Maria Velez, MD, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at New Orleans-based Manning Family Children’s, has been appointed president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. The ASPHO is ...

Standardized evaluation protocol improved transfer, ECSL outcomes, and re-transfer to discharge for pediatric hematologic oncology patients.

Pediatric oncologists are doctors who diagnose and treat cancer in children and teens. Many pediatric oncologists also specialize in hematology, or the treatment of blood disorders, and are referred ...

Pediatric hematology/oncology patients frequently use the emergency department (ED) for prompt care during potentially life-threatening events, such as sepsis and bleeding. One challenge of these ...

Longtime Akron Children's physician Dr. Jeffrey Hord has been appointed board president at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Hord is the director of the hospital’s division of ...