Hackensack University Medical Center Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Fellowship · Hackensack, NJ

Sponsored by Hackensack Meridian Health · Director Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg

Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, DO
Fellowship Director
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Coagulation, Gene therapy, ITP, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Bioethics
Burton Appel, MD, MBA
Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Oncologist, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Onco-fertility
Katharine Offer, MD
Associate Fellowship Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Solid Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Renal Tumors, Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Germ Cell Tumors. Rhabdomyosarcoma, Rare Tumors, Early Phase Drug Trials, AYA
Alfred Gillio, MD
Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Stem Cell Transplant, Bone Marrow Failure, Immunodeficiency, Gene Therapy
Andrew Silverman, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Solid tumors, Immunotherapies
Ashley Carlo, DO
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Second Year Fellow, Class of 2026
Pediatric medicine physician at HMH - Hematology and Oncology - Neptune
Barbara Spitzer, MD
Faculty
Oncologist
Eytan Stein, Characterizing transcriptional and epigenetic signatures induced by FLT3 activation to rationally design targeted therapies for FLT3/ITD AML
Bruce Terrin, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Hematology
Christine Camacho-Bydume, MD
Faculty
Oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Health
Derek Hanson, MD
Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program; Chair, IRB, Hackensack University Medical Center; Director, Brain Tumor Research, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatric medicine physician, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Brain tumors, Phase I Trials
Gaberiel Hemighaus, DO
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, First Year Fellow, Class of 2027
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellow, Hackensack Meridian Health
Jason Glass, MD
Faculty
Oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Health
Jessica Scerbo, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Jersey Shore Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatrician, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Adolescent and young adult oncology, survivorship, AYA
Jing Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Cancer Genetics, Precision Medicine, Early Phase Trials for Leukemia
Johannes Zakrzewski, MD
Associate Member, Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Oncologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Stem Cell Transplant, Hematologic Malignancies, GVHD, T-cell Development
Katharine Lange, MD
Section Chief, Survivorship Program, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Childhood Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant Survivorship, Late Effects, Neurocognitive Outcomes, Solid Tumors
Katherine Armstrong, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Hematology, Coagulation, Clinical Research
Melanie Degliuomini, MD
Faculty
Pediatrician at Hackensack Meridian Health

Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, DO
Fellowship Director
Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Coagulation, Gene therapy, ITP, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Bioethics
Burton Appel, MD, MBA
Associate Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Oncologist, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Onco-fertility
Katharine Offer, MD
Associate Fellowship Director
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Solid Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Renal Tumors, Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Germ Cell Tumors. Rhabdomyosarcoma, Rare Tumors, Early Phase Drug Trials, AYA
Alfred Gillio, MD
Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Stem Cell Transplant, Bone Marrow Failure, Immunodeficiency, Gene Therapy
Andrew Silverman, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Solid tumors, Immunotherapies
Ashley Carlo, DO
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Second Year Fellow, Class of 2026
Pediatric medicine physician at HMH - Hematology and Oncology - Neptune
Barbara Spitzer, MD
Faculty
Oncologist
Eytan Stein, Characterizing transcriptional and epigenetic signatures induced by FLT3 activation to rationally design targeted therapies for FLT3/ITD AML
Bruce Terrin, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Hematology
Christine Camacho-Bydume, MD
Faculty
Oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Health
Derek Hanson, MD
Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program; Chair, IRB, Hackensack University Medical Center; Director, Brain Tumor Research, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatric medicine physician, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Brain tumors, Phase I Trials
Gaberiel Hemighaus, DO
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, First Year Fellow, Class of 2027
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellow, Hackensack Meridian Health
Jason Glass, MD
Faculty
Oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Health
Jessica Scerbo, MD
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Jersey Shore Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatrician, Chair at Hackensack Meridian Health
Adolescent and young adult oncology, survivorship, AYA
Jing Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Pediatric medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Cancer Genetics, Precision Medicine, Early Phase Trials for Leukemia
Johannes Zakrzewski, MD
Associate Member, Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Oncologist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Stem Cell Transplant, Hematologic Malignancies, GVHD, T-cell Development
Katharine Lange, MD
Section Chief, Survivorship Program, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian Health
Childhood Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant Survivorship, Late Effects, Neurocognitive Outcomes, Solid Tumors
Katherine Armstrong, MD
Faculty
Pediatric medicine physician
Hematology, Coagulation, Clinical Research
Melanie Degliuomini, MD
Faculty
Pediatrician at Hackensack Meridian Health