
Overview
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 highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. 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.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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.
60 Clinical Trials
Pediatric Hematology Oncology In Lawrenceville
Cheryl A. Hillery, MD, is clinical director of Hematology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is the director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program and has led basic, translational, and clinical research studies focused on sickle cell disease. Dr. Hillery is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.
Pediatric Hematology Oncology In Lawrenceville
Frederico Xavier, MD, MS, is the associate clinical director for the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania and an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Xavier completed his medical degree, pediatric residency, and fellowship training in Brazil. He then completed a pediatric residency in New York, pediatric hematology and oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and then a pediatric hemostasis fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Xavier completed a master’s degree in clinical research at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric hemostasis and is currently awarded with a research grant to study inflammation in Hemophilia. Dr. Xavier also sits in the Newborn Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Xavier also practices at the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, a state and federally-funded 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides comprehensive medical care to the residents of Western Pennsylvania with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. The functions of the center include diagnosis and evaluation of individuals with bleeding disorders; treatment of bleeding episodes and complications; education of the patient and family, the community, and other medical providers; communication and advocacy; supervision of home care; and research and data collection. View the full list of Dr. Xavier’s publications on PubMed. Dr. Xavier is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hemophilia A, Hemophilic Arthropathy, Hemophilia B, and Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).
Kelly Bailey is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bailey is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ewing Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Infantile Neutropenia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Tersak isAdvanced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- EpendymomaDr. Tersak isAdvanced. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Tersak isAdvanced. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.
- GanglioneuroblastomaDr. Tersak isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglioneuroblastoma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Tersak isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Adrenal CancerDr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Anaplastic Large Cell LymphomaDr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone Marrow AspirationDr. Tersak isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Aspiration.


