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CURRICULUM VITAE

Richard L. Tower MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology - Pediatrics

OFFICE ADDRESS:
MACC Fund Research Center
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1993 - 05/1997 BS, Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
07/1997 - 05/2001 MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
09/2005 - 10/2007 MS, Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2001 - 06/2004 Resident, Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
06/2004 - 06/2007 Fellow, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
09/2005 - 09/2007 Post-doctoral Fellow, Pediatrics, NIH NRSA Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology Training Grant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
10/2012 - 10/2013 Macy Foundation Collaborative Faculty Development Project entitled, "Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty Role Models., Pediatrics, Oncology/Hematology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2013 - 03/2013 Docere Educator Course: Advancing Educators As Learned Teachers, Pediatrics, Oncology/Hematology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
09/2016 • 3-day (27 hour) intensive curriculum focused on key issues related to medical education in hematology, American Society of Hematology Medical Educators Institute
08/2019 - 04/2020 Leadership Academy, The Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2019 - 04/2020 Collaborative program preparing faculty/staff leaders addressing challenges inherent in the ever-changing environment of academic medicine, Collaborative program to address the challenges inherent in the ever-changing environment of academic medicine.
02/2020 - 04/2021 Empower providers to effectively lead healthcare transformation and develop a deeper understanding of organizational and healthcare market dynamics., Children’s Wisconsin Provider Leadership Academy
02/2020 - 04/2021 Provider Leadership Academy, Children's Wisconsin

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
11/2007 - 06/2015 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2015 - Present Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2022 - Present Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2024 - Present Interim Medical Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, The Medical College of Wisconsin

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2008 - 06/2012 Associate Director, Fellowship Program, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2012 - Present Director, Fellowship Program, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
11/2014 - Present Co-Director of Fellowship Education, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
03/2015 - 06/2021 Assistant Director for Education and Training, Medical College of Wisconsin- Cancer Center
09/2015 - Present Director of Medical Education, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/2022 - Present Coach, Pediatrics, The Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
02/2008 - 08/2011 Director, Pediatrics, Relapsed Leukemia Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
10/2010 - 07/2013 Lead MD, Pediatrics Oncology iStrategy/Epic/Beacon Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
04/2011 Primary Investigator Designee, Children's Oncology Group (COG) Audit, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2011 - 08/2013 Director, Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Team, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/2013 - Present Member, Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Team, Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2018 - 05/2022 Oncology Clinical Program Director, Department of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2023 - Present Interim Medical Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, The Medical College of Wisconsin

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
11/2007 - Present Medical Staff, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
05/2009
05/2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
05/2009
12/2019
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Medical License
State of Wisconsin
10/10/2007
10/31/2021
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
05/1997 Phi Kappa Phi, University of Wisconsin Madison
06/1999 Merck Manual Award - recognizes medical students that devote a significant amount of time to medical student organizations and activities outside the classroom
2012 Faculty Shout Out 2012 for Outstanding Teaching of Junior Medical Students (JMS), Medical College of Wisconsin
2013 - 2014 Best Doctors in America
2015 - 2016 Best Doctors in America
08/2016 Expert Teacher, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
09/2016 American Society of Hematology Medical Educators Institute
2017 - 2018 Best Doctors in America
2017 - 2018 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher(Teaching Pin), Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - 2020 Best Doctors in America
2021 - 2022 Best Doctors in America

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2001 - 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics (Member)
2004 - Present American Board of Pediatrics (Diplomat)
2004 - Present American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Member)
2005 - Present American Society of Hematology (Active Member)
2007 - Present Children's Oncology Group (Full Member)
2008 - 2012 Children's Oncology Group Young Investigators (Member)
2012 - Present Association of Pediatric Program Directors (Member)
2022 - 2023 International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2007 International Journal of Cancer
2007 - Present Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
2010 - Present CTSI Grant Submissions, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - Present Journal of Graduate Medical Education
2017 - Present British Journal of Dermatology
2020 - Present Pediatric Blood and Cancer

