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CURRICULUM VITAE

Sarah M. Rumler DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatrics Hematology Oncology Blood and Marrow Transplant

OFFICE ADDRESS:
999 N. 92nd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
06/2008 BS (Molecular Biology, 2nd major Women's Studies), Loyola University Chicago
2010 - 2014 DO, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2014 - 06/2017 Resident, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
07/2017 - 06/2020 Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL
07/2020 - 06/2021 Gus Foundation Neuro-Oncology Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-oncology and Transplant, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL
Chief Fellow 2019-2020

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Oncology, and BMT, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, Department of Pediatrics Division of Hematology, Milwaukee

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
12/2019 - 08/2020 University of Illinois Hospital (UI Health), 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
08/2021 - Present Children's Wisconsin, 8915 W. Connell Court Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics
10/2017
None
American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
04/03/2023
12/31/2029
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Illinois
036.143366
07/2020
07/2023
Wisconsin
75724-21
07/21/2021
10/31/2024
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2015 - Present Academic Pediatric Society Region Five 2nd place oral presentation award winner, Case Presentation
2016 - Present American Society of Hematology Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2014 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics
2017 - Present American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2017 - Present Children's Oncology Group
2018 - Present Society for Neuro-oncology
2019 - Present American Society of Clinical Oncology

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
2018 - Present Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
2019 American Academy of Pediatric Society of Pediatric Trainees

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2022 - Present Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant Fellowship Program, MCWAH

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Evaluation of the Communication Plan Early through End-of_Life (IMPACT) Intervention
Source:
NIH/NCI 1 RO1 CA235632-01A1/ IUPUI, IU Simon Center, IU SON
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
08/2019 - 05/2024
  

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Rumler, S., Bach,S., Lin, J., Lulla, R., & Libes, J., Primary Spinal Presentation of Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR), American Society of Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO) 2017 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 04/27/2017
Rumler, S., Antony, R., Speckhart, B., Bugaieski, E., Upalakalin, J.N., McGee, M., Geller, J., & Fernandez, K.S., Impressive Rapid Response to Alkylating/Topoisomerase-Based Therapy for Relapsed Wilms Tumor with Hematogenous Metastasis that failed Doxorubicin-based Salvage Therapy, American Society of Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO) 2017 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 04/27/2017
 
National
Fernandez, K.S., Maksimovic, J., Martin, S. , Lin, J., Fraser, C., & Antony, R, An Unusual Pediatric Hypothalamic Pilocytic Astrocytoma, 20th Annual Scientific Meeting and Education of the Society for Neuro-Oncology Poster Session., San Antonio, TX, 11/21/2015
Rumler, S., Baker, J., & Kendhari, H., Congenital Chylous Ascites in a 2 Month-Old Patient Presenting With Respiratory Distress., Academic Society 2016 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 04/30/2016
Rumler, S., Cluster, A., Libes, J., & Bednarski, J, Interdigitating Reticulum Cell Sarcoma in a Pediatric Patient, American Society of Hematology and Oncology (ASPHO) 2016 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 05/13/2016
Rumler, S. Song, F., Maienschein-Cline, M. Fontes Noronha, M. Lock, A. Nicholas, M.K., Characterization Of Murine Medulloblastoma Cell Lines For Research In Immuno-Oncology., ASPHO May 2020 (meeting cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic), 05/2020
Rumler, S. Song, F., Maienschein-Cline, M. Fontes Noronha, M. Lock, A. Nicholas, M.K, Novel Genetic Characterization of Murine Medulloblastoma Cell Lines, Society for Neuro-Oncology, Virtual, 11/2020
 
Regional
Rumler, S., Shahid, N., & Raju, V, An Unusual Case of Fussiness in an Infant, Academic Pediatric Association Region V Regional Meeting, Oral Presentation 2nd place Award Winner, Cincinnati, OH, 02/28/2015
Rumler, S., Baker, J., & Kendhari, H, Congenital Chylous Ascites in a 2 Month-Old Patient Presenting With Respiratory Distress, Academic Pediatric Association Region V Regional Meeting, poster presentation, Peoria, IL, 03/12/2016
 
Local
Rumler, S., Chaudhry-Waterman,N., Mustafa Mafraji,A., Mir, F., Munoz, L., Dombrowski, J., & Kent, P., Progressive paraspinal ganglioneuroblastoma dumbbell tumor successfully treated with microwave ablation sparing laminectomy or radiation in a child, 35th Annual Rush University Forum for Research and Clinical Investigation, Chicago, IL, 03/21/2018
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
09/2021 - Present Member, Clinical Research Oversight Council
09/2021 - Present Member, MCWCC Disease-Oriented Team (Pediatrics)
10/2023 - Present Non-Voting Member (Disease team representative), Pediatric Oncology Feasibility Review Committee (FRC)
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
10/2019 - Present Faculty Preceptor, UIC Pediatrics Morning Report Case Conference: Adolescent female with abdominal pain and sickle cell disease.
11/2019 - Present Faculty Preceptor, UIC College of Medicine Intern Clinical Judgement Evaluation (ICJE) Workshop
02/2020 - Present Faculty Preceptor, UIC College of Medicine Intern Clinical Judgement Evaluation (ICJE) Workshop
02/2022 - Present Faculty Preceptor/Grader, M2 Foundational Capstone
01/2023 - Present Faculty Preceptor, M1-M2 Clinical Apprenticeship
 
