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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
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- 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
- 17 citationsRNA sequence analysis of inducible pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes reveals altered expression of DNA damage and cell cycle genes in response to doxorubicin.Monica E. Reyes, Jianzhong Ma, Megan L. Grove, Joann L. Ater, Alanna C. Morrison
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2018-10-01 - 20 citationsRacial Differences in 20-Year Cardiovascular Mortality Risk Among Childhood and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.Amy M. Berkman, Abenaa M. Brewster, Lee W. Jones, Jun Yu, J. Jack Lee
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2017-09-01 - 23 citationsHypertension Susceptibility Loci are Associated with Anthracycline-related Cardiotoxicity in Long-term Childhood Cancer Survivors.Michelle A.T. Hildebrandt, Monica E. Reyes, Xifeng Wu, Xia Pu, Kara Thompson
Scientific Reports. 2017-08-29
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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