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
04/2013 - 04/2015 Member, Pediatric Committee, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Wisconsin Chapter
07/2013 - 06/2014 Chair-Elect, Pediatric Residency Evaluation Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
02/2014 - 05/2014 Acting Chair, Pediatric Residency Evaluation Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2014 - 06/2015 Chair, Pediatric Residency Program Evaluation Committee/Clinical Competency Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2014 - 07/2016 Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
11/2014 - Present Co-Chair, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2016 - 03/2017 Member, Pediatric Infectious Disease Section Chief Search Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2016 - 07/2019 Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Seminar Series Planning Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2018 - 07/2019 Member, Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development Search Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2023 - 10/2023 Member, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Section Chief Search Committee, The Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2023 - Present Member, Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination Committee, The Medical College of Wisconsin- Cancer Center

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
02/2008 - 04/2008 Member, High-Risk ALL Task Force Subcommittee, Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
2011 - Present Member, Study Committee, AALL1331, Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
07/2012 - Present Member, Fellowship Program Directors Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO)
02/2013 - 05/2019 Member, Fellowship Program Director's Next Accreditation System (NAS), American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO)
05/2013 - 05/2019 Member, Training Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
04/2014 - 05/2020 Member, Certification and Continuing Medical Education Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO)
09/2015 - 09/2018 Representative, Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses - Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Associate Collaboration Advisory Panel, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
05/2017 - 05/2020 Chair, Programming Subcommittee, Education Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
05/2021 - 05/2023 Member, Practice Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
07/2021 - Present Member, Strategic Planning Focus Group, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
01/2022 - 12/2022 Member, Milestones 2.0 Workgroup-Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
05/2023 - Present Member, Leadership Development Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
05/2023 - Present Member, Board of Trustees, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
05/2023 - Present Member, Board of Liaison to the Practice Committee, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO)
06/2023 - Present Member, Accreditation Appeals Panel, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
07/2023 - Present Member, Milestones 2.0/Entrustrable Professional Activities Mapping Group, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Hem/Onc/BMT Fellowship Recruitment Award
Source:
Children’s Hospital Foundation
Role & Effort:
Award Manager
Dates:
07/2016 - Present
Direct Funds:
$15,000
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
DNA Repair Protein Polymorphisms and the Risk of Infant Leukemia
Source:
NIH/NCI Children's Cancer Research Fund
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/2005 - 09/2007
  
Title:
NT-ProBNP as a Marker of Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Receiving Anthracycline Chemotherapy
Source:
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Role & Effort:
Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/2010 - 06/2013
Direct Funds:
$45,000
  
Title:
Preventing Obesity in Children Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Pilot Study
Source:
Circle of Hope
Role & Effort:
Co-PI
PI:
Richard Tower, II and Michael Kelly
Dates:
07/01/2012 - 12/31/2013
Direct Funds:
$50,000 (Prospective interventional trial to assess the feasibility of dietary and exercise interventions in children and young adults newly diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia.)
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Mapping Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to Competencies and Milestones Workshops, Facilitator, ASPHO Fellowship Program Directors Meeting, ASPHO Annual Meeting, Miama, FL, 04/2013
Tower, Richard, 2014 Training Program Directors' Milestones, Competency, and EPA Workshop, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 05/2014
Let's Build a Curriculum Workshop, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 05/2015
Tower R, Reichert K, Adlard K, Playing on our Strengths – Developing Interprofessional Teams in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Alliance (HOPA) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, 03/2017
Tower R,Bernhardt B, Adlard K, Frei-Jones M., “Playing on our Strengths – Developing Interprofessional Teams in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology,”, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, Montreal,Quebec, Canada, 04/2017
Awardee Spotlight, Sessions at American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 05/2018
Awardee Spotlight, Sessions at American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 05/2019
Tower R, Kung A, Goldman S, Geddis A, Panepinto J, COVID-19 and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: Implications and Opportunities, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Special Webinar, Virtual, 05/2020
Borinstein S, Engel M, Lucas T, Shereck E, Tower R, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Town Hall for Fellows, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Webinar, Virtual, 08/2020
Jubran R, Macy M, Miller CL, Tower RL, Feedback and Remediation Workshop, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, - 05/2016
 
Regional
The Node Knows: Solving the Mystery of Lymphadenopathy in Children, UIC College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Rockford, IL, 02/2009
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Program, Children's Specialty Group Best Practices in Pediatrics Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 03/2013
Tower, Richard, The Childhood Cancer Experience, Jane Cramer Foundation Educational Event Cancer, It's a Family Affair, Racine, WI, 04/2014
The Childhood Experience, Jane Cremer Foundation Racine African-American Educational Program - It's a Family Affair, Racine, WI, 10/2014
The Childhood Cancer Experience, Jane Cremer Foundation Kenosha African-American Educational Program - It's a Family Affair, Kenosha, WI, 02/2015
MACC Fund Center Clinical Update,” Women For MACC", Spring Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2017
 
