Dr. Stapleton is the division chief of oncology and director of pediatric neuro-oncology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Stapleton joined the hospital in 2007. She has formal training in pediatric neuro-oncology. She received the Armstrong Award for Quality and Patient Safety for Johns Hopkins All Children's in the 2024 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Stapleton is on the Pediatric Palliative Care Team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s, and she specializes in symptom control and end of life care. She has been awarded numerous grants for phase I studies for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors as well as clinical research in pediatric palliative care. Dr. Stapleton’s research experience includes investigator-initiated and multi-center research projects. Dr. Stapleton is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of South Florida and an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Stapleton completed her medical training at St. Louis University School of Medicine, residency training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and fellowship training at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Stapleton also served 13 years in the United States Air Force. Dr. Stapleton is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics, the Children’s Oncology Group, the Society of Neuro-Oncology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and America Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Stapleton is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Medulloblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioma, Histiocytosis, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Juan Escobales is a Palliative Medicine provider in St Petersburg, Florida. His top area of expertise is Microvillus Inclusion Disease.

Arianne Pastrana is a Palliative Medicine specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in Largo, Florida.

Dr. Drach specializes in hospice and palliative care medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She was one of the founding members of and serves as the division chief for the pediatric palliative care program at the hospital. She joined the hospital staff as a bedside nurse in 1994. Dr. Drach won the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital clinical collaboration and teamwork award in the 2016 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Drach serves on the hospital’s Donor Advisory Committee, Physician Advisory Committee, and the Ethics and Advocacy Council. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics. She is actively involved in research and quality improvement in hospice and palliative care medicine. She is the program director for the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, which started in July 2018. Dr. Drach earned a B.S in nursing from Florida State University, M.S. in nursing from University of Tampa and a doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Nova Southeastern University. She completed her pediatric residency training through the University of South Florida. Videos Meet Laura Drach, D.O. Her top areas of expertise are Chromosome 13q Duplication and Trisomy 13.

Saadia Rizvi is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida. Her top areas of expertise are Biliary Dyskinesia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rizvi is currently accepting new patients.

Donald Simmler is a Palliative Medicine provider in St Petersburg, Florida. His top area of expertise is Liver Failure.

Dr. Bashir specializes in pediatric palliative care at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2021. Dr. Bashir earned her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. She completed a pediatric residency and chief residency from St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hospice and palliative medicine from St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University.

Lorie Thompson is a Palliative Medicine provider in Largo, Florida. Her top areas of expertise are Ureteroscopy and Colonoscopy. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.

Tanya Horne is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida.

Kai Pope is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Pope is currently accepting new patients.

Susan Wehr is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida.

Dania Ballich is a Palliative Medicine provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

Daniel Thorngren is a Palliative Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Safety Harbor, Florida. His top area of expertise is Opioid Induced Constipation. Dr. Thorngren is currently accepting new patients.

Ashley Parks is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Parks is currently accepting new patients.

Alanna Kaplan is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Kaplan is currently accepting new patients.

Amy Post-Grady is a Palliative Medicine provider in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Post-Grady is currently accepting new patients.

Kerry Englert is a Palliative Medicine provider in Safety Harbor, Florida. Dr. Englert is currently accepting new patients.

Kirksak Poonkasem is a Palliative Medicine specialist and an Integrative Medicine provider in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Nicholas James is a Palliative Medicine provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. James is currently accepting new patients.