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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 pharmacogenomics, genetic counselors, geneticists, 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 Kearney

Medical Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders

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Teresa Herriage Herriage

Associate Medical Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders

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Hematology

Kathleen Garland Garland

Program Director, Thrombosis

Co-Program Director, Stroke

Co-Program Director, Hematology and Gynecology

Children's Minnesota Employee

Stephanie Fritch Lilla Fritch Lilla

Program Director, Sickle Cell

Program Director, Thalassemia

Children's Minnesota Employee

Kristen Appert Appert

Children's Minnesota Employee

Amy Goldstein Goldstein

Children's Minnesota Employee

Katie Greenwood Greenwood

Program Director, Bone Marrow Failure

Children's Minnesota Employee

Jennifer Hess Hess

Children's Minnesota Employee

Susan Kearney Kearney

Medical Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders

Medical Director, Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Children's Minnesota Employee

Susan Kuldanek Kuldanek

Program Director, Bleeding Disorders

Co-Program Director of Coagulation Lab

Children's Minnesota Employee

Elizabeth Lawson, PharmD
Elizabeth Ann Lawson, PharmD

Children’s Minnesota Employee

Jennifer Lissick
Jennifer Rae Lissick, PharmD

Children’s Minnesota Employee

Neeti Luke Luke

Children's Minnesota Employee

Katherine Nash Nash

Children's Minnesota Employee

Skye Peltier Peltier

Clinical Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center

Children's Minnesota Employee

Susan Sencer Sencer

Vice President of Specialty Pediatrics 

Children's Minnesota Employee

Cecily Wegmann Wegmann

Children's Minnesota Employee

Leukemia and lymphoma

Nathan Gossai Gossai

Program Director, Leukemia and Lymphoma

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Julia Gourde Gourde

Children's Minnesota Employee

Jennifer Hess Hess

Children's Minnesota Employee

Megan Hilgers Hilgers

Children's Minnesota Employee

Mary Langevin Langevin

Children's Minnesota Employee

Mylynda Livingston Livingston

Children's Minnesota Employee

Lane Miller Miller

Children's Minnesota Employee

Lori Ranney Ranney

Children's Minnesota Employee

Michael Richards Richards

Program Director of Clinical Research

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Stuart Winter Winter

Chief Research Officer at Children's Minnesota

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Neuro-oncology

Anne Bendel Bendel

Children's Minnesota Employee

Allison Galkowski Galkowski

Children's Minnesota Employee

Margaret Shatara Shatara

Children's Minnesota Employee

Mary Skrypek Skrypek

Children's Minnesota Employee

Russell Wolters Wolters

Children's Minnesota Employee

Onco-fertility

Mary Langevin Langevin

Program Director, Onco-Fertility

Children's Minnesota Employee

Solid tumor

Melanie Chihak Chihak

Children's Minnesota Employee

Jawhar Rawwas Rawwas

Program Director, Solid Tumor

Children's Minnesota Employee

Kris Ann Schultz Schultz

Scientific Director of CBD Research

Pine Tree Endowed Chair in Cancer and Blood Disorders Research

Children's Minnesota Employee

Chelsea Self Self

Children's Minnesota Employee

Russell Wolters Wolters

Children's Minnesota Employee

Adolescent and young adult

Mary Langevin Langevin

Children's Minnesota Employee

Chelsea Self Self

Program Director, Adolescent and Young Adult

Children's Minnesota Employee

Survivorship

Julia Gourde Gourde

Co-Program Director, Survivorship

Children's Minnesota Employee

Melanie Chihak Chihak

Co-Program Director, Survivorship

Children's Minnesota Employee

Mary Langevin Langevin

Children's Minnesota Employee

General Hematology Oncology

Patrick Basile Basile

Program Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders Hospitalist Program

Children's Minnesota Employee

Julie Blabolil Blabolil

Program Director, Inpatient Service Line

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Jessica Freeman Freeman

Children's Minnesota Employee

William Geng Geng

Children's Minnesota Employee

Emma Hennen, PharmD

Children’s Minnesota Employee

Jennifer Hess Hess

Children's Minnesota Employee

Michelle Manalang Manalang

Children's Minnesota Employee

Kim Maxa, MBA, PharmD

Children’s Minnesota Employee

Colin Moore Moore

Chief Medical Information Officer at Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota Employee

Hanna Ozarski Ozarski

Children's Minnesota Employee

Joseph Presson Presson

Children's Minnesota Employee

Sharmila Raghunandan Raghunandan

Children's Minnesota Employee

Austin Rondou Rondou

Children's Minnesota Employee

Kris Ann Schultz Schultz

Scientific Director of CBD Research

Pine Tree Endowed Chair in Cancer and Blood Disorders Research

Children's Minnesota Employee

Sarah Slater Slater

Children's Minnesota Employee

Stuart Winter Winter

Children's Minnesota Employee

Russell Wolters Wolters

Children's Minnesota Employee

Integrative medicine

Mary Langevin Langevin

Program Director, Integrative Medicine

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Get a second opinion on a cancer or blood disorder diagnosis

When you're seeking a second opinion, experts at the Cancer and Blood Disorders Program can help.

24/7 access to referrals, consults and admissions. Learn more.
Intended only for health care providers. Patients, please contact your doctor directly.

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HEMOPHILIA & SICKLE CELL PODCAST SERIES

Listen in as kids and families share their stories about living with hemophilia and sickle cell disease.