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 highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neuroepithelioma, Neuroblastoma, Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dr. Tersak is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles and participating in 63 clinical trials. Dr. Tersak is currently accepting new patients.