Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Archive — Page 1 of 5

Smiling child wearing a pearl headband and lavender dress, leaning on a wooden surface outdoors in bright sunlight.
September 23, 2026

Care Reimagined

Expanded pediatric hematology and oncology spaces transform the treatment experience for patients, families and the teams who care for them.

A smiling child with green-painted hands holds one hand toward the camera beside a white car decorated with colorful handprints. Adults stand in the background outside a modern building.
September 1, 2026

Hyundai Hope on Wheels helps drive pediatric cancer research with $400,000 in award funding to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt researchers

Award funding will support innovative studies in AI-powered survivorship care planning and financial navigation for families facing pediatric cancer.

Seven people pose outdoors beside a swimming pool, with five standing behind two seated people. The group is identified in the supplied caption as Sophia Featherstone, Phillip Featherstone, Lily Hensiek, Sophie Hensiek, Larisa Featherstone, Carol Johnston and Ron Johnston.
August 4, 2026

Featherstone and Johnston families make $5 million gift to establish Lily’s Garden Pediatric Leukemia Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Family’s newest commitment will advance research, precision medicine and support services for children with leukemia.

A volunteer in a green vest and a camper in a wheelchair participate in an arts-and-crafts activity at a table covered with trays, paint supplies, fabric, and paper shapes. A third person’s hands are visible cutting material in the foreground.
July 31, 2026

Large doses of fun packed into a pilot on-site summer camp program for hematology-oncology clinic patients  

The success of the half-day interaction on Fridays led the Sunrise Association to pilot a six-day camp environment for the clinic. The hope is that it will be shared with other pediatric hospitals offering cancer therapies.

(courtesy of Butterfly Records)
January 16, 2026

Dolly Parton honors milestone birthday by giving back to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Proceeds from release of new rendition of “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” to benefit Monroe Carell.

Michael R. DeBaun, MD, MPH
August 19, 2025

Vanderbilt’s Michael R. DeBaun elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

This year, 247 members were elected from the mathematical, physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, the arts, leadership, policy and communications.