Meet Your Team

Acute care oncologists

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  Steven Clifford Aller, MD, PhD

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  Janiine Grace Babcock, MD

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  Charyse Angela Diaz, MD

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  Kelly J Faucette, MD

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  Nancy Roskos McAllister, MD

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  Kritika Patel, MD

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  Heather Louise Schuback, MD

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Acute care advanced practice providers

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  Caroline Alice Agnew, ARNP

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  Danielle Cathryn Fried Ball, ARNP

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  Kristen Marie Benjamin, ARNP

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  Megan Urquhart Bianco, ARNP

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  Margaret Ann Dickey, PA-C

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  Amanda Dorr, ARNP

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  Angela Forbes, ARNP

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  Jessica Paige Hill, ARNP, CPNP-AC, MSN

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  Katryn Remler, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-PC

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  Molly Elizabeth Stevenson, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-PC

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  Renee Jean Stretchberry, ARNP

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  Allison Julia Winacoo, ARNP

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Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program Providers

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  Kelsey Balmelli, RN, BSN, CPHON

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  Kristin M Gard, ARNP

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Leah Kroon, MA, MN, RN, CPHON, nurse practice specialist

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  Joanna Thome Patten, PsyD

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Bone Marrow Failure Providers

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  Katie Bergstrom, MS, CGC

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  Tracy J Bradley, ARNP

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  Amy Elizabeth Geddis, MD, PhD

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  Chelsea Olson, RN coordinator

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Bone Tumor and Sarcoma Clinic providers

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  Katie Albert, MD

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  Susan L Ehling, ARNP

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  Mark Nathaniel Fluchel, MD, MSCI

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  Shireen Sita Ganapathi, MD

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  Kristin M Gard, ARNP

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  Brittany Lee Greene, MD, MA

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  Douglas S Hawkins, MD

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Antoinette W Lindberg, MD

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  Tim JD Ohlsen, MD, MS

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  Jesse Lorin Roberts, MD, MS

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Pediatric neuro-oncologists - oncology

These doctors have specialty training in pediatrics and subspecialty training in cancer and blood disorders. They focus on the care of children with brain tumors, both benign and cancerous. They are leaders in brain tumor research and help set new standards to improve care.

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  Erin E Crotty, MD

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  Sarah E S Leary, MD, MS

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  Rebecca J Ronsley, MD, FRCPC

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  Daniel V Runco, MD, MS

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  Joelle Payne Straehla, MD

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  Nicholas A Vitanza, MD

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Pediatric neuro-oncologist – neurology

With specialty training in pediatric neurology and subspecialty training in pediatric neuro-oncology, this doctor’s focus is treating children with brain tumors.

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  Aimee Aoi Sato, MD

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Neurosurgeons

Neurosurgeons have specialty training in brain surgery, with further training in pediatric brain surgery. Seattle Children’s is the leading pediatric neurosurgical center in the Pacific Northwest. Each year, our team includes a fellow. This is a licensed doctor who has finished neurosurgery training and is working with us to gain further pediatric specialty experience.

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  Samuel R Browd, MD, PhD

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  Robert T Buckley, MD

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  Richard G Ellenbogen, MD

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  Manuel Ferreira, MD, PhD

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  Hannah Emily Goldstein, MD

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  Amy Lee, MD

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  Jeffrey G Ojemann, MD

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  Matthew Jacob Recker, MD

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  Jacob James Ruzevick, MD

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Radiation oncologists

Our radiation oncologists have specialty training in using radiation therapy to treat cancer, tumors and other diseases. Proton beam therapy is an option for some children we treat.

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  Ralph Philip Ermoian, MD

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  Stephanie Kelly Schaub, MD

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Neurologists

Our neurologists have specialty training to treat children, teens and young adults with diseases of the nervous system such as headaches, seizures, nerve pain and movement disorders.

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  Juliane Gust, MD, PhD

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  Peter R Kollros, MD, PhD

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Brain tumor nurse practitioners

Our nurse practitioners are registered nurses (RNs) with advanced training and education. They work both independently and with doctors to diagnose, treat and teach patients and families about serious and chronic conditions. Nurse practitioners may see your child in the hospital or for clinic visits.

