Fiorela N Hernandez Tejada, MD, FAAP
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Patient Care, Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, PER, MD, Medicine |
| 2000 | Hiram Bingham The British International School of Lima, Lima, PER, Bilingual Diploma, International Baccalaureate |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2018 | Research Fellowship, Advance Pediatric Hematology Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Hematolgoy-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Residency, Pediatrics, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Internship, Pediatrics, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2017 | American Board of Pediatrics |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Scientific Review Committee #3, 2020 - Present
Member, Pediatrics M&M Planning Committee, 2020 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | MD Anderson Willie Tichenor Fellow in Sarcoma, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2018 | Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation ASCO |
| 2015 | Travel Award, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ragoonanan D, Khazal SJ, Abdel-Azim H, McCall D, Cuglievan B, Tambaro FP, Ahmad AH, Rowan CM, Gutierrez C, Schadler K, Li S, Di Nardo M, Chi L, Gulbis AM, Shoberu B, Mireles ME, McArthur J, Kapoor N, Miller J, Fitzgerald JC, Tewari P, Petropoulos D, Gill JB, Duncan CN, Lehmann LE, Hingorani S, Angelo JR, Swinford RD, Steiner ME, Hernandez Tejada FN, Martin PL, Auletta J, Choi SW, Bajwa R, Dailey Garnes N, Kebriaei P, Rezvani K, Wierda WG, Neelapu SS, Shpall EJ, Corbacioglu S, Mahadeo KM. Diagnosis, grading and management of toxicities from immunotherapies in children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33608690.
- Galvez-Silva J, Maher OM, Park M, Liu D, Hernandez F, Tewari P, Nieto Y. Prognostic Analysis of Absolute Lymphocyte and Monocyte Counts after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 23(8):1276-1281, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28435146.
- Hernandez Tejada F, Yedururi S, Kumar R, Stewart J, Tarek N. Ganglioneuroma with Disseminated Bone Lesions. Pediatr Blood Cancer 64(4), 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28221728.
- Graham RM, Hernandez F, Puerta N, De Angulo G, Webster KA, Vanni S. Resveratrol augments ER stress and the cytotoxic effects of glycolytic inhibition in neuroblastoma by downregulating Akt in a mechanism independent of SIRT1. Exp Mol Med 48:e210, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26891914.
- Hernandez Tejada FN, Galvez Silva JR, Zweidler-McKay PA. The challenge of targeting notch in hematologic malignancies. Front Pediatr 2:54, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24959528.
- Tomatis C, Taramona C, Rizo-Patrón E, Hernández F, Rodríguez P, Piscoya A, Gonzales E, Gotuzzo E, Heudebert G, Centor RM, Estrada CA. Evidence-based medicine training in a resource-poor country, the importance of leveraging personal and institutional relationships. J Eval Clin Pract 17(4):644-50, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21276140.
Invited Articles
- Hernandez Tejada FN, Zamudio A, Marques-Piubelli ML, Cuglievan B, Harrison D. Advances in the Management of Pediatric Sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep 23(1):3, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33196879.
Abstracts
- Hernandez F, Guerrero A, Olivares S, Flores L, Najjar A, Singh H, Cooper L. ROR1-specific car for neuroblastoma using sleeping beauty-modified T cells. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2018.
- Hernandez F, DePombo A, Triche L, Quezada G, Rytting M. Neoadjuvant Anti-IL-6 Siltuximab improves resectability in Castleman disease: A case report. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2016.
- Hernandez F, Triche L, Rytting M. Gemcitabine in Relapsed Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology, 2015.
- Cuglievan B, Hernandez F, De Angulo G, Vanni S, Graham R. The role of NAMPT-NAD-Sirtuin pathway in neuroblastoma chemoresitance. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2014.
- Cuglievan B, Hernandez F, De Angulo G, Vanni S, Graham R. Sirtuins and chemoresistance in Neuroblastoma. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2014.
- Hernandez F, De Angulo G, Vanni S, Graham R. Sirtuins as therapeutic targets for Neuroblastoma. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2013.
- Hernandez F, Puerta N, De Angulo G, Vanni S, Graham R. Combined AKT and glycolysis inhibition for the treatment of Neuroblastoma. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2012.
Letters to the Editor
- Hernandez Tejada F, Yedururi S, Kumar R, Stewart J, Tarek N. Ganglioneuroma with Disseminated Bone Lesions. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 64: 4, 2017.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Targeting Neoantigens in Pediatric Sarcomas |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |