Meet the Rally Medical Advisory Board

Every Rally Grant awarded is scrutinized and vetted by the Rally Medical Advisory Board comprised of the top pediatric oncologists in North America. Each grant application goes through our dual peer review process. We then award grants to the highest scoring applications.  We do this because we take every dollar you have given to Rally seriously.  The Rally Medical Advisory Board works hard to make sure every dollar makes the biggest impact that it can.

Peter C. Adamson, MD

Peter C. Adamson, MD

Sanofi; Cambridge, MA – Global Head, Oncology Development and Pediatric Innovation

Saro Armenian, D.O., MPH

Saro Armenian, D.O., MPH

City of Hope; Durante, CA – Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Population Sciences

Oren Becher, MD

Oren Becher, MD

Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH

Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Director for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship

Scott Borinstein, MD, PHD

Scott Borinstein, MD, PHD

Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Michael Burke, MD

Michael Burke, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI – Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology / Oncology / Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Nai-Kong V. Cheung, MD, PHD

Nai-Kong V. Cheung, MD, PHD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Neuroblastoma Program Head, Pediatric Oncology

Mark Chiang, MD, PHD

Mark Chiang, MD, PHD

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI – Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology / Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine

Murali Chintagumpala, MD

Murali Chintagumpala, MD

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX - Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Neuro-Oncology Program

Eric J. Chow, MD, MPH

Eric J. Chow, MD, MPH

Seattle Children’s Hospital; Seattle, WA – Medical Director, Cancer Survivorship Program

Dai Chung, MD

Dai Chung, MD

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX – Professor and Chief in Pediatric Surgery

John Crispino, PHD, MBA

John Crispino, PHD, MBA

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Member; Director, Experimental Hematology

Brian D. Crompton, MD

Brian D. Crompton, MD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Anthony Daniels, M.D., M.Sc.

Anthony Daniels, M.D., M.Sc.

Vanderbilt Eye Institute and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Nashville, TN – Chief, Division of Ocular Oncology and Pathology

Christopher Derenzo, MD, MBA

Christopher Derenzo, MD, MBA

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Girish Dhall, MD

Girish Dhall, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL - Director, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Jeffrey Dome, MD, PHD

Jeffrey Dome, MD, PHD

Children’s National Health Center; Washington, D.C. – Division Chief, Hematology / Oncology; Vice President, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Adam Durbin, MD, PHD

Adam Durbin, MD, PHD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Division of Molecular Oncology

Adam J. Esbenshade, MD, MSCI

Adam J. Esbenshade, MD, MSCI

Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Natia Esiashvili, MD

Natia Esiashvili, MD

Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology Department

Angela M. Feraco, MD, MMSC

Angela M. Feraco, MD, MMSC

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Instructor in Pediatric Oncology

Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PHD

Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PHD

Columbia University Medical Center; New York, NY – Associate Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics

Debra Friedman, MD

Debra Friedman, MD

Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN – Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Gregory Friedman, MD

Gregory Friedman, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Associate Professor of Pediatrics Neuro-Oncology Program

Amar Gajjar, MD

Amar Gajjar, MD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Director of Neuro-Oncology Division

Jonathan Gill, MD

Jonathan Gill, MD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Director, Clinical and Translational Research Program

Kelly Goldsmith, MD

Kelly Goldsmith, MD

Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Vidya Gopalakrishnan, MD

Vidya Gopalakrishnan, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Associate Professor of Pediatrics Research and Molecular and Cellular Oncology

Adam Green, MD

Adam Green, MD

University of Colorado; Aurora, CO – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Abha Gupta, MD

Abha Gupta, MD

The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Ontario Canada – Medical Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Program

Rintaro Hashizume, MD, PHD

Rintaro Hashizume, MD, PHD

Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, MPH

Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, MPH

Seattle Children’s Hospital; Seattle, WA – Chair, Children’s Oncology Group; Professor of Pediatrics

Daniel Herranz, PharmD, PhD

Daniel Herranz, PharmD, PhD

Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics

Douglas Hoffmann, MD, MPH

Douglas Hoffmann, MD, MPH

Marietta, GA – Pathologist / Hematopathologist

Andrew Hong, MD

Andrew Hong, MD

Emory University; Atlanta, GA - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Eugene Hwang, MD