Local
Pediatric Oncology Patients and Families, Hem/Onc Buddies Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 11/2011
Boundaries – Easier to Cross than You Think, Schwartz Center Rounds Panel Participant, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 11/2011
NT-ProBNP as a Marker of Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Receiving Anthracycline Chemotherapy, MACC Fund Scientific Advisory Board Visit, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2013
Tower, Richard, The Node Knows: Solving the Mystery of Lymphadenopathy in Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2013
Tower, Richard, New Agents in Acute Leukemia, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Leukemia/Lymphoma Nursing Education Series, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2014
New Fellow Orientation, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, 2015 - Present
So You Want to Be a Teacher, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, 02/2016
Shared Aims, Department of Pediatric Fellowship Program Directors Shared Program Aims Workshop, 05/2016
Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, So You Want to Be a Teacher, 05/2019
Bobke A, Grady A, Joseph A, Karst J, Luebke S, Ronne T, Tower R, MACC Fund Wellness Panel Webinar – Boundaries, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Wisconsin, 06/2021
Career Development, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 2023 - Present
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Lapadat R, Mortland L, Tower RL, Tam W, Orazi A, Gheorge G, Acute Erythroid Leukemia Mimicking Ewing Sarcoma/PNET in an Infant, 17th Annual Meeting of European Association for Haematopathology, Instanbul, Turkey, 10/2014
 
