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Dr. Uma Athale is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH). Dr. Athale completed her medical degree at the University of Bombay in India, and a postdoctoral clinical fellowship in hematology/oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee, USA.
In 2001, Dr. Athale joined the faculty at McMaster University. She has since completed her MSc. in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University under the supervision of Dr. Ronnie Barr.
In addition to her clinical interests, Dr. Athale is currently involved in several research studies. Dr. Athale's research interests are in the biology, epidemiology and treatment of various childhood cancers as well as outcome measures and supportive care in pediatric oncology, particularly thrombosis in children with cancer. She recently contributed to the development of guidelines for management of children with fever and neutropenia at MCH. She is the site-investigator for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium studies.
Dr. Athale is a member of the Pediatric Research Subcommittee and a member of the Hamilton Health Sciences Research Ethics Board. Previously, she has contributed to the development of the curriculum for the undergraduate medical program. She has supervised numerous pediatric clerks, residents and fellows.
