Children's Cancer Center Team
Physicians
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist Saro Armenian, D.O., M.P.H., is the Barron Hilton Chair in Pediatrics, with expertise in pediatric cancer, epidemiology and cancer survivorship.
Francois Aspesberro, M.D., is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte.
Behnam Badie, M.D., is a renowned neurosurgeon and expert in the field of surgical neuro-oncology, nanotechnology and T cell research.
The research of Jeffrey Bender, M.D., examines the community of microbes that inhabit the human gut, aims to prevent infection in pediatric hospitals and explores how the tools of microbiology can improve the deployment of antibiotics.
Rusha Bhandari, M.D., M.S., is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Populations Sciences at City of Hope.
Vincent Chan, M.D., is a pediatrician and hospitalist at City of Hope.
A prolific researcher and talented surgeon, Mike Y. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been on City of Hope's neurosurgery team since 2007. He specializes in complex operations for the removal of brain and spine tumors.
Sanjeet Singh Dadwal, M.D., is chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, and professor in the Department of Medicine, with a clinical focus on infectious diseases.
Savita Dandapani, M.D., Ph.D., is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope who specializes in improving treatment outcomes and reducing side effects for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.
Julie DiMundo, D.O., is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
Michael Donahue, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
Lisa Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., is a neurosurgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at City of Hope.
Jeanelle Folbrecht, Ph.D., psychologist | City of Hope, California.
For Lior Goldberg, M.D., his work as pediatric oncologist centers around curiosity, compassion and courage. He makes sure to genuinely get to know the patients and families he serves, sharing in the difficult aspects of cancer and its treatment while helping ease distress.
Nicole Karras, M.D., is a pediatric physician who specializes in treating children diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers — such as leukemias and lymphomas — that would require stem cell transplant therapy.
Sonal Khemani, M.D., is committed to providing her young patients with the type of high-quality, equitable care that she would expect for her own children. She enjoys getting to know the people she treats and working with other providers to offer the best possible care.
Lindsey Murphy, M.D., M.S., is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at City of Hope in Duarte, California.
Deepa Dharshani Nanayakkara, M.D., M.S., is an assistant clinical professor of the Division of Infectious Diseases at City of Hope.
Dr. Parekh is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
Sunita Patel, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the departments of Supportive Care Medicine and Population Sciences.
Anna Pawlowska, M.D., specializes in treating young people with leukemia and directs our Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Program.
I. Benjamin Paz, M.D., is a nationally renowned surgical oncology surgeon, with expertise in breast cancer, gastrointestinal and rectal cancers, and tumors involving the bone and soft tissues.
Shira Rosenberg, M.D., is a pediatric hospitalist and assistant clinical professor at City of Hope.
Vijay Trisal, M.D., the Dr. Norman & Melinda Payson Professor in Medicine, is the system chief clinical officer responsible for setting the vision and direction for systemwide quality, patient safety, and developing guidelines for clinical pathways and protocols.
Leo David Wang, M.D., Ph.D., is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and associate professor in the departments of Immuno-Oncology and Pediatrics.
Dr. Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at City of Hope, Duarte.
Janet Yoon, M.D., is a clinical professor and medical director of the Pediatric Musculoskeletal Tumor Program, Department of Pediatrics at City of Hope Duarte.
Stephanie Yoon, M.D., is a radiation oncologist at City of Hope. Dr. Yoon focuses on treating breast cancer, brain tumors and spine tumors, because of the way cancer in those regions threatens the essence of what makes people who they are — their personalities, experiences, sensations and memories.
John A. Zaia, M.D., is the director of the Center for Gene Therapy at City of Hope and has expertise in stem cell and HIV/AIDS research.
Adjunct Faculty
David Chen, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of the Division of Epigenetic and Transcriptional Engineering in the Department of Systems Biology
Dr. Gu’s research focus is to integrate multi-omics platforms, advanced analytical approaches, and multiple experimental models to study the heterogeneity of acute leukemias and facilitate the development of more efficacious targeted therapies.
Shai Izraeli, M.D., is a Research Professor in the Department of Systems Biology.
Ling Li, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Beckman Research Institute's Department of Hematologic Malignancies Translational Science.
Srividya Swaminathan, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Systems Biology.
