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Maxine Hetherington, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Kansas City, MO

MaxineLHetheringtonMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Kansas City, MO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University MO-Kansas City

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  • Office

    2401 Gillham Rd
    Kansas City, MO 64108
    Phone+1 816-234-3265
    Fax+1 816-302-9894

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1984 - 1987
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Memphis State University
    Memphis State UniversityBA, 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1978 - 1992
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2021
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2021
  • Clinical Fellow American Cancer Society, 1984
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Treatment of Chest Wall Osteosarcoma Presenting as Second Primary after Treatment of Neuroblastoma  
    Knott EM, Shah SR, Jones G, Hetherington M, Sharp RJ, J Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2012
  • Neurodegenerative Central Nervous System Langenhans Cell Histiocytosis and Coincident Hydrocephalus Treated with Vincristine/cytosine Arabinoside  
    Allen CE, Flores R, Rauch R, Dauser R, Murray JC, Puccetti D, Hsu DA, Sondel P, Hetherington M, Goldman S, McClain KL, Pediatri Blood Cancer, 1/1/2010
  • Giant Ossifying Malignant Thymoma in a Child  
    Bikhchandani J, Valusek PA, Juang D, E O'Brien J Jr, Hetherington M, St Peter SD, J Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Risk Factor Analysis and EBV Load surveillance in Pediatric Bone Marrow Tranplant Recipients
    Dalal J, Rangaraj S, Gonzalez C, Anthony K, Liewer S, Jones R, Shreve N, Kranz K, Chignola B, Ryan R, Manalang M, Hetherington M, Gamis A Peters C, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 1/1/2008
  • Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Testing of Acute Leukemia by Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping (FCIP): A Retrospective Comparison of Detection Rates with Flow Cytometry ...
    Zwick D, Cooley L, Hetherington M, XVIIIth International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Laboratory Hematology, 1/1/2005
  • A Child's Diagnosis of Cancer Impacts Parental Values: A Qualitative Study
    Ward-Smith P, Kirk S, Hetherington M, Hubble C, National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, 1/1/2004
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