Adam
Esbenshade
MD, MSCI
John N. Lukens, Jr. Chair in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville
Tennessee
37232-6310
Dr. Esbenshade is a Pediatric Neuro-oncologist and Professor of Pediatrics. His research focuses on Cancer Control, Supportive Care, Central Nervous System Malignancy, and Cancer Survivorship. Areas of active investigation include risk prediction modeling and establishing evidence-based data for the treatment of infectious disease complications during pediatric cancer for which he has a current multi-institution prospective validation study. He is also working on studies to improve the treatment of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in cancer survivors, validating a comprehensive risk score that summarizes a cancer survivors' co-morbidities, as well as, clinical trials that focus on targeted therapy for CNS tumors. Dr. Esbenshade is a member of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and is the Vice Chair of the COG Young Investigators Committee and Vice Chair of the COG Cancer Control and Supportive Care Committee. He also serves on the CNS committee and is on the national study committees of several COG trials. He is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and serves as the Secretary of SIOP North America.
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adam.esbenshade@vumc.org
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Supportive Care, Infectious Complications of Cancer, Survivorship
Specialty
Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric
M.D.
University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2004
Internship
Pediatrics Internship-University of Tennessee at Memphis, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Residency
Pediatrics Residency-University of Tennessee at Memphis, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN
Fellowship
Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology Fellowship-Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
