Alyssa Marie Schlenz, PhD

Kristen Elmore is a nurse practitioner who provides care for neonates at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. She is certified by the National Certification Corporation and is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.Ms. Elmore is originally from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture from the College of Charleston and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina. Ms. Elmore completed her graduate education at Duke University, receiving a Master of Science in Nursing.Ms. Elmore developed her love for the neonatal population during her undergraduate years at the College of Charleston while volunteering to rock infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at MUSC. She later returned to work at MUSC, initially as a patient care technician, in the Pediatric Emergency Department followed by her first position as a staff nurse in MUSC’s neonatal intensive care unit. She gained a wealth of additional NICU nursing experience working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC and Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. She now rejoins MUSC from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, continuing in her role as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Elmore is thrilled to continue to manage the care of this fragile but mighty patient population.Ms. Elmore’s interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.Ms. Elmore’s interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.

Dr. Jacqueline Kraveka is an associate professor of pediatrics and a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina. She was born in Velasco, Cuba and immigrated to the United States when she was four years of age. Dr. Kraveka received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1989 and her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Miami Children's Hospital in 1997 and fellowship in pediatric hematology oncology at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2000.Since 2000, she has been on staff at the Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital.Dr. Kraveka's clinical practice is focused on pediatric oncology. Her clinical interests include neuroblastoma, pediatric sarcomas, pediatric precision medicine, and clinical trial development. She is actively involved in clinical pediatric research in the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and Beat Childhood Cancer (BCC) consortia and serves as the institutional principal investigator for these consortia. As such,Dr. Kraveka is responsible for the conduct of over 50 Phase I, II, and III clinical trials for pediatric oncology patients at MUSC. She has been involved in the development of over 10 pediatric clinical trials for children with cancer.Dr. Kraveka serves on the COG Neuroblastoma and Diversity and Health Disparities Committees and is a member of the BCC Executive and Scientific Committees. She has been honored as a &"Top Doctor&" and "Exceptional Women in Medicine&" by Castle Connolly. She was selected as a &"Health Care Hero&" by the Charleston Regional Business Journal. Dr. Kraveka is also very involved in translational and bench research and has the only research laboratory in South Carolina dedicated to pediatric cancer.Dr. Kraveka's current research focuses on sphingolipid and retinoid mediated therapies in pediatric cancers and the function and regulation of the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase (DEGS-1) in pediatric cancer. The long-term goals of her research are to develop more effective treatments for children with cancer.

Sally Ann Webb, MD, is a prominent healthcare provider affiliated with MUSC Health in Charleston, SC, offering a comprehensive range of medical services designed to enhance patient care and outcomes. The organization emphasizes patient-centered approaches, evidenced-based practices, and access to advanced medical technologies across its extensive network of hospitals and clinics. In addition to delivering specialized medical care, MUSC Health is committed to community engagement and education through initiatives such as Arts in Healing and various support programs. Their dedication to collaboration and innovation ensures that patients receive the right care at the right time throughout South Carolina. Generated from the website