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  Corrine C Hoeppner, ARNP, MN

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  Susan L Holtzclaw, ARNP, MSN

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  Amy Wein, ARNP

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Neurology nurse practitioner

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  Lauren Elizabeth Levesque, ARNP

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Neurosurgery nurse practitioners

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  Lindsay Patricia Augenthaler, ARNP

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  Mandy Breedt, ARNP

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  Ellen Elizabeth Bruchmiller, ARNP, DNP

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  Melissa Jean Hedger, ARNP

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  Casey Marie Henson, ARNP

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  Kaitlin Elizabeth Hoban, ARNP, DNP

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  Christi Lance, ARNP

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  Claire Reilly-Shapiro, ARNP

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  Laura Katherine Zapata, ARNP

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Radiation oncology nurse practitioner

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  Alayne Marie Chapple, ARNP

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Rehabilitation medicine doctor

Our rehabilitation medicine doctor has specialty training to help your child regain strength and function after their illness and treatment.

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  Elaine Y Tsao, MD

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Neuropsychologists

These team members assess your child’s learning, memory, mood and how they cope with their illness. Neuropsychologists can help prepare your child to return to school and arrange for help they might need in the classroom.

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  Skyler Stephen Leonard, PhD, M.Ed, ABPP

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  Joanna Thome Patten, PsyD

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Endocrinologists

Our endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in how hormones regulate the body, including pituitary gland function.

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  Cate Pihoker, MD

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  Christian L Roth, MD

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  David Michael Werny, MD, MPH

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Cancer Survivor Program Providers

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  Neel Sanjivbhai Bhatt, MD, MBBS, MPH

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  Sherilynn Faith Chan, PhD

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  Eric J Chow, MD, MPH

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  Taylor Giovannetti, RN, Nurse Coordinator

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  Catherine Kelly Hyland, ARNP

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  Skyler Stephen Leonard, PhD, M.Ed, ABPP

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  David H Noyd, MD, MPH

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  Joanna Thome Patten, PsyD

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  Natalie Waligorski, MS, MPH, LCGC

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Cancer Predisposition Clinic Providers

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  Jack Brzezinski, MD, PhD

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  Eric J Chow, MD, MPH

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  Riley Coyle, MS, CCLS, Outpatient Bone Tumor Clinic; Patient Sibling Support Specialist; Cancer Predisposition Clinic

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  Elena Haugen, RN

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  Kritika Patel, MD

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  Alan Pugh, LICSW, Solid Tumor Team

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  Natalie Waligorski, MS, MPH, LCGC

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  Amy Wein, ARNP

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Fertility Preservation Program Providers

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  Anne-Marie E Amies Oelschlager, MD

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  Kelsey Balmelli, RN, BSN, CPHON

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  Kalee Nicole Carson, ARNP, CPNP-AC, MSN, CPNP-AC, MSN

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  Katherine E Debiec, MD

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  Susan L Ehling, ARNP

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  Kristin M Gard, ARNP

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Joanna Thome Patten, PsyD

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  Kimberly Riehle, MD

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  Margarett Shnorhavorian, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS

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Hematologists

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  Tiziana Coppola, MD

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  Pavel Davizon-Castillo, MD

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  Christopher Clement Denton, MD, MS

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  Whitney Margaret Eng, MD, MPH

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  Amy Elizabeth Geddis, MD, PhD

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  Rida Abid Hasan, MD

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  Kristin N Maher, MD, PhD

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  Gavin Daniel Roach, MD, MS

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Hematology advanced practice providers

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  Tracy J Bradley, ARNP

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  Alexis Elizabeth Dassler, ARNP

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  Maia H Kelley, ARNP, MN

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  Angela Leo-Nkoah, ARNP

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  Barbara Ann Oldenburger, ARNP

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  Beth Willard, ARNP

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High-Risk Leukemia and Lymphoma providers

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  Colleen Elizabeth Annesley, MD

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  Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD, MMSc

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  Michelle Y Choe, MD

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  Todd Michael Cooper, DO

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  Ann E Dahlberg, MD

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  Scott Nicholas Furlan, MD

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  Brandon K Hadland, MD, PhD

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  Camille Keenan, MD, MPH

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  Adam Joseph Lamble, MD

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  Kasey Joanne Leger, MD, MSc

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  Mignon Lee-Cheun Loh, MD

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  Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

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  Rachel Elizabeth Rau, MD

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  Jay F Sarthy, MD, PhD

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  Katherine G Tarlock, MD

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  Amy Fowler Tellinghuisen, MD

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  Monica S Thakar, MD

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High-Risk Leukemia and Lymphoma advanced practice providers

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  Kelley Annette Erickson, ARNP

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High-Risk Leukemia and Lymphoma nurse coordinators

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  Winnie Picazo, RN

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  Shauna Sinclair, RN

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Oncologists

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  Katie Albert, MD

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  Mark Nathaniel Fluchel, MD, MSCI

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  Shireen Sita Ganapathi, MD

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Tim JD Ohlsen, MD, MS

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  Molly Taylor, MD, MS

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I-131 MIBG Therapy advanced practice providers

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  Dalia Y Hanna, ARNP

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  Ji Hyun L Paschall, ARNP

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Infusion APPs

The advanced practice providers (APPs) listed here manage infusions for medical conditions other than cancer. Chemotherapy infusions are managed by APPs on the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center team.

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  Amanda M Bradshaw, PA-C

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  Ashlyn Rose Fitzgerald, ARNP

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  Karen M Kilian, ARNP, MN

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  Sarah Gene Soloff, PA-C

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Oncologists

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  Colleen Elizabeth Annesley, MD

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  Todd Michael Cooper, DO

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  Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

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  Rula Jean Green Gladden, MD

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  Anurekha Gollapudi Hall, MD, MS

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  Kristine Anne Karvonen, MD

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  Camille Keenan, MD, MPH

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  Danielle Crawford Kirkey, MD

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  Adam Joseph Lamble, MD

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  Kasey Joanne Leger, MD, MSc

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  Mignon Lee-Cheun Loh, MD

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  David H Noyd, MD, MPH

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  Rachel Elizabeth Rau, MD

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  Julie M Rivers, MD, MS

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  Katherine G Tarlock, MD

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  Amy Fowler Tellinghuisen, MD

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  Jennifer Jill Wilkes, MD, MSCE

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Nurse practitioners

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  Laura J Eisenberg, ARNP

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  Kelley Annette Erickson, ARNP

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  Tina A Homan, ARNP

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  Lauren Elizabeth Huang, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-PC

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  Margaret Rose Parayil, ARNP

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  Lindsay Anne Vander Woude, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-PC

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Nurse coordinators

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  Joyce DuBois, RN

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  Brooke James, RN, BSN, CPHON

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  Katie Mace, RN, BSN, CPHON

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  Winnie Picazo, RN

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  Shauna Sinclair, RN

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  Jana Stott, RN

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Oncologists

Our Neuroblastoma Program is led by doctors with special training in diagnosing, treating and preventing blood diseases and cancers. That branch of medicine is called hematology-oncology.

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  Katie Albert, MD

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  Mark Nathaniel Fluchel, MD, MSCI

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  Brittany Lee Greene, MD, MA

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Tim JD Ohlsen, MD, MS

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  Molly Taylor, MD, MS

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Neuroblastoma Program radiation oncologists

Our radiation oncologists are highly trained in using high-energy beams to treat cancer, tumors and other diseases.

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  Alayne Marie Chapple, ARNP

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  Ralph Philip Ermoian, MD

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  Stephanie Kelly Schaub, MD

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Neuroblastoma Program advanced practice providers

Advanced practice providers include advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and physician assistants (PAs). They work closely with doctors and can provide care independently. These providers diagnose and treat patients and can prescribe medicines. All during treatment, they can answer questions, share advice and teach patients and families.

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  Dalia Y Hanna, ARNP

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  Ji Hyun L Paschall, ARNP

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Neuroblastoma Program nuclear medicine technologists

Our nuclear medicine technologists prepare radioactive material. It is used to make images of the inside of your child’s body. The images help doctors diagnose disease and track treatment.

• Lisa Aldape, CNMT, Nuclear Medicine PET/CT supervisor

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Bone marrow failure

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  Amy Elizabeth Geddis, MD, PhD

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Immunology

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  Eric Allenspach, MD, PhD

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  Karin Chen, MD

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  Maria Teresa de la Morena, MD

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  Hans D Ochs, MD

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  David J Rawlings, MD

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Metabolic disorders

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  Sihoun Hahn, MD, PhD

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  Christina T Lam, MD

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  J Lawrence Merritt II, MD

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Transplant doctors

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  K Scott Baker, MD, MS

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  Lauri M Burroughs, MD

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  Paul A Carpenter, MD, MBBS

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  Nicolas Fernandez, MD, PhD, FACS

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  Aleksandra Petrovic, MD

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  Monica S Thakar, MD

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Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program doctors

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  K Scott Baker, MD, MS

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  Neel Sanjivbhai Bhatt, MD, MBBS, MPH

