NEW DIVISION CHIEFS AT HELM OF DMC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY

Detroit, MI – DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan has announced the appointments of Madhvi Rajpurkar, MD, and Jeffrey Taub, MD, as new division chiefs for the oldest and largest pediatric hematology and oncology program in the state. As division chief of hematology, Rajpurkar will be responsible for overseeing comprehensive care and clinical research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of pediatric blood diseases and bleeding disorders. As division chief of oncology, Taub will oversee comprehensive care and clinical research in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of childhood cancers.

Rajpurkar and Taub replace former Hematology/Oncology Co-Directors Jeanne Lusher, MD, and Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, MD, who according to Bonita Stanton, MD, pediatrician in chief, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, "have capably served the Division of Hematology and Oncology for a combined 56 years. Doctors Lusher and Ravindranath, who are both endowed professors at Wayne Statue University and have been elected to the university’s Academy of Scholars, have overseen the division’s extraordinary growth and have brought these programs to national prominence. Thankfully, they will remain here at Children’s while turning their attentions to new endeavors."

An international and nationally respected medical practitioner, for 21 years Rajpurkar has been dedicated to the care of pediatric patients and is currently the director of the Pediatric Thrombosis Program at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Rajpurkar received her medical degree from the University of Bombay in Bombay, India. She completed her pediatric residency and completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Rajpurkar holds several professional memberships, licensures and board certifications, has edited numerous professional journals and publications, serves on several national and international boards and committees and has received countless honors and awards.

Also an international and nationally respected medical practitioner, for nearly 25 years Taub has been dedicated to improving care and outcomes for patients. The Windsor native is a childhood cancer survivor himself. He currently serves as Children’s Hospital of Michigan director of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. He is also an endowed professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been elected to the university’s Academy of Scholars. Taub received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He completed his pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Taub holds several professional memberships, licensures and board certifications, has edited numerous professional journals and publications, serves on several national and international boards and committees and has received countless honors and awards.

"We are delighted that Dr. Rajpurkar and Dr. Taub have agreed to assume these roles,” says Stanton. “To their credit, both bring amazing accomplishments and credentials to the Hematology and Oncology Division. Patients and families and staff at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan will be well served by their leadership.”

For 125 years the Children’s Hospital of Michigan is the first and most experienced hospital in the state dedicated exclusively to the treatment of children. A leader internationally in neurology and neurosurgery, cardiology, oncology, and diagnostic services, it is ranked one of America’s best hospitals for children. More Michigan pediatricians are trained at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan than in any other facility. Children’s Hospital of Michigan is one of eight hospitals operated by the Detroit Medical Center (DMC). The DMC is proud to be the Official Healthcare Services Provider of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons.