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Our Team
Medical Director, Bone Marrow Transplant / Stem Cell Transplant Program
Dr. Caridad Martinez is a member of the Cell and Gene Therapy Program's translational clinical research and the pediatric bone marrow transplant clinical team, which is part of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program.
Her clinical interests include bone marrow transplantation (BMT), umbilical cord… read more
Phone: 832-824-4692
Associate Director
Dr. David Steffin has a clinical expertise in hematopoietic stem cell transplant with a special emphasis in cellular therapies for relapsed/refractory solid tumors. He is also a member of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy (CAGT) and the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine… read more
Phone: 832-824-4745
Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Nabil Ahmed received his Doctor of Medicine and his Masters in Public Health at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Ahmed is a board-certified member of the American Board of Pediatrics and a board-certified specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology. He is also board certified by the… read more
Phone: 832-824-4611
Stefanie Berry is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in acute care. She treats patients on the Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Unit at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center.
Phone: 832-822-3427
Dr. Saleh Bhar's clinical interests are in critical care of hematology-oncology patients, bone marrow transplantation, cell and gene therapy, and the management of hemostasis and thrombosis in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. He is also interested in critical care management of hemotopoietic… read more
Phone: 832-826-9487
Dr. John Craddock is a physician at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center where he sees patients in the Bone Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Transplant Unit.
He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Phone: 832-824-6107
Melissa Delarosa is a certified physician assistant for the Cancer and Hematology Center Bone Marrow Transplant / Stem Cell Transplant inpatient unit at Texas Children's Hospital.
Phone: 832-822-4242
Dr. Erin Doherty is a physician in the Cancer and Hematology Center where she specializes in pediatric hematology/oncology.
Phone: Clinic: 832-822-4242
Dr. Meenakshi Hegde is a pediatric oncologist engaged in translational research on immunotherapy to improve patient outcomes in high-risk cancer. Her research was the first to demonstrate that a highly heterogeneous landscape of antigen expression in glioblastoma and other solid tumors benefitted… read more
Phone: 832-822-4840
Taylor Hensley is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, specialized in acute care, for the Cancer and Hematology Center at Texas Children's Hospital.
Phone: 832-822-4242
Julie Klinger is a physician assistant that cares for patients in the Bone Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center.
Phone: 832-826-0870
Dr. Robert Krance is the Director of the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children’s Hospital. The clinical program, one of the most active in the country, treats patients with various hematologic, oncologic, immunologic and genetic disorders.
Dr. Krance… read more
Phone: 832-824-4661
Haley Lattal is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner that treats patients in the Bone Marrow Transplant inpatient unit at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center.
Phone: 832-826-0870
Dr. Caridad Martinez is a member of the Cell and Gene Therapy Program's translational clinical research and the pediatric bone marrow transplant clinical team, which is part of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program.
Her clinical interests include bone marrow transplantation (BMT), umbilical cord… read more
Phone: 832-824-4692
Alexandra "Alex" Mendoza is a certified physician assistant and Associate Director of Advanced Practice Providers for the Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center.
She has a passion for helping families through the stem cell transplant and… read more
Phone: 832-826-5704
Meagan Oglesby is a Physician Assistant in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Cell Therapy at Texas Children's Hospital.
Phone: 832-822-4242
Dr. Bilal Omer is a physician at Texas Children’s Cancer Center. In 2013, he completed his fellowship training in pediatric hematology-oncology. Dr. Omer is a member of the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Stem Celll Transplant Program and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy (CAGT).
Phone: Clinic: 832-822-4242
Dr. Baheyeldin (Bahey) Salem is a dedicated pediatric stem cell transplant (SCT) physician. He provides direct clinical care to a large number of patients with a variety of conditions requiring bone marrow transplantation.
Dr. Salem has trained and worked in some of the nation's largest stem cell… read more
Phone: 832-824-4670
Roseen Salman is a certified physician assistant within the Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center.
She has been part of the medical community at the Texas Medical Center since 2013, as a student, a molecular genetics researcher, and now as a dedicated… read more
Phone: 832-826-5174
Stacey Shubert is an advanced practice provider for the Bone Marrow Transplant/Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center.
Phone: 832-826-5068
Ivory White is a nurse practitioner for the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center. As a member of the bone marrow transplant team, she has worked with various conditions, such as: multiple myeloma, leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumors, sickle cell… read more
Phone: 832-826-3614
BMT Fellow
Dr. Mohammad AlNajjar started his subspecialized bone marrow stem cell transplant and cellular therapy clinical fellowship in 2022. He received all of his medical education, including his training in pediatric hematology and oncology, in Canada prior to joining Texas Children's.
His dedication to… read more
Phone: 832-822-4242
Dr. Jay Read is an advanced track fellowship trainee in pediatric bone marrow/stem cell transplantation. He completed his pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training in 2022. Dr. Read decided to pursue a career as a Hematologist/Oncologist because of the relationships he developed with… read more
Phone: 832-822-4242
Assistant Clinical Director
Lakisha M. Jones, RN, MSN, MBA, BMTCN
Lakisha Jones is the assistant clinical director of the Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program.
She graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the University of Phoenix with a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master of… read more
Phone: 832-826-5052
Patient Care Manager, Inpatient Unit
Sandeep Abraham
Sandeep Abraham is highly motivated to deliver high quality, family centered and developmentally appropriate patient care at the unit level. He is responsible for coordinating and collaborating patient care needs with appropriate members of the healthcare team to achieve desired clinical outcomes… read more
Phone: 832-826-5042
Patient Care Manager, Outpatient Unit
April Lyle
Phone: 832-826-0860
Manager, Operations
Bernadette Burttschell
Bernadette Burttschell is the manager of BMT Operations for the Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program. She has been a member of the Cancer and Hematology Center at Texas Children's Hospital since 1997 where she worked in various roles. Bernadette is also involved in various National Marrow… read more
Phone: 832-826-5027