National
Tower RL, Saudek D, Earing M, Gudausky T, NT-ProBNP as a Marker of Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Receiving Anthracycline Chemotherapy, Children's Oncology Group (COG) Fall Meeting - Poster Presentation, Dallas, TX, 09/2010
Brown J, Hemker B, Cameron C, Tower RL, Burke S, Improvement of informed consent documentation through quality initiatives, Children's Oncology Group (COG) Fall Meeting - Poster Presentation, Atlanta, GA, 09/2011
Ross J, Linabery A, Blommer C, Langer E, Spector L, Hilden J, Heerema N, Radloff G, Tower R, Davies S, Genetic Susceptibility Loci and Risk of Infant Leukemia by Subtype and MLL status: A Children’s Oncology Group Report, American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting - Oral Presentation, San Diego, CA, 12/2011
Collins C, Brazauskas R, Tower RL, Jogal SS,, Evaluation of the Quality of Fertility Counseling at the Time of Treatment Consent, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 04/2013
Kesselheim J, Hermiston M, Chou A, Jubran R, Tower, RL, Atlas M, Utilizing the Professional Society as a Platform for Faculty Development about Competency-based Milestone Evaluations (CBME): the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Experience, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA, 09/2014
Hintzke M, Schloemer N, Tower RL, Gheorghe G, Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts Type II (RAEB-2) Associated with Depakote Use in a Pediatric Patient, American Society of Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, 10/2014
Schloemer NJ, Acquazzino MA, Schmidt D, Anderson L, Tower RL, Scott JP, Targeted Screening in Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Identifies Transfusional Iron Overload, American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 12/2015
Brickler M, Schloemer NJ, Cao Y, Hoffman R, McFadden V, Block J, Tower RL, Burke MJ, Administration of Dexrazoxane Improves Cardiac Outcomes in Children and Young Adult Patients with AML While Maintaining Survival Outcomes, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 05/2016
Garcia J, Tower RL, Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis Reported in a Pediatric Patient, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 05/2016
Phelan R, Schloemer NJ, Acquazzino MA, Schmidt D, Steffes S, Anderson L, Tower II RL, Scott JP, Standardized Approach Using Phlebotomy to Treat Transfusional Iron Overload in Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 05/2017
Schloemer NJ, Acquazzino MA, Phelan R, Schmidt D, Steffes S, Anderson L, Tower RL, Scott JP, Phlebotomy for Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Treats Transfusional Iron Overload, American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 12/2017
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2009 Member, Faculty Evaluation Form Committee, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 - Present Member, Intern Recruitment Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2011 - 12/2011 Member, Pediatric Fellowship Work Group, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2012 - 06/2013 Member, Residency Evaluation Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 11/2014 Member, Joint Fellowship Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
05/2013 - 09/2013 Member, Education Committee on Fellowships, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2013 - 06/2014 Chair-Elect, Pediatric Residency Evaluation Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
02/2014 - 05/2014 Acting Chair, Pediatric Residency Evaluation Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2014 - 06/2015 Chair, Pediatric Residency Program Evaluation Committee/Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
08/2014 - 07/2016 Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
11/2014 - Present Co-Chair, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2015 - 10/2015 Member, Pediatric Fellowship Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2016 - 03/2017 Member, Pediatric Infectious Disease Section Chief Search Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2016 - 07/2019 Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Seminar Series Planning Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
10/2018 - 07/2019 Member, Associate Dean for Continuing Professional Development Search Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
12/2008 - 06/2012 Member, Infection Huddle, Oncology/BMT, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
04/2009 - 02/2014 Co-chair, Quality Improvement Committee, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
06/2009 Participant, “Red Dragon” Disaster Exercise, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
07/2009 Member, Shadow Chart Improvement Team, Oncology, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
10/2010 - 07/2013 Lead MD, Pediatric Oncology iStrategy/Epic/Beacon Committee, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
01/2013 - 01/2015 Member, Hematology/Oncology/BMT Service CVL Workgroup, Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
01/2013 - 01/2015 Member, Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Subgroup of Solutions for Patient Safety, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
10/2019 Expert Referee, Standing Committee for Non-Tenured Faculty Promotions and Appointments, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
10/2020 Expert Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure Committee, University of Nebraska College of Medicine
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
11/2007 - Present Teaching in clinic and on the wards
06/2009 Teaching attending on the inpatient Orange Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
05/2010 Teaching attending on the inpatient Orange Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
11/2010 Pediatric Oncology Patients and Families presention to Hem/Onc Buddies Group
11/2010 Facilitator, Pediatric Component to the Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course (CER)
01/2011 Facilitator, JMS Professionalism Session
01/2011 Facilitator, JMS Head-to-Toe Physical Exam Workshop
02/2011 Faculty Reviewer, JMS History & Physicals
11/2011 Pediatric Oncology Patients and Families presentation to Heme/Onc Buddies Group
04/2012 Developed and presented Lymphadenopathy session for M2 students in the Pilot curriculum
09/2013 Preceptor, Molecules to Cells Course, "Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer," Case-Based Discussion
08/2014 Nursing Education - Presenter, Leukemia/Lymphoma Nursing Education Series, “New Agents in Acute Leukemia”
09/2014 Preceptor, Moles to Cells Course, "Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer," Case-Based Discussion
09/2015 Preceptor, Molecules to Cells course, “Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism In Cancer” Case Based Discussion
 
Resident and Fellow Education
11/2007 - Present Teach residents and fellows in clinic and on the wards.
11/2007 - Present Clinical preceptor for fellows in their Pediatric Oncology Continuity Clinic
11/2007 - Present Faculty mentor in teaching conferences and journal club
11/2007 - Present Present didactic sessions in the HOT Resident Education Series
11/2007 - Present Faculty mentor for fellows performing Tumor Board presentations
11/2007 - Present Give didactic lectures on various oncology topics to Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT fellows
06/2009 Teaching attending on the inpatient Orange Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
12/2009 - Present Senior author on a fellow-authored case report
05/2010 Teaching attending on the inpatient Orange Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
07/2010 - 06/2011 Invited Faculty Expert, Pediatric Resident Morning Report
07/2010 Invited Faculty Expert, Pediatric Leukemia, Pediatric Resident Board Championship Series
01/2012 - Present Faculty advisor, multiple Fellow QI Patient/Safety Projects
11/2012 - Present Pediatrics Residency Core Faculty Member
07/2015 - Present Presenter, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, "New Fellow Orientation
02/2016 - Present Presenter, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, "So You Want to Be a Teacher"
02/2016 Presenter, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, "So You Want to Be a Teacher"
07/2016 Facilitator, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Simulation Session - "Delivering a New Cancer Diagnosis" and "Consent Conference"
07/2016 Facilitator, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Simulation Session - "Sepsis"
05/2019 Presenter, Pediatric Joint Fellowship Curriculum, “So You Want to Be a Teacher.”
 
