Specialties
Pediatric Cancer Program
Pediatric oncology services at UC Davis are centered at the UC Davis Children's Hospital. Pediatric hematology and oncology physicians diagnose and treat children with all types of malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma, brain and other solid tumors, neuroblastoma, medulloblastuma, Wilms' tumor, Ewing's sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. The program is a member of the Children's Oncology Group, a federally-funded cooperative dedicated to the treatment of childhood cancers.
Services in the pediatric oncology program include:
- Pediatric stem cell transplantation
- Pediatric neuro-oncology services
- Late effects
- Pediatric infusion services
- Solid tumor management
- Clinical trials
- A Child Life Program providing counseling, art and music therapy
- Free or low-cost lodging for parents at Ronald McDonald House or Kiwanis Family House
- Pediatric Cancer Resource Center
- Case management
- Orthopaedic oncology services
- Pediatric urology services
- Pediatric surgical services
- Pediatric ophthalmology services
- Pediatric otolaryngology services
- Radiation oncology services
For information on pediatric oncology services, call (916) 734-2782. For more information on UC Davis Children's Hospital, visit the UC Davis Children's Hospital Web site.
Faculty specialists in childhood cancers
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Jonathan M. Ducore, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center
Noriko Satake, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Douglas Taylor, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Janet Yoon, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Theodore Zwerdling, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program
Pediatric Surgery
Robert Gates, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Joy Graf, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Stephen Greenholz, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Clifford Marr, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Surgery
New patient appointments
Updated 1/2009.