Dr. Jean M. Tersak

Jean M. Tersak, MD, provides care for pediatric oncology patients and long term survivors of childhood cancer at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Tersak is institutional principal investigator for the UPMC Children’s Oncology Group and director of clinical oncology research within the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She is also a professor of pediatrics and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is board-certified in pediatric hematology/oncology. Dr. Tersak earned her bachelor's degree, master’s degree, and  medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her residency and fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Tersak is extensively involved in clinical research including the evaluation and treatment of patients with new diagnosis. Her research interests include the late effects, quality of life, and neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer and evaluation and treatment of opsoclonus myoclonus in patients with neuroblastoma. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Children’s Oncology Group. View the full list of Dr. Tersak’s publications on PubMed.

Dr. Tersak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Neuroepithelioma, Neuroblastoma, Histiocytosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles and participating in 62 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.