Faculty and Staff
The Pediatrics division includes 16 medical and research teams focused on children's cancer problems and solutions.
Our faculty, staff, and colleagues from other divisions at MD Anderson work to expand clinical care and research that benefits pediatric patients during their treatment and into survivorship. Each team addresses specific needs and has multiple members. Some of the faculty and their teams are listed below.
Division Head: Richard Gorlick, M.D.
Biospecimen acquisitions team
- Najat Daw, M.D.
- Amber Gibson, D.O.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Nancy Gordon, M.D.
- Richard Gorlick, M.D.
- Amer Najjar, Ph.D.
- Keri Schadler, Ph.D.
- Tajuanna Thibodeaux, M.B.A.
- Wafik Zaky, M.B.B.Ch.
Clinical trials team
- Martha Askins, Ph.D.
- Najat Daw, M.D.
- Jonathan Gill, M.D.
- Nancy Gordon, M.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Cynthia Herzog, M.D.
- Shulin Li, Ph.D.
- John Andrew Livingston, M.D.
- Gopi Mohan, M.D., Ph.D.
- Cesar Nunez, M.D.
- Wafik Zaky, M.B.B.Ch.
Critical Care team
- Ali Ahmad, D.O.
- Rachel Boren, M.D.
- Jose Cortes, M.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Shulin Li, Ph.D.
- Rodrigo Mejia, M.D.
- Kevin Madden, M.D.
- Gopi Mohan, M.D., Ph.D.
- Demetrios Petropoulos, M.D.
- Shehla Razvi, M.D.
- Rachna Sheth, M.D.
- Priti Tewari, M.D.
Education team
- Martha Askins, Ph.D.
- Jose Cortes, M.D.
- Branko Cuglievan, M.D.
- Amber Gibson, D.O.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Nancy Gordon, M.D.
- Eugenie Kleinerman, M.D.
- Rodrigo Mejia, M.D.
- Demetrios Petropoulos, M.D.
- Shehla Razvi, M.D.
- Wafik Zaky, M.B.B.Ch.
Endocrine team
Energy balance team
- Joya Chandra, Ph.D.
- Jose Cortes, M.D.
- Alexsandra Espejo, Ph.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Eugenie Kleinerman, M.D.
- Rodrigo Mejia, M.D.
- Shehla Razvi, M.D.
- Rhonda Robert, Ph.D.
- Keri Schadler, Ph.D.
- Peter Stavinoha, Ph.D.
- Maria Swartz, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
Imaging team
- Clinical lead: Dawid Schellingerhout, M.D.
- Research lead: Amer Najjar, Ph. D.
- Jim Bankson, Ph.D.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Richard Gorlick, M.D.
- John M. Slopis, M.D.
- Konstanin Sokolov, Ph.D.
- Wafik Zaky, M.B.B.Ch.
Immunotherapy /Stem Cell Transplantation team
- Katie Ahlstrom, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P., C.P.H.O.N.
- Jeremy Connors, M.D.
- Najat Daw, M.D.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Avis Harden, M.D.
- Shulin Li, Ph.D.
- Gopi Mohan, M.D., Ph.D.
- Amer Najjar, Ph.D.
- Cesar Nunez, M.D.
- Demetrios Petropoulos, M.D.
- Shehla Razvi, M.D.
- Irtiza Sheikh, D.O.
- Harjeet Singh, Ph.D
- Priti Tewari, M.D.
- Jessica Wade, R.N.
Interacting subspecialty team
- Mary Austin, M.D. , MPH
- Natalie Dailey Garnes, M.D., M.P.H.
- Cynthia Herzog, M.D.
- Rodrigo Mejia, M.D.
- Shehla Razvi, M.D.
- David Sandberg, M.D.
Leukemia/Lymphoma team
- Branko Cuglievan, M.D.
- Miriam B. Garcia, D.O.
- Amber Gibson, D.O.
- Chandra Joya, Ph.D.
- David McCall, M.D.
- Amer Najjar, Ph.D.
- Cesar Nunez, M.D.
- Harjeet Singh, Ph.D.
Neuro solid tumor team
- Alexsandra Espejo, Ph.D.
- Gregory Friedman, M.D.
- Natalie Dailey Garnes, M.D., M.P.H.
- Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Diana Osorio, M.D.
- David Sandberg, M.D.
- John Slopis, M.D.
- Peter Stavinoha, Ph.D.
- Wafik Zaky, M.B.B.Ch.
Palliative/Supportive/Integrative Oncology team
Pedi solid tumor team
- Mary Austin, M.D., MPH
- Brandon Brown, M.D.
- Najat Daw, M.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Cynthia Herzog, M.D.
- Keri Schadler, Ph.D.
Psychosocial team
- Martha Askins, Ph.D.
- Marsha Gragert, Ph.D
- Kevin Madden, M.D.
- Rhonda Robert, Ph.D.
- Michael Roth, M.D.
- Peter Stavinoha, Ph.D.
Sarcoma team
- Mary Austin, M.D., MPH
- Branko Cuglievan, M.D.
- Najat Daw, M.D.
- Nancy Gordon, M.D.
- Douglas Harrison, M.D.
- Cynthia Herzog, M.D.
- Eugenie Kleinerman, M.D.
- John Andrew Livingston, M.D.
- Amer Najjar, Ph.D.
- Keri Schadler, Ph.D.
Survivorship team
- Martha Askins, M.D.
- Joya Chandra, Ph.D.
- John Andrew Livingston, M.D.
- Demetrios Petropoulos, M.D.
- Rhonda Robert, Ph.D.
- Peter Stavinoha, Ph.D.
- Angela Yarbrough, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.-B.C.