Gail Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of pediatrics, division chief of hematology-oncology and the Greehey Distinguished Chair in the Genetics of Cancer
Interim director, Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-3405
Education:
M.D., George Washington University Medical School, 1984
Ph.D., biochemistry, Duke University, 1982
B.S., biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Penn., 1974
Training:
Fellowship, pediatric hematology-oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1989-92
Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1988-89
Residency, pediatrics, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington DC, 1984-87
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1988; hematology-oncology, 1992
Recent Publications:
Chen, TTL, Rakheja D, Hung JY, Hornsby PJ, Tabaczecoski P, Malogolowkin M, Feusner JH, Miskevich, Schultz R, Tomlinson GE. 2009. Establishment and characterization of a tumor cell line derived from an aggressive childhood liver tumor. Ped. Blood Cancer, in press.
Trobaugh-Lotrario AD, Tomlinson GE, Finegold MJ, Gore L, Feusner JH. 2009. Small cell undifferentiated variant of hepatoblastoma: adverse molecular and clinical features similar to rhabdoid tumors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 52: 328-34 (cover illustration)
Litten JB and Tomlinson GE. 2008. Liver tumors in children. The Oncologist 13(7):812-820.
Research interests:
Genetic predisposition to cancer, Hepatoblastoma, Hereditary breast cancer, Other Pediatric Tumors, Population-specific aspects of childhood cancer, von Hippel-Lindau disease
 Jaclyn Y. Hung, Ph.D.
Associate professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
210-562-9000
Education:
Ph.D., physics, University of Brittish Columbia, 1992
M.S., physics, University of Brittish Columbia, 1988
B.S., physicis & mathematics, University of Prince Edward Island, 1985
Training:
Post-doctoral fellowship, cancer biology & genetics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1992-95
Recent Publications:
Sanchez-Diaz PC, Burton TL, Burns SC, Hung JY, Penalva LO. Musashi1 modulates cell proliferation genes in the medulloblastoma cell line Daoy. BMC Cancer 2008 Sep 30;8:280.
Ho, M.M., Ng, A.V., Lam, S., Hung J. Side population in human lung cancer cell lines and tumors is enriched with stem-like cancer cells. (Selected by editor as a highlighted article) Cancer Research 2007;67(10):4827-4833.
Interests:
Cancer stem like cells, microRNAs, drug resistance, cancer biology and genetics
 Anne-Marie R. Langevin, M.D.
Associate professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-3405
Education:
M.D., University of Montreal; Montreal, Canada, 1980
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship, Drug Development, University of North Carolina, 1988-89
Fellowship, Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada, 1985-88
Resident, Hematology Med./Path., Hospital Maisonneuve Rosemont; Montreal, Canada, 1983-84
Resident, Hematology, Hospital Ste-Justine; Montreal, Canada, 1983
Resident, Hematology, Hotel-Dieu de Montreal; Montreal, Canada, 1982-83
1980-82 - Jr. Resident, Internal Medicine, Hospital Maisonneuve Rosemont; Montreal, Canada
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1997; Hematology/Oncology, 1998
Publications:
Langevin AM, Bernstein M, Kuhn JG, Blaney SM. Ivy P, Sun J, Chen Z, Adamson PC; Children's Oncology Group.
A phase II trial of rebeccamycin analogue (NSC#655649) in children with solid tumors: a Children's Oncology Group study.
Pediatr. Blood Cancer 2008 Mar; 50(3):577-80.
Baillargeon J, Lewis M, Estrada J, Grady JJ, Mullins J, Pitney A, Pollock BH, Langevin AM. Demographic correlates of body size changes in children undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007. Nov;49(6):793-6.
Baillargeon J, Lewis M, Estrada J, Mullins J, Pitney A, Ma JZ, Chisholm GB, Pollock BH, Langevin AM. Obesity and survival in a cohort of predominantly Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2006 Sep;28(9):575-578.
Interests: Drug Development in Pediatric Oncology, Development of Cancer Control Studies in Pediatric Oncology, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, solid tumors in children, adolescents and young adults.
 Reginald H. Moore, M.D.
Associate professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-3454
Education:
M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1982
B.S., biology, The College of William and Mary, 1976
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, 1988-91
Residency, Pediatrics, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1982-85
Internship, Pediatrics, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1982-83
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1987
Publications:
Chan J., Moore R.: Sickle Cell Anemia. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL (eds). Pharmco Therapy: A Pathophysiological Approach, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2005.
Bsoul SA, Terezhalmy GT, Riley CK, Moore RH. Developmental submandibular salivary gland depression. Quintessence Int 2002 Mar;33(3):242-243.
Interests:
Pediatric Forensic Child Abuse, Sickle Cell Disease, Leukemia & Lymphoma
 Paul J. Thomas, M.D.
Associate professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-2844
Education:
M.D., George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1970
B.S., general physical sciences: chemistry, University of Maryland, 1966
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1977-79
Residency, Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1971-73
Internship, Pediatrics, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1970-71
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1975; Hematology/Oncology, 1980
Publications:
Swinney RM, Wall DA, Thomas PJ, Grimley MS, Taylor C, Tomlinson GE. Familial childhood leukemia cluster with multiple aggressive early-onset hematological malignancies. Leuk Lymphoma 2006 May;47(5):930-932.
