Peds Hematology/Oncology - Faculty
| Albert S. Cornelius, MD | ||
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Program Director Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program | |
| Director of Education and Outreach | ||
| Medical School: | Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Residency: | William Beaumont Hospital Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Program, Royal Oak, Michigan | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Professional education, outreach, neuro-oncology, liver tumors, vascular malformations, thrombophilia, neurofibromatosis, plexiform tumors |
| James B. Fahner, MD | ||
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Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Senior Administrative Physician for Philanthropy and Community Relations | ||
| Medical School: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Residency: | University of Michigan Pediatric Residency Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Fellowship: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Children's hospital program development, children's hospice, leukemia and lymphoma, hemophilia treatment |
| Richard A. Axtell, MD | ||
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Director of Clinical Services | |
| Medical School: | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Residency: | Strong Memorial Hospital Pediatric Residency Program, Rochester, New York | |
| Fellowship: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Sickle cell disease, neuro-oncology and white cell disorders |
| Deanna S. Mitchell, MD | ||
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Director of Coagulation Disorders Program | |
| Medical School: | University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Residency: | University of North Carolina Pediatric Residency Program, Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
| Fellowship: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Coagulation disorders, thrombophilia, familial cancer syndromes, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive |
| David S. Dickens, MD | ||
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Medical Director of Pediatric Hospice Program | |
| Associate Director of Clinical Services | ||
| Principal Investigator, Children's Oncology Group cooperative trials | ||
| Medical School: | State University of New York, Syracuse, New York | |
| Residency: | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pediatric Residency Program, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Fellowship: | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | End-of-life care, cooperative group trials |
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Chi Braunreiter, MD
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| Medical School: | Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York | |
| Residency: | New York University Medical Center /Bellevue Hospital Center Pediatric Residency Program, New York, New York | |
| Fellowship: | University of Utah Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Sarcomas, thrombophilia |
| Beth Kurt, MD, MS | ||
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Assistant Director Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Fellowship Training Program | |
| Medical School: | Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan | |
| Residency: | Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Program, Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| Fellowship: | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Post graduate degree: | Masters in Epidemiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Cancer survivorship and late effects, supportive care |
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Sharon H. Smith, MD
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| Medical School: | Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Residency: | University of Michigan Pediatric Residency Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Fellowship: | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Brain tumors, palliative care |
| Aly Abdel-Mageed, MD | ||
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Medical Director, Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program | |
| Medical School: | Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt | |
| Residency: | Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt | |
| Fellowship: |
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
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| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Leukemia, neuroblastoma purging, graft engineering with T-cell depletion |
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Uli Duffner, MD
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| Medical School: | Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany | |
| Residency: |
University Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center Pediatric Residency Program, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Fellowship: |
University of Michigan Cancer Center Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, board eligible for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | |
| Special Interests: | Graft versus host disease, primary immunodeficiencies, myelodysplastic syndrome, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia |




