Girish Dhall, MD

Children’s of Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham – Director, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Dr. Dhall is a Professor of Pediatrics and Benjamin Russell Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, and Division Director of the Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program at the University of Birmingham in Alabama (UAB) and Children’s of Alabama (COA). He is Director of the COA Pediatric Clinical Trails Office, Deputy Director of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium, and titled Senior Scientist at UAB’s O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is also Head of the Pediatric Neuro-oncology program. His major area of research interest is clinical research in CNS germ cell tumors and infant medulloblastoma and designing early-phase clinical trials for patients with pediatric brain tumors. His major area of interest is clinical research in CNS germ cell tumors and infant medulloblastoma and designing early-phase clinical trials for patients with pediatric brain tumors.

Dr. Dhall earned his medical degree from Grant Medical College and completed his residency at New York Medical College. He completed fellowships in pediatric hematology/oncology and neuro-oncology at New York University and the University of Southern California, respectively.