Meet our experienced team of cancer and blood disorder specialists

The physicians and nurse practitioners of Children’s Minnesota cancer and blood disorders team specialize in either oncology (cancer) or hematology (blood disorders), which means they know the ins and outs of just about every cancer or blood disorder a child might face.

Our accomplished team consists of several types of dedicated professionals, including:

Board-certified physicians who focus on either oncology or hematology
Pediatric nurse practitioners who average 13 years of experience with the Children’s cancer and blood disorders program and are all certified by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)

In addition, we have more than 100 staff members who work specifically with the cancer and blood disorders program, plus we work with a variety of experts from other departments. Our extensive network includes nurses, case managers, hematology/oncology pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians, social workers, music therapists, massage therapists, child life experts, interpreters, and home care and hospice specialists, as well as professionals from many other disciplines — all part of our collaborative care team.

The cancer and blood disorders program is led by:

Susan Kearney, MD

Medical director

Director, Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Sarah Griffin, RN, MA

Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders Clinic &

Infusion Center

Justin Nelson, MHA, CPhT

Director of Ambulatory, Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Chase Elgard, RN

Manager, Clinic and Infusion Center

Pauline Mitby

Clinical Research Manager

Melissa Belling, RN

Nursing Supervisor

Marina Budilovsky

Business Supervisor

Hematology, bleeding and clotting, sickle cell disease

Stephanie Fritch Lilla, MD

Program Director, Sickle Cell

Program Director, Thalassemia

Kathleen Garland, MD

Program Director, Hematology and Gynecology

Co- Program Director, Stroke

Amy Goldstein, APRN, CNP, DNP

Susan Kuldanek, MD

Shirley Moliter-Kirsch, APRN

Michael Sprehe, MD, MPH

Jennifer Rae Lissick, PharmD

Elizabeth Ann Lawson, PharmD

Cecily Wegmann, APRN

Leukemia and lymphoma

Nathan Gossai, MD

Program Director, Leukemia &

Lymphoma

Lane Miller, MD

Michael Richards, MD, PhD

Program Director of Clinical Research

Stuart Winter, MD

Susan Sencer, MD

VP Chief Specialty Pediatrics

Julia Gourde, APRN, CNP

CNP Lead APP

Mary Langevin, APRN, CNP

Mylynda Livingston, APRN, CNP

Lori Ranney, APRN, CNP

Jawhar Rawwas, MD

Neuro-oncology

Anne Bendel, MD

Program Director, Neuro-oncology

Mary Skrypek, MD

Allison Galkowski, APRN, CNP, DNP

Solid tumor

Julie Chu, MD

Program Director, Adolescent and Young Adult oncology

Katharine Lange, MD

Teresa Herriage, APRN, CNP

Jawhar Rawwas, MD

Adolescent and young adult

Julie Chu, MD

Program Director, Adolescent and Young Adult oncology

Katharine Lange, MD

Mary Langevin, APRN, CNP

Survivorship

Katharine Lange, MD

Program Director, Survivorship

Julia Gourde, APRN, CNP

Mary Langevin, APRN, CNP

Hospital care

Wenliang Geng, MD

Patrick Basile, MD

Megan Hilgers, MD

Cynthia Anderson, APRN, CNP

Jessica Cichocki, APRN, CNP

Julie Pape-Blabolil, APRN, CNP

Katie Greenwood, MD

Oncology

Kris Ann Schultz, MD

Scientific Director of CBD Research

Pine Tree Endowed Chair in Cancer

Linda Madsen, APRN, CNP