Message from the Director
Welcome to the Children’s Hospital of
Orange County’s
(CHOC) Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program website.
The information in this site will serve as an introduction
to our program. The fellowship program is a three year program
encompassing a clinical year followed
by two years of clinical and basic research. (See “Rotations”)
CHOC’s Pediatric Cancer Institute diagnoses over 120
new oncology patients annually and participates in Children’s
Oncology Group studies. CHOC’s Pediatric Stem Cell
Transplant Program is accredited by the Federation for Accreditation
of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and is performing approximately
30-40 hematopoietic stem cell transplants per year. The oncology
division participates in numerous clinical trials and has
an on-site stem cell laboratory.
CHOC houses the MCHB/CDC Federal grants for Region IX Hemophilia
Treatment Centers. Our Hemophilia Treatment Center cares
for over 400 patients with bleeding disorders with many new
diagnoses each year. As a member of the Thalassemia Consortium
Research Network, CHOC treats a large population of patients
with significant thalassemic conditions. A special feature
of our Comprehensive Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment Center
is the close collaboration with the Newborn Screening Program
and the Sickle Cell Foundation.
Our faculty includes six oncologists and three hematologists.
They are supported by physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
clinical nurse specialists, clinical research staff, and
secretarial support. Members of the faculty include internationally-
and nationally-recognized experts in various aspects of pediatric
hematology/oncology. (See “Find
a CHOC Doc”)
The philosophy of our program emphasizes the patient as
the best teacher. Therefore we stress teaching before, during,
and after patient care rounds as well as didactic sessions
that are patient/case oriented.
A vital aspect of our fellowship program is education. Fellows
have a weekly core lecture series on topics in hematology/oncology
and participate in other didactic conferences including tumor
board and hematology case conferences.
Fellows are paid according to the hospital pay scale for
trainees based on their post-graduate year. This salary is
competitive and considers the high cost of living in Southern
California. (See “Salary & Benefits")
Information on recent fellowship graduates can be found
by going to “Graduates” link.
Please feel free to e-mail me or call our office, if you
have additional questions. My e-mail address is djn0@choc.org
and our office number is 714-532-8744.
Diane
J Nugent M.D., Director
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program |
