Meet Our Physicians and Researchers
Leadership
Cindy L. Schwartz, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Chief
Clinical Trails Program Director
Medical Director of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children’s Wisconsin
Rebecca Jean Slye Chair of Oncology at Children’s Wisconsin
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Richard Tower, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program Director
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Julie Panepinto, MSPH, MD
Professor
Co-Director, Hematology
Director, 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
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J. Paul Scott, MD
Professor
Co-Director, Hematology
Medical Director, Wisconsin Sickle Cell Center
Chair, Human Research Review Board (IRB), Children's Wisconsin
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Julie-An Talano, MD
Professor
Director, Clinical Research in Pediatric BMT, Children's Wisconsin
Member, IRB, Versiti Blood Research Institute
Director, Bone Marrow Transplant
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Kristin Bingen, PhD
Professor
Director, Psychology
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Lynnette Anderson, APNP
Manager for Advanced Practice Providers
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Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor
Vice Chair of Research Innovation, Department of Pediatrics
Director, MACC Fund Professor Lab
Research Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Director, Cell Process Laboratories, Adult and Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Director, GMP Vector Lab
Co-Program Leader for the Cancer Center Hematologic Malignancy and Transplantation Research Program
Adjunct Senior Investigator in the Basic Science Track at the Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Hematology
Thomas Abshire, MD
Professor
Senior Vice Present, Medical Sciences Institute and Chief Medical Officer Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Amanda Brandow, DO
Veronica Flood, MD
Shawn Jobe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Comprehensive Center for Bleeding Disorders, Versiti Blood Research Institute
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy
Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Lynn Malec, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
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Robert Montgomery, MD
Professor
Consultant, Hemostasis Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Children's Wisconsin
Scientific Director, Hemostasis Reference Lab,
Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
Senior Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Julie Panepinto, MSPH, MD
Professor
Co-Director, Hematology
Director, 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
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Rowena Punzalan, MD
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Service, Children's Wisconsin
Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Fellowship Program,
Versiti Blood Research Institute
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J. Paul Scott, MD
Professor
Co-Director, Hematology
Medical Director, Wisconsin Sickle Cell Center
Chair, Human Research Review Board (IRB), Children's Wisconsin
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Ruchika Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor
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Oncology
Kerri Becktell, MD
Assistant Professor
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Meghen Browning, MD
Associate Professor
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Michael J. Burke, MD
Bruce Camitta, MD
Professor Emeritus
Paul Harker-Murray, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
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Nathan Schloemer, MD
Assistant Professor
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Cindy L. Schwartz, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Section Chief
Clinical Trails Program Director
Medical Director of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children’s Wisconsin
Rebecca Jean Slye Chair of Oncology at Children’s Wisconsin
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Ryuma Tanaka, MD
Assistant Professor
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Richard Tower, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Fellowship Program Director
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Blood and Marrow Transplant
James Casper, MD
Professor Emeritus
David A. Margolis, MD
Professor
Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Program Director, Children's Wisconsin BMT
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Rachel A. Phelan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Associate Investigator, Stem Cell Biology Program, Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Julie-An Talano, MD
Professor
Director, Clinical Research in Pediatric BMT, Children's Wisconsin
Member, IRB, Versiti Blood Research Institute
Director, Bone Marrow Transplant
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Psychology
Kristin Bingen, PhD
Professor
Director, Psychology
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Jennifer Hoag, PhD
Associate Professor
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Jeffrey S. Karst, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Basic Science Research
Jill Gershan, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Bryon Johnson, PhD
Professor
Chair, Pediatric Oncology Translational Immunotherapy Group
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Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD
MACC Fund Professor
Vice Chair of Research Innovation, Department of Pediatrics
Director, MACC Fund Professor Lab
Research Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Director, Cell Process Laboratories, Adult and Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
Director, GMP Vector Lab
Co-Program Leader for the Cancer Center Hematologic Malignancy and Transplantation Research Program
Adjunct Senior Investigator in the Basic Science Track at the Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Qizhen Shi, MD, PhD
Professor
Associate Investigator, Versiti Blood Research Institute
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Fritz Sieber, PhD
Professor
Chair, Steering Committee, Postdoctoral Training
Program, Children's Research Institute
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David Wilcox, PhD
Advanced Practice Providers
Hematology APPs
Oncology APPs
Meghan Belongia, APNP
Katie Casper, APNP
Arica Christensen, DNP
Allison Grady, APNP
Lauren ‘JoJo’ Gruber, PA
Katie Robbins, APNP
Kristen Slusa, PA-C
Megan Wegter
Kari Zimbric, APNP
Blood and Marrow Transplant APPs
Lynnette Anderson, APNP
Manager for Advanced Practice Providers
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Andrea Bobke, APNP
Miranda Gries, APNP