Continuing Medical Education
06/2007 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Special Lecture - DNA Repair Protein Polymorphisms and Infant Leukemia
11/2007 - Present Presenter, Tumor Board, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
02/2008 Consultant for Medical Missions for Children, providing consultative services in oncology topics for physicians in other countries
06/2008 Article entitled "The node knows: solving the mystery of lymphadenopathy published in Pediatric Rounds
07/2011 Presenter, "NT-ProBNP as a marker of Early Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Receiving Anthracycline Chemotherapy," Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Research Lecture Series
10/2012 How to Run Team-based Learning.
05/2013 Presenter, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Faculty Development Lecture - "Milestones, Competencies, and Entrustable Professional Activities in Pediatric Hematology Oncology
06/2013 Zorses, Milestones, and EPAs, Oh My
10/2013 Presenter, Pediatric Surgery Basic Science Conference, "The Node Knows: Solving the Mystery of Lymphadenopathy in Children"
09/2014 Presenter, "Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT Faculty Development Lecture, "ACGME Milestone-Based Fellow Assessment"
 
Community/Lay Public
2008 - Present Provided multiple interviews for newspaper stories, internet stories and radio programs regarding various pediatric oncology topics
05/2009 Taught multiple SPUR students and other interested undergraduates int eh Pediatric Oncologic Clinic
05/2009 - Present Taught multiple SPUR students and other interested undergraduates in the Pediatric Oncology clinic
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
06/2012 Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Rounding Like a Ninja: Faculty Empowering Senior Residents as Leaders and Teachers During Family-Centered Rounds
09/2013 Preceptor, Molecules to Cells Course, "Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer", Medical College of Wisconsin
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
03/2010 - 06/2012 Terence Mukonje, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/2010 - 06/2014 Katie Seeger, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2010 - 06/2012 Adam Olson, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2012 - 06/2015 Brian Godshaw, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2012 - 06/2013 Meg Schaefer, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2012 - 06/2015 Lauren Plesh, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2012 - 06/2015 Nina Nosavan, Pathway Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2013 - 06/2014 Wendi Wendt, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2013 - 06/2014 Zara Khan, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2013 - 06/2014 Dominic Zarlengo, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2015 - 06/2016 Torey Hilt, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
01/2016 - 06/2017 Grace Blitzer, Clinical Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
11/2007 - 07/2008 Sweta Gupta, MD, Scholarship Oversight Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
11/2007 - 06/2009 Cheryl Cameron, Clinic Preceptor - 1/2 Clinic/Week, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 - 07/2009 Bradd Hemker, Clinic Preceptor - 1/2 Clinic/Week, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 - 06/2011 Bradd Hemker, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 - 06/2010 Elizabeth Thiel, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 - 06/2009 Cheryl Cameron, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2008 - 06/2010 Sweta Gupta, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2009 - 07/2010 Sweta Gupta, Clinic Preceptor - 1/2 Clinic/Week, Medical College of Wisconsin
10/2009 - 06/2010 Hemalatha Rangarajan, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
2009 - 2011 Hemalatha Rangarajan, MD, Fellowship Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2010 Chelsea Collins, Clinical Preceptor - 1/2 Clinic/Week, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2010 - 06/2012 Samuel Milanovich, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2010 - 06/2012 Chelsea Collins, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2011 - Present Jonathan Roberts, Clinic Preceptor - 1/2 Clinic/Week, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2011 - 06/2012 Jonathan Roberts, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2011 - 06/2012 Matthew Ehrhardt, Associate Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2013 Chelsea Collins, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 09/2012 Hemalatha Rangarajan, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2013 Samuel Milanovich, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2014 Matthew Ehrhardt, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2015 Anna Vinitsky, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2014 Jonathan Roberts, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2012 - 06/2015 Sarah Dobrozsi, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2013 - 06/2016 Melissa Acquazzino, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2013 - 06/2016 Nathan Schloemer, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2014 - 06/2017 Craig Erker, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2014 - 06/2015 Emily Olson, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2015 - 06/2018 Neel Bhatt, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2015 - 06/2018 Jessica Garcia, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2016 - 06/2019 Kerri Becktell, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2016 - 06/2019 Lauren Pommert, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2017 - Present Amy Moskop, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2017 - Present Tyce Kearl, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2018 - Present Mike Halyko, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2018 - Present Matt Kudek, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2019 - Present Karen Chao, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2019 - Present Amanda Scheuermann, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2019 - Present Lonya Melnikov, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Residents
06/2009 - 06/2011 Matt Ehrhardt, MD, Informal Career Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 - 2013 Leah Phillippi, Informal Career Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 - 2013 Emily Olson, Informal Career Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2013 - 06/2016 Alexander Raskin, Resident Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2015 - 06/2018 Neel Bhatt, Jessica Garcia, Informal Career Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Faculty
04/2016 - Present Tara Petersen, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
Research Programs
2008 - Present Relapsed Leukemia Group, Medical College of Wisconsin
05/2019 - Present Local Primary Investigator, CANVAS research network
 
