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Dana Tlais, MD
Dana Tlais, MD

Dana Tlais, MD

Instructor, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Divisions

Education

  • Fellowship (The Beverly and Bernard Wolfe Fellowship in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology) – Stanford University
  • Fellowship (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology) - Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency (Pediatrics) - UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Preliminary Internship (Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine) - American University of Beirut Medical Center
  • MD American University of Beirut
  • BS American University of Beirut

Honors & Awards

  • 2022  Quality Award of Cancer and Hematology, Baylor College of Medicine
  • 2021  Problem Case Conference Excellence Award, Baylor College of Medicine
  • 2019  The Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Award, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • 2017  Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • 2016  Intern of the Year Award, American University of Beirut Medical Center
  • 2014  Alpha Omega Alpha, American University of Beirut

Research Interests

  • Characterizing the molecular landscape of pediatric high-grade gliomas
  • Understanding the pathophysiology of treatment-resistant brain tumors
  • Developing novel strategies to treat pediatric brain cancer

Selected Publications

Ronsley R, Bertrand KC, Song EZ, Timpanaro A, Choe M, Tlais D, Vitanza NA, Park JR. CAR T cell therapy for pediatric central nervous system tumors: a review of the literature and current North American trials. Cancer Metastasis Review 2024. doi:10.1007/s10555-024-10208-4.

Smith WT, Read J, Agarwal S, Tian G, Anum SJ, Choe M, Kurtz K, Tlais D, Shen X, Sarro J, Looney T, Porea T, Sauer H, Brackett J, Okcu MF, Chintagumpala M. Improving Time to Antibiotic Administration for Pediatric Oncology Patients with New-Onset Fever. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Feb 14:OP2300314. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00314. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38354362.

Tlais D, Guinle M, Wheeler J, Prolo L, Vogel H, Partap S. CHEK2 Mutations in Pediatric Brain Tumors. Neurooncol Adv Apr 14;5(1):vdad038, 2023.

Tlais D, Fetzko S, Gulati N, Tran H, Risen S, Lai YC. A Toddler with New Seizures, Progressive White Matter Lesions and Multifocal Microhemorrhages. Pediatrics Dec 1;150(6):e2022057652, 2022.

Arabzade A, Zhao Y, Varadharajan S, Chen H, Selin J, Rivas B, Stuckert A, Solis M, Kardian A, Tlais D, Golbourn B, Stanton AC, Yuen San C, Olson C, Karlin K, Kong K, Kupp R, Baoli H, Injac S, Ngo M, Wang P, De León L, Sahm F, Kawauchi D, Pfister S, Lin C, Hodges HC, Singh I, Westbrook T, Chintagumpala M, Blaney S, Parsons DW, Pajtler K, Agnihotri S, Gilbertson R, Yi J, Jabado N, Kleinman C, Bertrand K, Deneen B, Mack S. ZFTA-RELA Dictates Oncogenic Transcriptional Programs to Drive Aggressive Supratentorial Ependymoma. Cancer Discov Sep;11(9):2200-2215, 2021.

Last update: September 2024

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