AlexandraCCheervaMDMS(She/Her)
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Louisville, KYRetired from UofL and Norton Children's Cancer Institute. Currently at St. Jude Children's Hospital Hospitalist service as locum tenens in pediatric hematology/oncology.
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Summary
- I am a board certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist. I retired from active practice at University of Louisville and Norton Children's Cancer Institute in 2022. I am currently a locum tenens hospitalist at St. Jude Children's Hospital in pediatric hematology/oncology.
My passions are caring for survivors of childhood cancer and blood & marrow transplantation. My last position was as director of the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Survivorship Program at Norton Cancer Institute in Louisville, KY. Prior to this I was director of the Pediatric Survive & Thrive Long Term Program at Norton Childhood Cancer Institute.
I have previously been director of the Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant Program at the University of Louisville from 2001 to 2017. I also started and directed the extracorporeal photopheresis program at the University of Louisville for both adult and pediatric patients in the area.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1983 - 1987
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1980
Loyola UniversityMS, Biochemistry, 1973 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2010 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2001 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1994 - 2002
WI State Medical License 1994 - 2001- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Treatment (BMT CTN 0801) Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Levofloxacin in Preventing Infection in Young Patients With Acute Leukemia Receiving Chemotherapy or Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
- MRD Testing Before and After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsA diagnostic classifier for pediatric chronic graft-versus-host disease: results of the ABLE/PBMTC 1202 study.Geoffrey D E Cuvelier, Bernard Ng, Sayeh Abdossamadi, Eneida R Nemecek, Alexis Melton, Carrie L Kitko, Victor A Lewis, Tal Schechter, David A Jacobsohn, Andrew C Harri...> ;Blood Advances. 2023 Jul 25
- 41 citationsImmune profile differences between chronic GVHD and late acute GVHD: results of the ABLE/PBMTC 1202 studies.Kirk R. Schultz, Amina Kariminia, Bernard Ng, Sayeh Abdossamadi, Madeline Lauener, Eneida R. Nemecek, Justin T. Wahlstrom, Carrie L. Kitko, Victor Lewis, Tal Schechter...> ;Blood. 2020 Apr 9
- 48 citationsBenefits and challenges with diagnosing chronic and late acute GVHD in children using the NIH consensus criteria.Geoffrey D.E. Cuvelier, Eneida R. Nemecek, Justin T. Wahlstrom, Carrie L. Kitko, Victor Lewis, Tal Schechter, David A. Jacobsohn, Andrew C. Harris, Michael A. Pulsiphe...> ;Blood. 2019 Jul 18
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Journal Articles
- The Safety and Efficacy of Clofarabine in Combination with High-Dose Cytarabine and Total Body Irradiation Myeloablative Conditioning and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transpla...Stacey Zahler, Mitchell S Cairo, Jennifer Krajewski, M Fevzi Ozkaynak, Alexandra C Cheerva, Theodore B Moore, Alfred P Gillio, Mark C Walters, Nature
Hospital Affiliations
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Tennessee
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