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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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Peter-C.-Adamson.jpg)
Peter C. Adamson, MD
Sanofi; Cambridge, MA – Global Head, Oncology Development and Pediatric Innovation
![Saro Armenian, D.O., MPH](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Saro-Armenian1.jpg)
Saro Armenian, D.O., MPH
City of Hope; Durante, CA – Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Population Sciences
![Oren Becher, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Oren-Becher.jpg)
Oren Becher, MD
Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
![Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Smita-Bhatia.jpg)
Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Director for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
![Scott Borinstein, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Scott-Borinstein.jpg)
Scott Borinstein, MD, PHD
Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Michael Burke, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Michael-Burke.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Nai-Kong-V.-Cheung.jpg)
Nai-Kong V. Cheung, MD, PHD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Neuroblastoma Program Head, Pediatric Oncology
![Mark Chiang, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Mark-Chiang.jpg)
Mark Chiang, MD, PHD
University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI – Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology / Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
![Murali Chintagumpala, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Murali-Chintagumpala.jpg)
Murali Chintagumpala, MD
Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX - Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Neuro-Oncology Program
![Eric J. Chow, MD, MPH](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Eric-Chow-2011-headshot-by-Ignacio-Lobos.jpg)
Eric J. Chow, MD, MPH
Seattle Children’s Hospital; Seattle, WA – Medical Director, Cancer Survivorship Program
![Dai Chung, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Dai-Chung.jpg)
Dai Chung, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX – Professor and Chief in Pediatric Surgery
![John Crispino, PHD, MBA](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-John-Crispino.jpg)
John Crispino, PHD, MBA
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Member; Director, Experimental Hematology
![Brian D. Crompton, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Brian-Crompton-Medical-Advisory-Board-Boston.jpg)
Brian D. Crompton, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Anthony Daniels, M.D., M.Sc.](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mab-anthony-daniels.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Christopher-DeRenzo.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Girish-Dhall_-M.D.-e1527701030906.jpg)
Girish Dhall, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL - Director, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
![Jeffrey Dome, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Jeffrey-Dome.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Adam_02_resized-e1527701632340-150x150.jpg)
Adam Durbin, MD, PHD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Division of Molecular Oncology
![Adam J. Esbenshade, MD, MSCI](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Adam-Esbenshade-Medical-Advisory-Board-Nashville.jpg)
Adam J. Esbenshade, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Natia Esiashvili, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Natia-Esiashvili.jpg)
Natia Esiashvili, MD
Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology Department
![Angela M. Feraco, MD, MMSC](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Angela-Feraco1.jpg)
Angela M. Feraco, MD, MMSC
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Instructor in Pediatric Oncology
![Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Adolfo-Ferrando.jpg)
Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PHD
Columbia University Medical Center; New York, NY – Associate Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics
![Debra Friedman, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Debra-Friedman.jpg)
Debra Friedman, MD
Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Nashville, TN – Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
![Gregory Friedman, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Gregory-Friedman.jpg)
Gregory Friedman, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Associate Professor of Pediatrics Neuro-Oncology Program
![Amar Gajjar, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Amar-Gajjar.jpg)
Amar Gajjar, MD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Director of Neuro-Oncology Division
![Jonathan Gill, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Jonathan-Gill.jpg)
Jonathan Gill, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Director, Clinical and Translational Research Program
![Kelly Goldsmith, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Kelly-Goldsmith.jpg)
Kelly Goldsmith, MD
Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
![Vidya Gopalakrishnan, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Vidya-Gopalakrishnan.jpg)
Vidya Gopalakrishnan, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Associate Professor of Pediatrics Research and Molecular and Cellular Oncology
![Adam Green, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/adam-green.jpg)
Adam Green, MD
University of Colorado; Aurora, CO – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Abha Gupta, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Abha-Gupta-Medical-Advisory-Board-Toronto.jpg)
Abha Gupta, MD
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Ontario Canada – Medical Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Program
![Rintaro Hashizume, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Rintaro-Hashizume.jpg)
Rintaro Hashizume, MD, PHD
Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
![Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, MPH](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Douglas-Hawkins.jpg)
Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, MPH
Seattle Children’s Hospital; Seattle, WA – Chair, Children’s Oncology Group; Professor of Pediatrics
![Daniel Herranz, PharmD, PhD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/daniel-herranz.jpg)
Daniel Herranz, PharmD, PhD
Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics
![Douglas Hoffmann, MD, MPH](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Douglas-Hoffman.jpg)
Douglas Hoffmann, MD, MPH
Marietta, GA – Pathologist / Hematopathologist
![Andrew Hong, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/andrew-hong.jpg)
Andrew Hong, MD
Emory University; Atlanta, GA - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
![Eugene Hwang, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hwang_e-e1527701819672.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Michael-Isakoff-Medical-Advisory-Board-Hartford.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Theodore-Johnson-2.jpg)
Theodore S. Johnson, MD
Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, GA – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Emily Johnston, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Emily-Johnston.jpg)
Emily Johnston, PHD
University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL – Assistant Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
![Cigall Kadoch, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Cigall-Kadoch.jpg)
Cigall Kadoch, PHD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, MA – Assistant Professor, Pediatric Oncology
![Jonathan Kaufman, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Jonathan-Kaufman.jpg)
Jonathan Kaufman, MD
Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA – Associate Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
![Michael Kinnaman, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Michael-Kinnaman.jpg)
Michael Kinnaman, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY - Instructor in Pediatric Oncology
![Orly Klein, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/orlyweb-e1493923386989.jpg)
Orly Klein, MD
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford; Palo Alto, CA - Clinical Assistant Professor
![Kim Kramer, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Kim-Kramer.jpg)
Kim Kramer, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Pediatric Oncologist
![Jacqueline Kraveka, D.O.](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Jackie-Kraveka.jpg)
Jacqueline Kraveka, D.O.
Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
![Gadi Lalazar, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MAB-Gadi-Lalazar.jpg)
Gadi Lalazar, MD
Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell College of Medicine; New York, NY – Instructor, Clinical Investigation
![David Loeb, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-David-Loeb.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-John-M.-Maris.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Melinda-Merchant.jpg)
Melinda Merchant, MD, PHD
Epizyme; Cambridge, Massachusettes - VP Early Stage Development
![Shakeel Modak, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/modak-200x150.jpg)
Shakeel Modak, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York, NY – Pediatric Oncologist
![Daniel Morgenstern, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Daniel-Morgenstern.jpg)
Daniel Morgenstern, MD, PHD
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada – Staff Oncologist, Solid Tumor Program
![Luke Mosley, MD, MTS](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luke-mosley.jpg)
Luke Mosley, MD, MTS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH – Assistant Professor
![Sabine Mueller, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Sabine-Mueller.jpg)
Sabine Mueller, MD, PHD
University of California; San Francisco, CA – Associate Professor, Neurology
![Esther Obeng, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Esther-Obeng.jpg)
Esther Obeng, MD, PHD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Molecular Oncology
![Devang J. Pastakia, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Devang-Pastakia.jpg)
Devang J. Pastakia, MD, PHD
Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN – Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
![Renee Read, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Renee-Read.jpg)
Renee Read, PHD
Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
![Damon Reed, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Damon-Reed.jpg)
Damon Reed, PHD
Moffitt Cancer Center; Tampa, FL – Associate Professor
![Etan Orgel, MD, MS](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/etan-orgel.jpg)
Etan Orgel, MD, MS
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA – Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
![Lewis R. Roberts, MB ChB, PhD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MAB-Lewis-R-Roberts-1.jpg)
Lewis R. Roberts, MB ChB, PhD
Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN – Professor in Gastroenterology Cancer Research
![Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, PhD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jezabel-Rodriguez-Blanco.jpg)
Jezabel Rodriguez-Blanco, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
![Daniel Runco, MD, MS](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/daniel-runco.jpg)
Daniel Runco, MD, MS
Indiana University; Indianapolis, IN – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
![Marta Sanchez-Martin, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Marta-Sanchez-Martin.jpg)
Marta Sanchez-Martin, PHD
Kyn Therapeutics; Cambridge, MA – Senior Translational Scientist
![Elias Sayour, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Elias-Sayour-Medical-Advisory-Board-Gainesville.jpg)
Elias Sayour, MD, PHD
University of Florida; Gainesville, FL – Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
![Jeff Schwartz, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jeff-schwartz-md.jpg)
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](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Kevin-Shannon.jpg)
Kevin Shannon, MD
University of California; San Francisco, CA – Professor, Department of Pediatrics
![Sanford Simon, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Sanford-Simon.jpg)
Sanford Simon, PHD
Rockefeller University; New York, NY – Professor, Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics
![Simone Sredni, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Simone-Sredni.jpg)
Simone Sredni, MD, PHD
Northwestern University; Chicago, IL – Research Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
![Sarah Tasian, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Sarah-Tasian.jpg)
Sarah Tasian, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
![Mireya Paulina Velasquez](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MAB-Mireya-Paulina-Velasquez.jpg)
Mireya Paulina Velasquez
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Memphis, TN – Assistant Member, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
![Daniel Wechsler, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Daniel-Wechsler.jpg)
Daniel Wechsler, MD, PHD
Emory University; Atlanta, GA – Professor, Department of Pediatrics
![James Whitlock, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-James-Whitlock.jpg)
James Whitlock, PHD
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Canada – Division Head of Hematology / Oncology
![Lena Winestone, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/lena-winestone.jpg)
Lena Winestone, MD
University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA – Assistant Adjunct Professor
![Jason T. Yustein, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Jason-T.-Yustein.jpg)
Jason T. Yustein, MD, PHD
Baylor College of Medicine; Houston, TX – Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
![Wafik Zaky, MD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Medical-Advisory-Wafik-Zaky.jpg)
Wafik Zaky, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Patient Care
![Jiwang Zhang, MD, PHD](https://rallyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Jiwang-Zhang.jpg)
Jiwang Zhang, MD, PHD
Loyola University; Chicago, IL – Associate Professor of Pathology