Because the future for children with cancer rests on the doctors and researchers who are being trained today, CURE fully funds two pediatric oncology fellows at the Emory University School of Medicine. We believe it is crucial to have new teams of skilled researchers prepared to carry on the search for the cure.
Over the past few years, CURE has been responsible for the training of nine fellows, all of whom are now pediatric oncologists. These doctors have gone on to top pediatric cancer hospitals all over the country, allowing CURE to touch the lives of countless children with cancer in communities nationwide.
CURE’s Current Fellows
Dr. Nicole Schlesinger (Sam Robb Fellow)
Dr. Schlesinger earned her Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Engineering in biological and environmental engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, New york. In 2006, she earned her Doctor of Medicine from New york Medical Collage in valhalla. She completed her residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver early in 2009. What little spare time Dr. Schlesinger can find, she spends snowboarding, hiking, jogging or traveling.
“The trick is to apply what we know works for adults to what we uncover through pediatric cancer research and develop pediatric-specific therapies. Fortunately, CURE Childhood Cancer is enabling that kind of ground-breaking research to happen.”
—Dr. Nicole Schlesinger, M.D.
Dr. Haneen Abdalla
Haneen Abdella attended the University of Miami, where she was accepted to the Medical Scholars Program, an accelerated program in which students are able to complete both college and medical school in seven years. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, hiking, mountain-biking, traveling, running, playing guitar, and singing.
“Though it would have been appealing to join my father’s Obstetrics practice, I could not resist the draw towards children. They are innocent, many times unfair victims of horrible disease, but their resilience is awe-inspiring and their ability to smile and play through it all just captured my heart.”
—Dr. Haneen Abdella, M.D.
