CCHMC Registry Personnel

Somers

Katherine Somers, MD

Primary Investigator

Katherine Somers, MD completed undergraduate training at the University of Pittsburgh, medical training at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, residency training in pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University and pediatric hematology / oncology training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her current appointment is with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati in the capacity of Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics.

Dr. Somers is the Medical Director of the Liver Tumor and Neuroblastoma Programs. Her primary academic interest is the development of novel therapeutic regimens for infants, children, adolescents and young adults with solid tumors. She has particular interest in patients with relapsed or refractory disease as well as treating patients with underlying medical complexities. To support these goals, Dr. Somers pursued NIH T-32 funded additional training in clinical pharmacology with a particular focus on developing model informed precision dosing techniques for tried-and-true pediatric chemotherapy agents. This allows oncologists to deliver the right dose of the right agent to an individual child in order to maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity.

Dr. Somers loves meeting patients and families, learning their stories and applying innovative approaches to achieve meaningful disease control and cure.

Courtney Blank
Clinical Research Manager

Clinical Management and Research Support Core
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
240 Albert Sabin Way
Location T10.531
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

Courtney.Blank@cchmc.org
Anthony Asher, BA
Primary Clinical Research Coordinator

Clinical Management and Research Support Core
Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
240 Albert Sabin Way
Location T10.507AJ
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229

anthony.asher@cchmc.org

Collaborating CCHMC Physicians and Researchers

Radiology

Alex Towbin, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Pathology

Sarangarajan Ranganathan, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Surgery

Greg Tiao, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Alexander Bondoc, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Biology

Nikolai Timchenko, PhD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Soona Shin, PhD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 7015
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Secondary Center: DFCI Personnel

Allison O’Neill, MD
Primary Investigator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Ave, 3-111
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

Katelyn Belmonte, BA
DFCI Research Program Manager

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA 02215

Amy Opara, BA
DFCI Research Coordinator

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA 02215