BraddGHemkerMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Grand Rapids, MI

Hospice and Palliative Medicine(Pediatric Hematology and Oncology)

Section Chief, Pediatric Palliative Care & Pain Management; Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist; Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

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Office
100 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone+1 616-267-1925

Fax+1 616-267-1005

Education & Training

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2008 - 2011
Harvard Medical School2007 - 2008
Loyola University Medical CenterChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2007
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2002 - 2006
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2012 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2008 - 2013
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2008
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2008
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

47 citations
When children with sickle‐cell disease become adults: Lack of outpatient care leads to increased use of the emergency department
Bradd G. Hemker, David C. Brousseau, Ke Yan, Raymond G. Hoffmann, Julie A. Panepinto
American Journal of Hematology. 2011-10-01
2 citations
Wilms tumor presenting with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
Cheryl L. Petersen, Bradd G. Hemker, Richard D. Jacobson, Anne B. Warwick, Safwan Jaradeh
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2013-05-01

Books/Book Chapters

Caring for the Newborn: A Comprehensive Guide for the Clinician
Chapter: Hematology Consults in the Newborn
Gera R, Kulkarni R, Hemker B, Scott AEditors: Greydanus, DE et. al..Nova Science PublishersEdition 1,2014

Abstracts/Posters

Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Patients with Non-metastatic Completely Resected Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
Hemker, BG, Wolf JE, Berrak SG, Jogal SS, Neuro Oncol. 2010;(12):i1-i12, 2010
The Role of Chemotherapy in Non-irradiated Non-metatatic Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
Hemker BG, Wolff JE, Berrak SG, Jogal SS, International Society of Pediatric Oncology, Boston MA, 2010