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Fellowship Program
BloodCenter of Southeastern Wisconsin

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Benign Hematology

Research Interests - Transfusion Medicine and Thrombosis

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Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy
Associate Investigator, Stem Cell Biology Program, Blood Research Institute
BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus - Blood and Marrow Transplant

Research Interests - Stem Cell Transcriptional Regulation 

Assistant – Deb Schaller, deb.schaller@bcw.edu
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J. Paul Scott, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Wisconsin Sickle Cell Center
Chair, Human Research Review Board (IRB), Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Benign Hematology

Research Interests - Neuropsychological Complications of Sickle Cell Disease,
Novel Therapies

Assistant -Marilyn Lieske, marilyn.lieske@bcw.edu, 414-937-6896
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Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Investigator, BCW

Research Interests - Hemophilia

Assistant -Marilyn Lieske, marilyn.lieske@bcw.edu, 414-937-6896
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Fritz Sieber, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Steering Committee, Postdoctoral Training Program, Children's Research Institute

Research Interests - Anti-cancer Agents, Prevention, Damage Mitigation to Radiated Tissue

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Julie-An Talano, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical Research in Pediatric BMT, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Member, IRB, BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Clinical Focus - Blood and Marrow Transplant

Research Interests - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Assistant - Kelli Porter, kporter@mcw.edu, 414-955-4620
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Monica Thakar, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Clinical Focus - Blood and Marrow Transplant, Fanconi Anemia, Adoptive Immunotherapy

Research Interests - Non-myeloablative Transplantation, HLA-haploidentical Donors

Assistant - Kelli Porter, kporter@mcw.edu, 414-955-4620
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Richard Tower, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Fellowship Program Director 

Clinical Focus - Pediatric Oncology, Leukemias

Research Interests - Effects of Leukemia Therapies

Assistant - Danielle Logan, dlogan@mcw.edu, 414-955-4170 
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Robert Truitt, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director or Research Resources, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Research Interests

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Nancy Wandersee, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - Red Blood Cell Disorders, Stroke, Thrombosis and Vascular Dysfunction

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David Wilcox, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - Bleeding and Blood Disorders, Gene Therapy, Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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Jeffrey Woodliff, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests - Flow Cytometry Core 

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