Hasbro Children’s Hospital - Rhode Island Leukemia Healthcare and Treatment Cen

Hasbro Children’s Hospital
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167 Point Street Providence | RI 02903

401-444-5241

Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Welcome to the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.

We invite you to explore our website and discover what we do to help children and their families through some of the most difficult times in their lives.

For more information about the division of pediatric hematology/oncology at Hasbro Children's Hospital, please call 401-444-5241.

Our Mission

* Our mission is three-fold. Our first, and primary, goal is to provide excellence in patient care. This means providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art care, individualized to each patient and their family. We also strive to deliver this care in a compassionate, supportive environment that not only allows the family to deal with an illness and heal from it, but also grow from it, and realize strength and potential they may not have known they had.

* Our second mission is to be sure that this high standard in care is passed on to the next generation of caregivers. We are in association with Brown Medical School and are actively involved in the training of medical students and pediatric residents. We also have our own fellowship program, one of only 47 in the nation to train specialists in pediatric hematology/oncology.

* Our third mission is to advance the knowledge of disease. We are actively involved in research for better understanding, management and cures of diseases, both for childhood cancer and blood disorders. All the attending physicians are members in the Children’s Oncology Group, which is the national group involved in searching for a cure for cancer, one child at a time. Individual faculty hold leadership positions in this group, which designs cancer treatments for children throughout the country. Special programs exist for children with leukemia, brain tumors, lymphomas, solid tumors, hemophilia and sickle cell disease. In addition, we have a program designed specifically to provide care and to increase understanding of the issues that are faced by survivors of childhood cancer (Champs Program).

Meet the Team
Doctors

* Cindy Schwartz, MD
Division Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Professor
Areas of interest: International expert in Hodgkin’s Disease, childhood sarcomas, late effects of childhood cancer treatment and principal investigator for clinical research trials sponsored by the Children’s Oncology Group.

* Edwin Forman, MD
Director Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program; Professor
Areas of interest: Hematology, bleeding disorders, and family support programs and resident and fellow of education. Forman is an internationally recognized authority on medical ethics.

* Anjulika Chawla, MD
Director Sickle Cell/Thalassemia Program; Fellowship Director and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Areas of interest: Hemoglobinopathies, erythrocytapheresis, neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor, fellow and resident education

* Peter Manley, MD
Director Pediatric Neuro-Oncology; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Areas of interest: Neuro-oncology, general hematology and oncology, fellow and resident education

* Rachel Atura, MD
Assistant Professor
Areas of interest: Cancer biology and molecular therapy

* Douglas Harrison, MD
Assistant Professor
Areas of interest: Sarcoma, neuroblastoma and platelet disorders

* Sandra Meech, MD
Assistant Professor
Areas of interest: Hemophilia and clotting disorders, leukemia and lymphomas

Fellows

* Jennifer Greene-Welche, MD
* Michael Kelly, MD
* Nicole Piguet, MD

Nurse Practitioners

* Patricia Carlson, CNP
* Patricia Flynn, CNP

Nurses

* Dianne Hager-Carlucci (clinical research coordinator)
* Angi Hasting
* Jodi Lochotzki
(sickle cell coordinator)

* Paula Kershaw
* Ellen Naughton
* Lisa O'Neil
* Clare Nelson
* Sandy Horton

Hemostasis/Thrombosis Staff

* Jean Marandola (clinical research coordinator)
* Clare Nelson
* Lisa O'Neil
* Susan Thomas

Social Workers

* Fred Barbosa
* Rachel Bloch
* Stephanie Atlas

Tomorrow Fund Clinic Staff

* Trudy Devine
* Joanne Winn
* Ana Castro
* Debbra Grossman

* Lisa Cantore
* Christine Jett
* Eunice Scotti

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Staff

* Donna Burke
* Lori Moniz
* Amelia Burke

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