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Office
UNC Hospitals Children's Specialty Services at Raleigh
2801 Blue Ridge Rd
Raleigh, NC 27607Phone+1 919-966-1178Fax+1 984-974-0506
Summary
- I am a proud graduate of Texas A&M University whose passion for expanding access to pediatric hematology/oncology services brought me to join one of the top pediatric programs in the country. I see children and adolescents with blood disorders and cancer primarily at UNC Hospitals Childrens Specialty Services at Raleigh. We provide lab services, infusions and chemotherapy all under one roof.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2003 - 2007
- Driscoll Children's Hospital/Texas A&M College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
- McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2007 - 2020
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Sister Angela Clare Moran Pilot Research Grant The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, 2018
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsIntranasal granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor reduces the Aspergillus burden in an immunosuppressed murine model of pulmonary aspergillosis.Gerardo Quezada, Nadezhda V. Koshkina, Patrick A. Zweidler-McKay, Zichao Zhou, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2008-02-01 - 24 citationsMedical and non-medical barriers to outpatient treatment of fever and neutropenia in children with cancer.Gerardo Quezada, Theresa Sunderland, Ka Wah Chan, Kenneth V. I. Rolston, Craig A. Mullen
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2007-03-01 - 8 citationsGenetic markers for treatment-related pancreatitis in a cohort of Hispanic children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Allison Grimes, Yi Chen, Hima Bansal, Christine Aguilar, Luz N. Perez Prado
Supportive Care in Cancer. 2021-02-01
Professional Memberships
- Children's Oncology GroupMember
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/OncologyMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- UNC Children's Pediatric Oncologyhttps://www.uncchildrens.org/uncmc/unc-childrens/care-treatment/cancer/
- UNC Children's Pediatric Hematologyhttps://www.uncchildrens.org/uncmc/unc-childrens/care-treatment/hematology/
- Gerardo Quezada, MD UNC Health https://www.unchealth.org/care-services/doctors/q/gerardo-quezada-md
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