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Leanne Embry

Primary Position
Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Job Responsibilities
Research
Patient Care
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
My academic appointment is in the division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology where I provide a variety of clinical services including individual, family, and group therapy as well as comprehensive assessments of neurocognitive functioning.
Training Opportunities at Location
No
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7810
San Antonio, TX 78229
eMAIL
EmbryL@uthscsa.edu
Phone(s)
210-567-7481
Keywords
Coping with pediatric cancer
AYA oncology
Neurocognitive late effects
Childhood cancer survivorship
Publications of Interest

Michalski JM, Janss AJ, Vezina G, Smith KS, Billups CA, Burger PC, Embry L, Cullen PL, Hardy KK, Pomeroy SL, Bass JK, Perkins SM, Merchant TA, Colte PD, Fitzgerald TJ, Booth TN, Cherlow JM, Muraszko KM, Hadley J, Kumar R, Han Y, Tarbell NJ, Fouladi M, Pollack IF, Packer RJ, Li Y, Gajjar A, Northcott PA.. Children’s Oncology Group Phase III Trial of Reduced-Dose and Reduced-Volume Radiotherapy with Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021 Jun;39(24) 2685-2697. doi:10.1200/jco.20.02730.

Chen J, Zebrack B, Embry L, Freyer DR, Aguilar C, Cole S. Profiles of emotional distress and growth among adolescents and young adults with cancer: A longitudinal study. Health Psychology. 2020 May;39(5):370-380.

Acquati C, Zebrack B, Faul A, Embry L, Aguilar C, Block R, Hayes-Lattin B, Freyer D, Cole S. Sexual functioning among young adult cancer patients: A 2-year longitudinal study. Cancer 2018 Jan;124(2):398-405.

Hardy KK, Embry L, Kairalla J, Helian S, Devidas M, Armstrong D, Hunger S, Carroll WL, Larsen E, Raetz EA, Loh ML, Yang W, Relling MV, Noll RB, Winick N. Neurocognitive functioning of children treated for high risk B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (HR B-ALL) randomized to different methotrexate (MTX) and corticosteroid treatment strategies: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017 Aug;35(23):2700-2707.

Husson O, Zebrack B, Block R, Embry L, Aguilar C, Hayes-Lattin B, Cole S. Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Cancer: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017 Feb;35(6):652-659.