Eugene Hwang, MD

Children’s National Medical Center; Washington, D.C. – Director, Neuro-oncology Fellowship Program; Director, Clinical Neuro-oncology Immunotherapeutic Program

Michael Isakoff, MD

Michael Isakoff, MD

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center; Hartford, CT – Clinical Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorder; Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Theodore S. Johnson, MD

Theodore S. Johnson, MD

Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, GA – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Emily Johnston, PHD

Emily Johnston, PHD

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Assistant Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Cigall Kadoch, PHD

Cigall Kadoch, PHD

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Assistant Professor, Pediatric Oncology

Jonathan Kaufman, MD

Jonathan Kaufman, MD

Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA – Associate Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Michael Kinnaman, MD

Michael Kinnaman, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY - Instructor in Pediatric Oncology

Orly Klein, MD

Orly Klein, MD

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford; Palo Alto, CA - Clinical Assistant Professor

Kim Kramer, MD

Kim Kramer, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Pediatric Oncologist

Jacqueline Kraveka, D.O.

Jacqueline Kraveka, D.O.

Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Gadi Lalazar, MD

Gadi Lalazar, MD

Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell College of Medicine; New York, NY – Instructor, Clinical Investigation

David Loeb, MD, PHD

David Loeb, MD, PHD

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; New York, NY – Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation

John M. Maris, MD

John M. Maris, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA – Director, Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Giulio D’Angio Chair in Neuroblastoma Research, Professor of Pediatrics

Melinda Merchant, MD, PHD

Melinda Merchant, MD, PHD

Epizyme; Cambridge, Massachusettes - VP Early Stage Development

Shakeel Modak, MD

Shakeel Modak, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Pediatric Oncologist

Daniel Morgenstern, MD, PHD

Daniel Morgenstern, MD, PHD

The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada – Staff Oncologist, Solid Tumor Program

Luke Mosley, MD, MTS

Luke Mosley, MD, MTS

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH – Assistant Professor

Sabine Mueller, MD, PHD

Sabine Mueller, MD, PHD

University of California; San Francisco, CA – Associate Professor, Neurology

Esther Obeng, MD, PHD

Esther Obeng, MD, PHD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Molecular Oncology

Devang J. Pastakia, MD, PHD

Devang J. Pastakia, MD, PHD

Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN – Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Renee Read, PHD

Renee Read, PHD

Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Damon Reed, PHD

Damon Reed, PHD

Moffitt Cancer Center; Tampa, FL – Associate Professor

Etan Orgel, MD, MS

Etan Orgel, MD, MS

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA – Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Lewis R. Roberts, MB ChB, PhD

Lewis R. Roberts, MB ChB, PhD

Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN – Professor in Gastroenterology Cancer Research

Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, PhD

Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, PhD

Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Daniel Runco, MD, MS

Daniel Runco, MD, MS

Indiana University; Indianapolis, IN – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Marta Sanchez-Martin, PHD

Marta Sanchez-Martin, PHD

Kyn Therapeutics; Cambridge, MA – Senior Translational Scientist

Elias Sayour, MD, PHD

Elias Sayour, MD, PHD

University of Florida; Gainesville, FL – Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics

Jeff Schwartz, MD

Jeff Schwartz, MD

Sacred Heart Hospital; Pensacola, FL - Medical Director, UF Health Pediatric Subspecialty Program; Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Kevin Shannon, MD

Kevin Shannon, MD

University of California; San Francisco, CA – Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Sanford Simon, PHD

Sanford Simon, PHD

Rockefeller University; New York, NY – Professor, Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics

Simone Sredni, MD, PHD

Simone Sredni, MD, PHD

Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Research Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Sarah Tasian, MD

Sarah Tasian, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Mireya Paulina Velasquez

Mireya Paulina Velasquez

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Daniel Wechsler, MD, PHD

Daniel Wechsler, MD, PHD

Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Professor, Department of Pediatrics

James Whitlock, PHD

James Whitlock, PHD

The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada – Division Head of Hematology / Oncology

Lena Winestone, MD

Lena Winestone, MD

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA – Assistant Adjunct Professor

Jason T. Yustein, MD, PHD

Jason T. Yustein, MD, PHD

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX – Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Wafik Zaky, MD

Wafik Zaky, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Patient Care

Jiwang Zhang, MD, PHD

Jiwang Zhang, MD, PHD

Loyola University; Chicago, IL – Associate Professor of Pathology

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