Sections & Programs
Hematology/Oncology
Our Section Mission:
The mission of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant section is to advance cures and improve outcomes for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer and blood diseases through research and compassionate, family oriented, state-of-the art treatments.
For patients and families:
Learn more about patient care at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital:
John Cunningham, MD
Interim Section Chief, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
About Our Section
- Bleeding and clotting
- Anemias
- Platelet problems
- Autoimmune blood disorders
- Bone marrow failure
- Thalassemia
- Leukemia/ Lymphoma
- ALL
- AML
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- CML
- Histiocyte Disorders
- Solid Tumor
- Neuroblastoma
- Sarcomas (bone and soft tissue)
- Kidney tumors
- Liver tumors
- Germ cell tumors
- Ovarian and Testicular tumors
- Melanoma and other rare childhood tumors
- Neuro-oncology
- ATRT
- Crainopharyngioma
- Retinoblastoma
- Germ cell tumors
- Medulloblastomas
- Ependymoma
- Astrocytomas
- Choroid plexus tumors
- Mengioma
- Optic pathway glioma
- Auto, allo (haplo; malignant v. non-malignant conditions)
- Cellular Therapy
- MIBG Program
- Phase 1 Trials
- Cancer Risk
- Adolescents & Young Adults Program (AYA)
- Survivorship
- Fertility Preservation
Clinical Locations
Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park
5721 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
1-888-824-0200
Comer Children's at Edward Hospital - Naperville
120 Spalding Dr.
Naperville, IL 60540
UChicago Medicine Orland Park
14290 S. La Grange Road
Orland Park, IL 60462
Comer Children's at Saint Anthony Hospital
2875 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60623
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 Dempster Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
4440 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453