Our Team

We have assembled a diverse group of stakeholders who are working together to develop the organizational structure for the Center and to lay the groundwork for designing and evaluating innovative programs for children with chronic illness.

Stakeholders include the following:

  • Patients and Families
  • Physicians & Physician Assistants
  • Nurses & Nurse Practitioners             
  • Patient Navigators
  • Social Workers and other mental health providers
  • Child Life specialists
  • Dietitians
  • Physical and Occupational Therapists
  • Hospital administrators
  • Transition Coordinators 
  • Community organization
  • Researchers

Program Director: Emily von Scheven, MD, MAS