Resident and Fellow Education
09/2015 - Present UICOMP PICO Conference: Dexamethasone Versus Prednisone for Asthma Hospitalization.
02/2016 - Present UICOMP Department of Pediatrics Journal Club: Aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children: a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial.
04/2016 - Present UICOMP Pediatrics Residency Board Review: Rheumatology.
01/2017 - Present UICOMP Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Neonatal HSV.
01/2017 - Present UICOMP Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Congenital Knee Dislocation.
03/2017 - Present UICOMP Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Diphenhydramine Ingestion.
05/2017 - Present UICOMP Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Newborn Screen Basics.
11/2017 - Present UICCOM Pediatrics Residency Noon Conference: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Review.
03/2018 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Immunological Low- dose Radiation Modulates the Pediatric Medulloblastoma Antigens and Enhances Antibody-dependent Cellular Toxicity.
08/2018 - Present Rush Pediatrics Residency Noon Conference: Pediatric Brain Tumors.
08/2018 - Present UIC Pediatrics Residency Noon Conference: Neonatal Hematology.
09/2018 - Present Rush Pediatrics Residency Noon Conference: Neonatal Hematology.
09/2018 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Pediatric Early Warning Systems Aid in Triage to Intermediate Versus Care For Pediatric Oncology Patients In Resource-Limited Hospitals.
10/2018 - Present Rush Pediatrics Residency Noon Conference: Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies.
11/2018 - Present UIC Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Pediatric Brain Tumors.
02/2019 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Impact of Early Analgesia on Hospitalization Outcomes for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis.
08/2019 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Repeat Irradiation for Children With Supratentorial High-Grade Glioma.
10/2019 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Association Between Anesthesia Exposure and Neurocognitive and Neuroimaging Outcomes In Longterm Survivors Of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
12/2019 - Present UIC Pediatrics Residency Morning Report: Immune-Mediated Blood Disorders.
12/2019 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Journal Club: Long-Term Risk of Infections After Treatment of Childhood Leukemia: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using Administrative Health Data.
10/2020 - Present Lurie Children's Hospital Fellow Didactic Session: Medulloblastoma.
09/2022 MCW Pediatric Hem/Onc/BMT Fellow Board Review Series: Pediatric Ependymomas and Germ Cell Tumors
07/2023 MCW Pediatric Hem/Onc/BMT Fellow Board Review Series: General Neuro-Oncology approach/Neuro-Onc Emergencies
- 2018 July 2018: UIC/Rush/Stroger Journal Club: Can Thrombophilia Predict Recurrent Catheter-Related Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children?
 
Continuing Medical Education
08/2016 - Present UICOMP Pediatric Oncology Tumor Board: Wilms Tumor.
10/2016 - Present UICOMP Pediatric Hematology Conference: Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia.
01/2017 - Present UICOMP Department of Pediatrics Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Conference.
06/2017 - Present UICOMP Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds: Neurocognitive Effect of Red Cell Transfusion on Pediatric Patients who are Anemic Secondary to Myelosuppressive Chemotherapy
03/2018 - Present UIC Department of Pathology Hematopathology Conference: Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
09/2019 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Tumor Board: Prolonged Cytopenias in a Young Adolescent.
01/2020 - Present UIC/Rush/Stroger PHO Tumor Board: Two Cases of Metastatic Osteosarcoma in Adolescent Males: Similarities, Differences, and Treatment Strategies.
07/2020 - 06/2021 Weekly Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Brain Tumor Board
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
01/2022 - 12/2022 Hannah Peck, M1/M2 Clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor, MCW
01/2023 - 12/2023 Cara McCarthy, M1/M2 clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor, MCW
08/2023 - Present Sameeha Hasan, M1 Fusion Clinical Apprenticeship Preceptor, MCW
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
07/2023 - Present Shrethsha Banga, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, MCWAH, Member of Fellow Scholarship Oversight Committee
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
09/2022 Brittany Siegel, Pediatric GI Fellowship, MCWAH, Member of Fellow Scholarship Oversight Committee
 
Residents
05/2023 - Present Kristine Schmeling, Clinical and Career Mentor, MCWAH
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2019 - 2020 Piloted redesign and implementation of tri-institutional Peds Hem/Onc/BMT fellowship curriculum, including an instructional series, review sessions and Pediatric tumor board
 
 
 
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Manuscript in Progress: Genetic Characterization of Novel Murine Medulloblastoma Cell Lines and Identification of New Mutations of Interest for Future Work.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Rumler S. Non-cellular immunotherapies in pediatric central nervous system tumors. Front Immunol. 2023 Oct 11;14:1242911.