Clinical Programs
02/2008 - 08/2011 Director, Pediatric Relapsed Leukemia Team
2008 - Present Relapsed Leukemia Group, Medical College of Wisconsin
04/2009 - 02/2014 Quality Improvement Committee, Oncology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
10/2010 - 07/2013 Pediatric Oncology iStrategy/Epic/Beacon Team, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
08/2011 - 08/2013 Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Team, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Thiel EL, Trost BA, Tower RL. A composite pheochromocytoma/ganglioneuroblastoma of the adrenal gland. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jul 01;54(7):1032-4.
2. Scott JP, Troshynski TJ, Clarke WR, Woods RK, Lal DR, Berens RJ, Tower RL. Case report: giant cardiac malignancy in a nine-year-old female. Can J Anaesth. 2012 Nov;59(11):1048-51.
3. Ross JA, Linabery AM, Blommer CN, Langer EK, Spector LG, Hilden JM, Heerema NA, Radloff GA, Tower RL, Davies SM. Genetic variants modify susceptibility to leukemia in infants: a Children's Oncology Group report. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jan;60(1):31-4. PMCID: PMC3381932
4. Collins CL, Bartz PJ, Lal DR, Segura AD, Woods RK, Tower RL 2nd. Significant response to oral Etoposide in the treatment of an unresectable cardiac sarcoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 May;36(4):e237-40. PMCID: PMC4479394
5. Tower RL, Jones TL, Camitta BM, Asselin BL, Bell BA, Chauvenet A, Devidas M, Halperin EC, Pullen J, Shuster JJ, Winick N, Kurtzberg J. Dose intensification of methotrexate and cytarabine during intensified continuation chemotherapy for high-risk B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: POG 9406: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jul;36(5):353-61. PMCID: PMC4120865
6. Lapadat R, Tower RL 2nd, Tam W, Orazi A, Gheorghe G. Pure Erythroid Leukemia Mimicking Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor in an Infant. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 May;63(5):935-7.
7. Mink RB, Schwartz A, Herman BE, Turner DA, Curran ML, Myers A, Hsu DC, Kesselheim JC, Carraccio CL and the Steering Committee of the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network (SPIN). Collaborator: Tower RL. Validity of Level of Supervision Scales for Assessing Pediatric Fellows on the Common Pediatric Subspecialty Entrustable Professional Activities. Acad Med. 2017 Jul 11. PMID: 28700462.
8. Schloemer NJ, Brickler M, Hoffmann R, Pan A, Simpson P, McFadden V, Block J, Tower RL 2nd, Burke MJ. Administration of Dexrazoxane Improves Cardiac Indices in Children and Young Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) While Maintaining Survival Outcomes. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 Jul;39(5):e254-e258. PMCID: PMC5591641
9. Tower RL. Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma: new insights and old problems. Br J Dermatol. 2018 Aug;179(2):253-254.
10. Siegel DH, Tower R, Drolet BA. What do mosaic RASopathies tell us about carcinogenesis? Br J Dermatol. 2018 Nov;179(5):1031-1032.
11. Mink R, Schwartz A, Carraccio C, High P, Dammann C, McGann KA, Kesselheim J, Herman B, Steering Committee of the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network. Creating the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network. J Pediatr. 2018 Jan;192:3-4.e2.
12. Thakar MS, Talano JAM, Tower RL, Kelly ME, Burke MJ. Indications for transplantation in childhood acute leukemia and the impact of minimal residual disease on relapse: A review Clinical Practice. January 2014;11(1):79-90.
13. Zhang A, Duchatelet S, Lakdawala N, Tower RL, Diamond C, Marathe K, Hill I, Richard G, Diab Y, Kirkorian AY, Watanabe F, Siegel DH, Hovnanian A. Targeted Inhibition of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Pathways in Olmsted Syndrome. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Feb 01;156(2):196-200. PMCID: PMC6990762
14. Ng AT, Tower RL, Drolet BA. Targeted treatment of vascular anomalies International Journal of Women's Dermatology. 2021.
15. Ng AT, Tower RL, Drolet BA. Targeted treatment of vascular anomalies. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Dec;7(5Part A):636-639. PMCID: PMC8721128
16. Graff ZT, Tower RL. DIAGNOSIS Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3069-3072.e1.
17. Kelly ME, Tower RL. Anatomy and Function of the Lymphatic System Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3065-3065.e1.
18. Graff ZT, Tower RL. Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Disease) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3069-3072.e1.
19. Graff ZT, Tower RL. Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3069-3072.e1.
20. Kelly ME, Tower RL. Abnormalities of Lymphatic Vessels Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3065-3068.e1.
21. Graff ZT, Tower RL. Castleman Disease (Angiofollicular Lymph Node Hyperplasia) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics: Volume 1-2. 1 January 2024:3069-3072.e1.
22. Becktell K, Rumler S, Tower RL. Successful Development and Implementation of Communication Skills Simulation Training Within Pediatric Hematology-oncology Fellowship Education. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2025 Jan 01;47(1):7-11.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Tower RL, Spector LG. The epidemiology of childhood leukemia with a focus on birth weight and diet. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2007;44(3):203-42.
2. Tower RL, Camitta B. Section 9 – The Lymphatic System (Chapter 482 Anatomy and Function of the Lymphatic System, Chapter 483 Abnormalities of Lymphatic Vessels, Chapter 484 Lymphadenopathy, 484.1 • Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis), 484.2 • Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Disease), 484.3 • Castleman Disease. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th Edition, 2011, pp. 1723-1724.
3. Thakar MS, Talano JM, Tower RL, Kelly ME, Burke MJ. Indications for Transplantation in Childhood Acute Leukemia and the Impact of Minimal Residual Disease on Relapse: A Review. Clinical Practice. January 2014.
4. Tower RL, Camitta B. Section 9 – The Lymphatic System Chapter 488 Anatomy and Function of the Lymphatic System, Chapter 489 Abnormalities of Lymphatic Vessels, Chapter 490 Lymphadenopathy, 490.1 • Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis), 490.2 • Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Disease), 490.3 • Castleman Disease. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 20th Edition, 2015, pp. 2412-2415.
5. Tower RL, Camitta B. Chapter 490 Lymphadenopathy, 490.1 Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis), 490.2 Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Disease), 490.3 Castleman Disease. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition, 2019
6. Kelly ME, Tower RL, Camitta B. Chapter 488 Anatomy and Function of the Lymphatic System, Chapter 489 Abnormalities of Lymphatic Vessels. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition, 2019
 