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  Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD, MMSc

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  Julie Renee Boiko, MD, PhD

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  Lauri M Burroughs, MD

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  Paul A Carpenter, MD, MBBS

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  Michelle Y Choe, MD

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  John Nicholas James Colgan, MD

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  Ann E Dahlberg, MD

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  Colleen S Delaney, MD, MSc

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  Scott Nicholas Furlan, MD

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  Brandon K Hadland, MD, PhD

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  Madhavi M. Lakkaraja, MD, MPH

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  Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD

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  Aleksandra Petrovic, MD

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  Jay F Sarthy, MD, PhD

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  Heather Louise Schuback, MD

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  Corinne Summers, MD

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  Monica S Thakar, MD

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  Olatundun Oladayo Williams, MD

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Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program advanced practice providers

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  Emily Jean Angell, PA-C

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  Rachel Leavitt Bodansky, ARNP

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  Kalee Nicole Carson, ARNP, CPNP-AC, MSN, CPNP-AC, MSN

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  Adam Nicholas Cherry, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-AC

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  Rhonda R Estigoy, PA-C, MPH, LMHC

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  Stoney Flexter, ARNP, MSN

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  Adrienne Nicole Hall, PA-C

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  Traci Ann Knutzen-Yen, ARNP, MSN

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  Rachael Nicole Lenz, PA-C

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  Jessica M McMeekin, ARNP

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  Wendy Elizabeth Murchie, ARNP, DNP

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  Michelle Kendra Murphy-Cruz, ARNP, MSN

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  Shelby Elizabeth Neil, PA-C, MHS, MHS

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  Desiree Noelle Palmer, ARNP, DNP, CPNP-PC

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  Natalie Riotto, PA-C

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  Candy Wah Yu, ARNP, DNP

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Radiation Therapy Service

Radiation Therapy Service options at Seattle Children’s include I-131-MIGB and a precise type of radiation called proton therapy.

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  Alayne Marie Chapple, ARNP

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  Ralph Philip Ermoian, MD

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  Stephanie Kelly Schaub, MD

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Sickle Cell Program providers

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  Alexis Elizabeth Dassler, ARNP

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  Christopher Clement Denton, MD, MS

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  Charyse Angela Diaz, MD

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  Angela Leo-Nkoah, ARNP

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  Christopher Michael McCormick, PhD

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  Gavin Daniel Roach, MD, MS

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  Sandy Rodgin, PhD

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  Beth Willard, ARNP

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  Hoyan Wong, RN, BSN

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Solid Tumor Pediatric oncologists

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  Katie Albert, MD

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  Jack Brzezinski, MD, PhD

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  Mark Nathaniel Fluchel, MD, MSCI

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  Shireen Sita Ganapathi, MD

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  Brittany Lee Greene, MD, MA

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  Douglas S Hawkins, MD

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  Tyler G Ketterl, MD, MS

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  Priya Mahajan, MD, MS

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  Tim JD Ohlsen, MD, MS

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  Molly Taylor, MD, MS

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Solid Tumor Nurse practitioners

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  Susan L Ehling, ARNP

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  Kristin M Gard, ARNP

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  Dalia Y Hanna, ARNP

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  Ji Hyun L Paschall, ARNP

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Solid Tumor Nurse coordinators

• Karin Cilluffo, RN

• Elena Haugen, RN

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Solid Tumor Social workers

• Tara Pauw, LICSW, Solid Tumor Team

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Solid Tumor Radiation oncologists

• Ralph Philip Ermoian, MD

• Stephanie Kelly Schaub, MD

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Solid Tumor Child Life specialists

• Riley Coyle, MS, CCLS, Outpatient Bone Tumor Clinic; Patient Sibling Support Specialist; Cancer Predisposition Clinic

• Alicia Sevilla, MS, CCLS, Outpatient Clinic

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Solid Tumor Genetic counselor

• Natalie Waligorski, MS, MPH, LCGC

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Surgical Oncology providers

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  Jeffrey Avansino, MD, MBA

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  Adam Goldin, MD, MPH

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  Sarah Greenberg, MD, MPH

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  Patrick Healey, MD

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  Patrick Javid, MD

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  John Meehan, MD

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  Samuel Rice-Townsend, MD

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  Kimberly Riehle, MD

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  David Rothstein, MD, MS

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  Caitlin Smith, MD

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  Rebecca Stark, MD

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