Overview
Dr. Metts specializes in pediatric hematology/oncology in the Johns Hopkins All Children's Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. He sees patients on our main campus in St. Petersburg and at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care Center in Tampa. He joined the hospital in 2016. He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital through the University of South Florida Morsani School of Medicine. Dr. Metts then trained at Emory University School of Medicine as a pediatric hematology/oncology fellow. His clinical interests include sarcomas, rare solid tumors, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials for pediatric solid tumors.
Dr. Metts is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles and participating in 23 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles and participated in 6 clinical trials in the study of Ewing Sarcoma.
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Locations
601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Suite 320, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Metts has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
23 Clinical Trials
Damon Reed is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Reed is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Colin Moore is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Moore is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Ewing Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome.
Don Eslin is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Eslin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Glioma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Metts isElite. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.
- OsteosarcomaDr. Metts isElite. Learn about Osteosarcoma.
- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Metts isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- RhabdomyosarcomaDr. Metts isDistinguished. Learn about Rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Advanced
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Rhabdoid TumorDr. Metts isAdvanced. Learn about Rhabdoid Tumor.
- Experienced
- Childhood Acute Myeloid LeukemiaDr. Metts isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
- Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS)Dr. Metts isExperienced. Learn about Denys-Drash Syndrome (DDS).
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorDr. Metts isExperienced. Learn about Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- Evans SyndromeDr. Metts isExperienced. Learn about Evans Syndrome.
- Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisDr. Metts isExperienced. Learn about Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.