TaraHendersonMD
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Chicago, ILAssociate Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, Cancer Survivors Center
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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 888-824-0200Fax+1 773-702-9881
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2002 - 2005
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2005 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2007
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients Who Have Participated in Children's Oncology Group Studies Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 17
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Start of enrollment: 1995 Jan 05
- Low-Dose Tamoxifen Citrate in Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Radiation-Induced Cancer Survivors Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.Lindsay F Schwartz, Emma I Brett, Andrea C King, Tara O Henderson
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2025-02-10 - Childhood Cancer-Connect: Identifying solutions to elevating the cancer experience for adolescents and young adults with cancer.Michael E Roth, Douglas S Hawkins, Janette K Merrill, Tara O Henderson
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025-02-01 - Late subsequent leukemia after childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).Taumoha Ghosh, Geehong Hyun, Rikeenkumar Dhaduk, Miriam Conces, Michael A Arnold
Cancer Medicine. 2024-10-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Low-Dose Tamoxifen (LDTam) As a Breast Cancer (BC) Risk-Reduction Strategy in Lymphoma Survivors Exposed to Chest Radiation Therapy (RT) during Adolescence/Young Adult...Tara O. Henderson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Lectures
- Pediatric Clinical Malignant Hematology61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
- Transitions From the Pediatric Perspective60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting - 11/30/2018
- Living Well Beyond Cancer: #AYAsurvivorship2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/4/2018
Press Mentions
Cancer Survivorship Expert Named Chair of PediatricsFebruary 13th, 2025
More than 200 UChicago Medicine doctors named 'Top Docs in Cook County' by Chicago MagazineJanuary 6th, 2025
UChicago Medical Students Publish First-Author ResearchSeptember 3rd, 2024- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Health Beliefs And Behavior: Cohort Studies In Pediatric Cancer SurvivorshipNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
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