Melissa M. Hudson
Cardio-Oncology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
About
Melissa M. Hudson works in Cardio-Oncology affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Melissa M. Hudson is the Director of the Cancer Survivorship Division at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She serves as a Member of the St. Jude Faculty and holds the Charles E. Williams Endowed Chair of Oncology-Cancer Survivorship. Her work involves research on long-term health outcomes, including cardiovascular complications, in survivors of pediatric cancers.
Research focus
Anthracycline-associated cardiac toxicityCardiomyopathy surveillance in cancer survivorsLate cardiac effects in childhood cancer survivorsCardiovascular morbidity preventionPediatric cardio-oncology
Impact
1,455 pubs · 57,774 cites · h-index 123
Training
MD
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
1983
BS
Texas A&M University
1979
Affiliations
Work Experience
Director, Cancer Survivorship Division
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 2006 - Present
Director, After Completion of Therapy Program
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 1993 - Present
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · 2003 - Present
Member, Department of Hematology-Oncology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 2002 - Present
Fellow, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · 1986 - 1989