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Colleen McDonough, MD

  • Medical Director, Pediatric Hem-Onc and Pediatric BMT
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
  • General Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

cmcdonough@augusta.edu

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Afshin Ameri, MD

  • Professor of Pediatrics,
  • Comprehensive Pediatric Hemophilia Program

aameri@augusta.edu

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Theodore Johnson, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Pediatrics,
  • Pediatric Immunotherapy Program

thjohnson@augusta.edu

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David Munn, MD

  • Professor of Pediatrics,
  • Pediatric Immunotherapy Program

dmunn@augusta.edu

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Betty Pace, MD

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

bpace@augusta.edu

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Eric Ring, MD

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
  • General Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

ering@augusta.edu

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Vishwas Sakhalkar, MBBS, MD, FAAP

  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program

VSAKHALKAR@augusta.edu

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Cynthia Williams, LPN

  • Licensed Practical Nurse, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program

Joetta Smith, RN, MSN

  • Nurse Manager, Comprehensive Pediatric Hemophelia Program

Caroline Hutto, RN

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Greta Bell, RN

  • Nurse Navigator, Sickle Cell

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Kierra Stockton, MSW

  • Social Worker, BMT Transplant

Merika Hawes, MSW

  • Social Worker, Comprehensive Pediatric Hemophelia Program

Josephine Adams, MSW

  • Social Worker, Pediatric Sickle Cell Program
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Mayuko Takezaki

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