A Fellowship Training Program in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is offered through Johns Hopkins University and the National Cancer Institute.
This fellowship is designed to provide clinical and research
exposure that allows for the development of subspecialist academicians adept in
laboratory and/or clinical research, coupled with superior patient management
skills. Training in Pediatric Oncology at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is
under the supervision of Ido Paz-Priel, M.D., Director of Fellowship Training.
Training in Pediatric Hematology is under the direction of James F.Casella, M.D., Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Co-Director of Fellowship Training
at JHU. Training in Pediatric Oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI),
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is under the direction of Dr. Alan S.
Wayne, Co-Director of Fellowship Training and Clinical Director of the
Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB). Seven fellows per year are selected via the
National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) to train each year in the program.
The first year of the fellowship is largely clinical with inpatient and
outpatient exposure at JHU and the NIH. The second and third years are focused
research years allowing for training in laboratory and/or clinical research.