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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161
Education & Training
University of Utah HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1983- University of Utah HealthFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1980 - 1982
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1988 - 2019- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Astrocytomas and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors Start of enrollment: 1989 Feb 01
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Progressive Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 1997 Apr 01
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Survey Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsTriiodothyronine supplementation for hypothalamic obesity.J.K. Fernandes, Mary Jean Klein, Joann L. Ater, John F. Kuttesch, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin
Metabolism. 2002-11-01 - 431 citationsCarboplatin and vincristine chemotherapy for children with newly diagnosed progressive low-grade gliomasRoger J. Packer, Joann L. Ater, Jeffrey C. Allen, Peter C. Phillips, Russell Geyer
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1997-05-01 - 47 citationsInfluence of valproic acid on outcome of high-grade gliomas in children.Amirhadi Masoudi, Marily Elopre, Elham Amini, Margaret E. Nagel, Joann L. Ater
Anticancer Research. 2008-07-01
Press Mentions
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Lasting Health Problems Even with Newer TreatmentsNovember 8th, 2016- Howard and Susan Elias Make $16.25 Million Gift to Fund Cancer Neuroscience Research at MD AndersonJuly 19th, 2023
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