Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Suite 8B
Phone: 617-726-2737 | Fax: 617-724-0702 

State-of-the-Art Care in a World-Renowned Academic Medical Center

The Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at MassGeneral Hospital for Children provides personalized multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art care to children of all ages with malignancies and disorders of the blood.

The Pediatric Hematology Program—with specialized expertise in sickle cell anemia, hemophilia and stroke—provides inpatient and outpatient care and consultative services to children with non-malignant diseases of white blood cells, anemias, bleeding and clotting disorders.

The Pediatric Oncology Program—with recognized expertise in leukemias, lymphomas, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, retinoblastoma and brain tumors—provides comprehensive care to children with all types of cancer.

Patients requiring radiation therapy are evaluated for proton therapy at the Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

A Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach

The patient care team is led by a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and, depending on the diagnosis, may include a pediatric radiation oncologist, as well as a pediatric surgical specialist (e.g. neurosurgery, urology, otolaryngology and orthopaedics). The team also includes senior level oncology-certified nurses, nurse practitioners, and full-time psychiatry, social work services and child life.

Active Clinical Research Program Ensures State-of-the-Art Treatment

Laboratory research is currently focusing on the molecular pathogenesis of malignancy and the interaction of blood vessels and platelets.

A Tradition of Caring

At MassGeneral Hospital for Children, we know that the time of your child’s diagnosis and treatment is a very stressful one and we strive to provide an open, welcoming environment. We believe that no one knows a child as well as the parent does: parents, along with primary care providers, become our partners in a child's care and have an active voice in all treatment plans.