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Office
Hematology/Oncology
2401 Gillham Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64108Phone+1 816-302-6808Fax+1 816-302-9894- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1984 - 1987
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1978
- Memphis State UniversityBA, 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1987 - Present
- MO State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- KS State Medical License 1990 - 2024
- TN State Medical License 1978 - 1992
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2021
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2021
- Clinical Fellow American Cancer Society, 1984
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Clinical Trials
- Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
- Isotretinoin With or Without Dinutuximab, Aldesleukin, and Sargramostim Following Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma Start of enrollment: 2001 Oct 18
- Cyclophosphamide and Prednisone With or Without Immunoglobulin in Treating Abnormal Muscle Movement in Children With Neuroblastoma Start of enrollment: 2004 Mar 15
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsNext-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Rare Pediatric Sinonasal Tumors.Atif A. Ahmed, Divya S Vundamati, Midhat S. Farooqi, Elena Repnikova, Timothy P. Zinkus, Maxine Hetherington, Lorien Paulson> ;Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal. 2021 Jun 1
- 10 citationsThe Children's Oncology Group: Organizational Structure, Membership, and Institutional Characteristics.Janice S. Withycombe, Todd A. Alonzo, Michele A Wilkins-Sanchez, Maxine Hetherington, Peter C. Adamson, Wendy Landier> ;Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 2019 Jan 1
- 58 citationsNeuroblastoma in children: Update on clinicopathologic and genetic prognostic factors.Atif A. Ahmed, Lei Zhang, Naresh Reddivalla, Maxine Hetherington> ;Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2017 Jun 29
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Journal Articles
- Treatment of Chest Wall Osteosarcoma Presenting as Second Primary after Treatment of NeuroblastomaKnott EM, Shah SR, Jones G, Hetherington M, Sharp RJ, J Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2012
- Neurodegenerative Central Nervous System Langenhans Cell Histiocytosis and Coincident Hydrocephalus Treated with Vincristine/cytosine ArabinosideAllen CE, Flores R, Rauch R, Dauser R, Murray JC, Puccetti D, Hsu DA, Sondel P, Hetherington M, Goldman S, McClain KL, Pediatri Blood Cancer, 1/1/2010
- Giant Ossifying Malignant Thymoma in a ChildBikhchandani J, Valusek PA, Juang D, E O'Brien J Jr, Hetherington M, St Peter SD, J Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Risk Factor Analysis and EBV Load surveillance in Pediatric Bone Marrow Tranplant RecipientsDalal J, Rangaraj S, Gonzalez C, Anthony K, Liewer S, Jones R, Shreve N, Kranz K, Chignola B, Ryan R, Manalang M, Hetherington M, Gamis A Peters C, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 1/1/2008
- Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Testing of Acute Leukemia by Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping (FCIP): A Retrospective Comparison of Detection Rates with Flow Cytometry ...Zwick D, Cooley L, Hetherington M, XVIIIth International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Laboratory Hematology, 1/1/2005
- A Child's Diagnosis of Cancer Impacts Parental Values: A Qualitative StudyWard-Smith P, Kirk S, Hetherington M, Hubble C, National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, 1/1/2004
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
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