The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at Levine Children's Hospital houses one of the premier pediatric hematology/oncology programs in the region. The center offers state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities and therapies for childhood malignancies and blood disorders.

Conditions diagnosed and treated include:

• Comprehensive diagnostic programs for newly diagnosed cancer patients and for those who may have relapsed
• Treatments according to Children's Oncology Group Protocols
• Sickle cell disease
• Anemia
• Bleeding disorders
• Bone tumors
• Central nervous system tumors
• Genetic disorders
• Leukemia
• Lymphomas
  • Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
  • Hodgkin's lymphomas
• Sarcomas
  • Ewing's sarcoma
  • Osteogenic sarcoma
  • Rhabdosarcoma
• Thrombosis
• Solid tumors of soft tissue
• Neuroblastoma
• Liver tumors
• Wilms tumor
• Brain tumors
• Other rare childhood tumors

Services provided:

• Comprehensive treatment programs for newly diagnosed cancer patients and for those who may have relapsed.
• Treatments according to Children's Oncology Group Protocols
• Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children with sickle cell disease

Recent News:
Several of our very own LCH nurses and physicians from our Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Division participated in the Milestones Walk, The CureSearch Walk for Childhood Cancer on November 15.  There were 900 paricipants in this First Annual Walk to Conquer Kids Cancer! Here is a picture of five of our pediatric oncology nurses at the event...
 

Meet the Staff:
Physicians:

Sarah Gall, MD
Andrew Gilman, MD
Barry Golembe, MD
Joel A. Kaplan, DO
Chad Jacobsen, MD
Dan McMahon, MD
Javier E. Oesterheld, MD

 Other Members of the Professional Staff:

Lisa Alexandra, Nurse Manager
Kimberly Arnold, NP
Lauren Brown, NP
Kathryn Carson, RN Educator
Kathy Lamm, PA
Kathy Martin, PNP
Paulettte Smith, Clinical Social Worker  

Location and Contact Numbers

LCH Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical Center Plaza
1001 Blythe Boulevard Suite 601
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: 704-381-9900
Fax: 704-381-9901

Why Levine Children's Hospital?

• Services are provided in close cooperation with the patient's referring physician
• Child Life staff are available to help the child and family understand and cope with different diagnoses.
• CARE Clinic for long term cancer survivors focuses on wellness and surveillance of potential late-effects of therapy.