What is A Pediatric Hematologist/ Oncologist? What is Pediatric

What is A Pediatric
Hematologist/
Oncologist?
A Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
diagnoses and manages children and
adolescents with cancer and blood disorders.
Most pediatric hematology-oncology
specialists are involved in caring for and
treating patients with a wide range of
illnesses.
The physician must have completed at least
six years of training after medical school.
There are only a handful of these specialists in
the state of Kansas, with two at the StormontVail Cancer Center in Topeka.
In the United States, 60 programs offer
fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology.
At the Stormont-Vail Cancer Center, these
specialists are part of a multidisciplinary team
providing support and care to the patient and
family. Patients cared for are ages birth to 21
years of age.
What is Pediatric
Hematology?
Pediatric Hematology includes blood
disorders of childhood, including:
• Genetic hematological disorders:
• Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
• Red cell membrane defects (Hereditary
spherocytosis)
• Red cell enzyme defects (G6PD deficiency)
• Bleeding disorders (hemophilia, VWD)
• Clotting disorders
• Transfusions
• Nutritional acquired anemias
• Neonatal hematology
• Platelet disorders, congenital and acquired
• White blood cell disorders, congenital and
acquired
• Bone marrow failures, congenital and
acquired
What Types of Services
Are Provided?
The Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist can
offer you:
• Consultation/referrals
• Counseling parents and patients with
abnormal hemoglobinopathy screen
• Support for parents and patients battling
childhood cancer
Is a Referral Needed?
What is Pediatric
Oncology?
Pediatric Oncology includes consultation
and treatment of childhood cancers or
conditions:
• Acute leukemia
• Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Embryonal solid tumors (neuroblastoma,
retinoblastoma)
• Soft tissue and bone cancers
• Brain cancer
• Benign vascular malformations
Patients and families are often referred to
a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist by their
pediatrician or family practice physician.
How to Contact the
Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology Program
at the Stormont-Vail
Cancer Center
Call the Stormont-Vail Cancer Center
at (785) 270-4980 or 1-800-354-0091.
A Multidisciplinary
Approach
At the Stormont-Vail Cancer Center patients
are given care and treatment through a
multidisciplinary approach.
In addition to the consultation and care
provided by the Pediatric Hematologist/
Oncologist, members of the care team
may include radiation oncology, pediatric
infectious disease specialists, pediatric
surgeon/neurosurgeon, and other pediatric
subspecialties.
Depending on the circumstances,
consultation with a certified genetic counselor
may also be recommended.
Support services including social work,
patient education, chaplaincy programs and
other resources are also available.
1414 S.W. Eighth Ave.
Topeka, Kansas 66606
(785) 270-4980 • 1-800-354-0091
stormontvail.org
Meet Our Pediatric
Hematolgy/Oncology
specialists
Jakica Tancabelic, M.D.
Medical Degree:
University of Rijeka
Medical School, Rijeka,
Croatia, 1980
Internship:
Ogulin General Hospital,
Ogulin, Croatia, 1981
Residency:
School of Public Health,
Medical Microbiology and
Parasitology Specialty
Program, University of Zagreb,
Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia, 1988
Residency:
Pediatrics, Marshfield Clinic/St. Joseph’s
Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Marshfield Wis., 1995
Fellowship:
Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology, College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York
City, 1998
Youmna othman, M.D.
Medical Degree:
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon., 2005
Internship/Residency:
Pediatrics - Women and
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo,
Buffalo, N.Y.
Appointment Location
Outpatient appointments for Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology Program are at the
Stormont-Vail Cancer Center at 1414 S.W.
Eighth Ave., Topeka.
Directions to the Cancer Center:
From the North
Head south on Highway 75. Take the Gage Boulevard exit. Turn right (south) on Gage Boulevard.
Go to Sixth Street. Turn left (east) on Sixth Street.
Go to Washburn Avenue. Turn right (south) on
Washburn Avenue. Go to Eighth Street. At the
intersection of Eighth and Washburn, turn left
or go East one block to Lane Street. Take another
left or go North on Lane, then take a left into the
Stormont-Vail Cancer Center parking lot.
From the South
Head north on Highway 75 into downtown
Topeka. Turn left (west) on Tenth Street. Go to
Lane Street. Turn right (north) on Lane Street.
Go to Eighth Street and just to the North of
Eighth and Lane you will see the parking lot of
the Stormont-Vail Cancer Center. Take a left turn
into the parking lot.
From the East
Take the Tenth Street exit off I-70. Turn left
(west) on Tenth Street. Go to Lane Street. Turn
right (north) on Lane Street. Go to Eighth Street
and just to the North of Eighth and Lane you
will see the parking lot of the Stormont-Vai Cancer Center. Take a left turn into the parking lot.
From the West
Take the MacVicar Avenue exit off I-70. Turn
right (south) on MacVicar Avenue. Go to Sixth
Street. Turn left (east) on Sixth Street. Go to
Washburn Avenue. Turn right (south) on Washburn Avenue. Go to Eighth Street. At the intersection of Eighth and Washburn, turn left or go
East one block to Lane Street, Take another left
or go North on Lane, then take a left into the
Stormont-Vail Cancer Center parking lot.
Fellowship:
Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology, University Hospitals,
Case Medical Center/Rainbow
Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Pediatric
Hematology/
Oncology
Program at the
Stormont-Vail
Cancer Center
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