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Meet the Team

Our center is home to a broad group of clinicians, researchers and neuropathologists paving the way forward.

Research Team

Carl Koschmann, MD

Carl Koschmann, MD

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Research Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Research Director of the Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
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Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center
Professor
Al and Robert Glick Family Research Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pathology
Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan
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Maria Castro, PhD

R C Schneider Legacy Professor
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Co-Director
Brain Tumor Research and Translational Neuro-Oncology Laboratories
Medical School
Daniel Wahl, MD, PhD

Daniel R Wahl, MD, PhD

Achtenberg Family Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School
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Costas A Lyssiotis, PhD

Maisel Research Professor of Oncology
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Director Academic Program, Graduate Program in Cancer Biology
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Co-Director of the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer
Rogel Cancer Center, Medical School
Meredith A. Morgan

Meredith A Morgan

Theodore S Lawrence M.D.
Ph.D. and Patricia Krause Research Professor of Radiation Oncology
Associate Chair
Department of Radiation and Cancer Biology
Department of Radiation Oncology
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Medical School
Stefanie Galban, PhD

Stefanie Galban, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Radiology
Research Associate Professor, Surgery, Medical School
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Jouha Min, PhD

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
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John Prensner, MD, PhD

Barry J Glick Early Career Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry
Medical School
Santhosh Ananthram Upadhyaya, MBBS

Santhosh A Upadhyaya, MBBS

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director
C&W Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric Cancer Infusion Center
Medical School
Andrea Franson, MD, MS

Andrea (Flynn) Franson, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical School
Toshiro Hara

Toshiro Hara, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School
Qiang Zhang

Qiang Zhang, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology
Medical School

Clinical Team

Child Neurology

Patricia L. Robertson

Patricia Robertson, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Neurology
Medical School

Neurological Surgery

Wajd N. Al-Holou

Wajd N Al-Holou, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Co-Director
CNS Tumor Registry
Medical School
Hugh JL Garton, MD, MHSc

Hugh JL Garton, MD, MHSc

Richard C Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Section Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Service Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Medical School
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Karin M Muraszko, MD

Professor Emerita of Neurosurgery
Professor Emerita of Pediatrics
Medical School
Suresh Magge

Suresh N Magge, MD

Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School
Neena Marupudi

Neena Ishwari Marupudi, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Andrea Franson, MD, MS

Andrea (Flynn) Franson, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical School
Carl Koschmann, MD

Carl Koschmann, MD

ChadTough Defeat DIPG Research Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Research Director of the Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Rajen Mody, MBBS

Rajen Mody, MBBS

Ruth Heyn Endowed Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director and Division Director
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical School
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John Prensner, MD, PhD

Barry J Glick Early Career Professor of Pediatric Oncology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry
Medical School
Santhosh Ananthram Upadhyaya, MBBS

Santhosh A Upadhyaya, MBBS

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director
C&W Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric Cancer Infusion Center
Medical School

Pediatric Psychology

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Sunnye Mayes, PhD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School

Radiation Oncology

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Michelle Kim

Associate Chair
Department of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology
Medical School

Nurse Practitioners

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Rebecca Calvert, N.P.

Advanced Practice Nurse, Hematology/Oncology

Clinical Research Coordinator - Children's

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Alyssa Paul, M.S., CCRC

Children’s CTSU Clinical Research Assistant

Clinical Subjects Coordinator

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Shruti Naik

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Alex Plemons

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Fonda Smith

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Delaney Woodworth

Physical Medicine and Rehab

Alecia Daunter

Alecia K Daunter

Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Director
Mott Inpatient Rehabilitation
Medical School

Registered Dietitian

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Jen Wortman

School Liaison

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Beth Stuchell

CC-PBTC Clinical Research Navigator

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Michelle Meservey

Clinical Research RN

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Fan Yang, BSN, RN

Clinical Research Coordinator

Neuropathology Team

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Sandra Camelo-Piragua

Professor
Program Director, Neuropathology Fellowship
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Kyle Conway

Assistant Professor, Pathology
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Sean P. Ferris

Assistant Professor
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Andrew P. Lieberman

Professor
Gerald D. Abrams Collegiate Professor
Director of Neuropathology
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Paul McKeever

Active Emeritus Professor
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Sara Stone

Assistant Professor
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Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD

Professor
Al and Robert Glick Family Research Professor of Pediatrics
Scientific Research Director of the Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center