Baillargeon J, Langevin AM, Lewis M, Thomas PJ, Mullins J, Dugan J, Pollock BH. L-asparaginase as a marker of chemotherapy dose modification in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2005 Dec;104(12):2858-2861.
Baillargeon JG, Langevin AM, Lewis M, Thomas PJ, Mullins J, Estrada J, Pitney A, Sacks N, Pollock BH,. Therapy-related changes in body size in Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia Cancer 2005 Apr;103(8):1725-1729.
Interests:
Treatment of childhood cancer in the Children's Oncology Group
 Shafqat Shah, Ph.D.
Clinical associate professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-3185
Education:
M.D., Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1991
B.A., molecular biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1987
Postgraduate Training:
Fellowship, Pediatric Hem/Onc, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1994-97
Residency, Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, 1991-94
Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1994; Hematology/Oncology, 1998
Publications:
Shah S, Baillargeon JG, Pollock BH, Whitenton K. Assessment of Body Image in Childhood Cancer Surivors in South Texas 2006 May. (Abstract #609, American Society of Pediatric Hemtaology/Oncology 2006 Abstracts)
Shah S, Vega R, Hereditary Spherocytosis, Pediatrics in Review, March 2004
K Krishnan, S Shah, H Sabio, V McKie. Mycoplasma Encephalitis Complicates the Course of Acute Chest Syndrome in an Eight-Year old with Sickle Cell Anemia 2001 Mar. p. A32. (Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; vol. 23, no. 3).
Interests:
Childhood Cancer Survivorship
Joke Beuten, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
210-704-3405
Education:
BS., biotechnology, U. of Antwerp, Belgium, 1990
Ph.D., human genetics, U. of Antwerp, Belgium, 1996
Publications:
Huang W, Payne TJ, Ma JZ, Beuten J, Dupont RT, Inohara N, Li MD,. Significant Association of ANKK1 and Detection of a Functional Polymorphism with Nicotine Dependence in an African-American Sample. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009 Jan;34(2):319-330.
Torkko KC, van Bokhoven A, Mai P, Beuten J, Balic I, Byers TE, Hokanson JE, Norris JM, Barón AE, Lucia MS, Thompson IM, Leach RJ. VDR and SRD5A2 polymorphisms combine to increase risk for prostate cancer in both non-Hispanic White and Hispanic White men. Clin Cancer Res 2008 May;14(10):3223-3229.
Huang W, Ma JZ, Payne TJ, Beuten J, Dupont RT, Li MD,. Significant association of DRD1 with nicotine dependence. Hum Genet 2008 Mar;123(2):133-140.
 Melissa Frei-Jones, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
210-704-3405
Education:
M.S., clinical investigation, Washington University, St. Louis
M.D., UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas
B.S., B.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Training:
Fellowship, pediatric hematology-oncology, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Residency, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas
Certification:
American Board of Pediatrics
Publications:
Frei-Jones MJ, Field JJ, DeBaun MR. Risk factors for hospital readmission within 30 days: a new quality measure for children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr. Blood Cancer 2009 Apr; 52(4):481-5.
Frei-Jones M, McKinstry R, Perry A, Leonard JR, Park TS, Rubin JB. Use of thalidomide to diminish growth velocity in a life-threatening congenital hemangoma. J. Neurosurg. Pediatr. 2008 Aug;2(2);125-9.
Frei-Jones MJ, Baxter AL, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR. Vaso-occlusive episodes in older children with sickle cell disease: emergency department management and pain assessment. J. Pediatr. 2008 Feb;152(2):281-5.
Interests:
Sickle cell disease, benign hematology, vascular tumors
Psychologists
 Leanne Embry Segovia, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-2987
Education:
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2003
M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1996
B.A., Psychology, Emory University, 1992
Postgraduate Training:
2003-04, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Psychology, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio
Research interests:
Cognitive and psychological sequelae of pediatric cancer diagnoses and treatment; impact of cancer on the lives of adolescents and young adults; fatigue and physical activity in pediatric cancer
Clinical interests:
Coping with diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer and blood disorders
 Beneza Marquez, Psy.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Division of Hematology-Oncology
Phone: 210-704-2853
Education:
Psy.D., counseling psychology, Our Lady of the Lake University, 2005
M.S., marraige and family therapy, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1999
B.A., psychology, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1997
Training:
Internship, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 2004-05
Certification:
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, 2003
Recent Publications:
Marquez B. Understanding Multiple Relationships: Perspectives from Mexican Clinets and Therapists 2005.
Interests:
Biofeedback, Hypnosis, Provide Mental Health Services to Spanish speaking population
 Christine Aguilar, M.D., M.P.H
Faculty associate
Division of Hematology-Oncology
562-9123
Education:
M.S., biology, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico, 1974
M.D., medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, 1980
M.P.H., UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1989
 Patricia Amerson, RN, CPNP
Faculty associate
Division of Hematology-Oncology
210-704-3862
Education:
B.S.N, nursing, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1998
M.S.N., pediatric nurse practitioner, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, 2001
Training:
Board of Nurse Examiners, 1989
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