Oncology Program

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The Oncology Program staff at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin knows that childhood cancer is different from adult cancers in development, treatment, tolerance of therapy and prognosis. The multidisciplinary oncology team includes highly trained specialists to diagnose and treat children's cancer and to help children and their families through the process. The program sees more than 150 newly diagnosed patients each year and actively manages more than 600.

The center specializes in treating:

• Acute and chronic leukemia.
• Bone tumors.

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• Brain tumors.
• Ewing's sarcoma.
• Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
• Neuroblastoma.
• Osteosarcoma.
• Retinoblastoma.
• Rhabdomyosarcoma.
• Soft tissue sarcomas.
• Other pediatric tumors and cancers.

Founded in 1974, the program is an active member of Children's Oncology Group, an organization dedicated to studying childhood cancers. The team's commitment to clinical research has ranked the program as one of the top 10 in enrollments for clinical trials.

Other specialized services include:

Musculoskeletal Oncology Clinic
The Musculoskeletal Oncology Clinic, opened in 2007, enhances the care of children and young adults with primary bone and soft tissue tumors in a multidisciplinary setting.

Brain Tumor Clinic
The Brain Tumor Clinic provides comprehensive interdisciplinary care in a single setting to children and young adults with brain tumors.

MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
The outpatient clinic for the Cancer and Blood Disorders Program.

Next Steps
The Next Steps Clinic prepares cancer and blood and marrow transplant survivors for the future.

Young Adult Oncology Group
This group provides support and resources for young adults who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Our specialists

Name	Specialty	Location
Heather Billington, PAC	Orthopedic Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Kristin Bingen, PhD	Pediatric Psychology	CHW-Milwaukee
Meghen B. Browning, MD	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Susan Burke, MA, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Bruce M. Camitta, MD	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Christina M. Cannon, MSN, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
James T. Casper, MD	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Hematology, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Donald Hackbarth, MD	Orthopedic Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Lori Hollingsworth-Burds, PAC	Orthopedic Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Sachin S. Jogal, MD	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Michael E. Kelly, MD, PhD	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
David King, MD	Orthopedic Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Mary Jo Kupst, PhD	Pediatric Psychology	CHW-Milwaukee
Amy Newman, MSN, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Dennis W. Schauer, Jr., MT(ASCP)	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Immunodeficiency, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Debra Schmidt, MSN, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Margaret Thew, MSN, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Richard Tower, MD	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Anne B. Warwick, MD, MPH	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Meghan Westenberger, MSN, CPNP	Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee