James A. Whitlock, MD More...

Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric Hematology, Pediatric Oncology

A native of upper East Tennessee, Dr. Whitlock graduated cum laude from Southwestern at Memphis and from Vanderbilt Medical School. He completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Vanderbilt before joining the faculty. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. His clinical interests include the biology and treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, the biology and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and other forms of histiocytosis, and the development of new agents for the treatment of childhood cancers and blood diseases. He is actively involved in clinical research in these areas and has leadership roles in the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the Histiocyte Society, the Histiocytosis Association of America, and the Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC).