Dr. Javier Oesterheld is helping to lead our ongoing pursuit of better treatments for childhood cancer. In 2017, he was named the first Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation Endowed Chair, a role that supports his mission to improve lives and outcomes of pediatric cancer patients in our region. He’s also the principal investigator for Carolinas Kids Cancer Research Coalition, in conjunction with the developmental therapeutics program at Levine Children’s Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Oesterheld is the study chair or site principal investigator for multiple clinical research studies into acute leukemia, high-grade non-Hodgkin leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, and refractory pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He is the founder and Executive Director of the ARISE Cancer Consortium™, headquartered at Atrium Health Levine Children’s in Charlotte. His research has been published in top journals and has led to lecture invitations across the country.
