Melissa M Hudson MD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology•Memphis, TN

Director of Cancer Survivorship Division, Co-Leader of Cancer Control & Survivorship Program, The Charles E. Williams Endowed Chair of Oncology-Cancer Survivorship, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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262 Danny Thomas PlMemphis, TN 38105
Phone+1 901-595-3006
Fax+1 901-595-3842

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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1986 - 1989
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1986
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1983
Texas A&M UniversityBS, Summa Cum Laude, 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1989 - 2027
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Association of American Physicians, 2017
Fellow American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2017
Houston Distinguished Alumna University of Texas Medical School, 2011

Clinical Trials

Protocol For Collecting Data On Patients With Childhood Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Jun 08
RECRUITING
Establishment of a Lifetime of Cohort of Adults Surviving Childhood Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 13
RECRUITING
Low-Dose Tamoxifen Citrate in Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Radiation-Induced Cancer Survivors
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Risk-based long-term follow-up care for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated on Chinese Children's Cancer Group ALL-2015 protocol.
Jiaoyang Cai, Yinting Cheung, Chinghon Pui, Melissa M Hudson
Chinese Medical Journal. 2026-08-20
Prognostic Models for Optimal and Improved Health-Related Quality-of-Life Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Madeline R Horan, Fiona Schulte, Yan Chen, Yutaka Yasui, Wendy Leisenring
JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 2026-08-19
Body mass index during and early after therapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with obesity in survivors.
Kunanya Suwannaying, Grace C Zhou, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Achal Neupane, Kateryna Petrykey
Haematologica. 2026-08-01

Journal Articles

Polygenic Determinants for Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE)
Kim E Nichols, Melissa M Hudson, Chimene A Kesserwan, Matthew J Ehrhardt, James R Downing, Clinical Cancer Research
Association of Bacteremic Sepsis with Long-Term Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Hiroto Inaba, Joshua Wolf, Kevin R Krull, Melissa M Hudson, JAMA
Serum ALT Elevations in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study
Matthew J Krasin, Sima Jeha, Daniel M Green, Melissa M Hudson, Wayne L Furman, Michael W Bishop, Hepatology

Books/Book Chapters

Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults
Chapter: Promoting Health and Care Transitions in the Long-Term AYA.
Page 711.0 - 733.0Hudson MM, Kinahan K, Sharp LK, Freyer DR.Editors: Bleyer A, Barr R, Ries L, Whelan J, Ferrari A.Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, SwitzerlandEdition Seco,2017
Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology
Chapter: Cancer Survivorship.
Page 2074. - 2081.Landier W, Earle CC, Bhatia S, Hudson MM, Oeffinger KC, Ganz PA, Constine LS.Editors: DeVita VT, Lawrence TS, Rosenberg SA.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MDEdition Tent,2015
ALERT: Adverse Late Effects of Cancer Treatment.
Chapter: Biosurveillance and longitudinal lifelong guidelines.
Page 153.0 - 169.0Ng AK, Hudson MM.Editors: Rubin P, Constine LS, Marks LB.Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany2014

Abstracts/Posters

Associations between Persistent Inflammation and Oxidative Stress with Neurocognitive Impairment in Long-Term Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors and Community Controls
Melissa M. Hudson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Impact of Competing Treatment Scenarios on Lifetime Disease Burden and Quality Adjusted Life Expectancy (QALE) Among Survivors of High-Risk Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma ...
Melissa M. Hudson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
Low-Dose Tamoxifen (LDTam) As a Breast Cancer (BC) Risk-Reduction Strategy in Lymphoma Survivors Exposed to Chest Radiation Therapy (RT) during Adolescence/Young Adult...
Melissa M. Hudson, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Lectures

Cancer Survivorship: Living Beyond Cancer
1/1/2006
Changing Cancer Therapy: The Hodgkin's Paradigm
1/1/2002
Psychosocial Adaptation Following Surgery for Pediatric Bone Tumors
Dallas, TX - 1/1/2001

Press Mentions

Artificial Intelligence Learns to Make Sense of Childhood Cancer Survivors’ Health Care NeedsMarch 26th, 2026
Conquer Cancer Announces 2025 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Merit AwardsJanuary 30th, 2025
Healthy Lifestyle Mitigates Impact of Childhood CancerApril 10th, 2023

Grant Support

The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort StudyST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL2025–2030
Early Identification of Childhood Cancer Survivors at High Risk for Late Onset Cardiomyopathy: An Artificial Intelligence Approach utilizing ElectrocardiographyWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2022–2026
The St. Jude Lifetime CohortST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL2015–2025
Evaluation Of Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer SurvivorsNational Institute Of Nursing Research2009–2011
Hepatitis C In Childhood Cancer SurvivorsNational Cancer Institute2000–2003