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. Invited Commentaries - Tower RL. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: New insights and old problems. Br J Dermatol, 2018 Aug;179(2):253-254. PMID: 30141555
 
Abstracts
1. Ross JA, Linabery AM, Blommer CN, Langer EK, Spector LG, Hilden JM, Heerema NA, Radloff GA, Tower RL, Davies SM. Genetic Susceptibility Loci and Risk of Infant Leukemia by Subtype and MLL status: A Children’s Oncology Group Report. Blood (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts). 2011 Nov;118:749.
2. Collins CL, Brazauskas R, Tower RL, Jogal SS. Evaluation of the Quality of Fertility Counseling at the Time of Treatment Consent. Pediatr Blood Cancer (American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Meeting Abstracts) 2013 Apr. [Accepted]
3. Schloemer NJ, Brickler MM, Cao Y, Hoffman R, McFadden V, Block J, Tower RL, Burke MJ. Dexrazoxane Does Not Negatively Impact Survival Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts) 2015 Nov.
 
Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Atlas MP, Chou A, Garrington T, Hermiston M, Jubran R, Kesselheim JC, Tower RL. Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Published by the American Board of Pediatrics on abp.org, 2016
2. Schereck E, Atlas MP, Lewing K, Tower RL. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Medical Home Entrustable Professional Activity Curricular Components. Published by the American Board of Pediatrics on abp.org, 2016.