• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

Dr. Caroline Hastings is a hematologist-oncologist and neuro-oncologist who cares for children with blood diseases, including blood cancers. She has particular interests in brain and spinal cord tumors, acute leukemias and solid tumors. Her expertise encompasses sickle cell disease and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for clotting). In addition, she cares for adults with lysosomal storage disorders, metabolic diseases that result from defective proteins or enzymes that break down and transport fats or carbohydrates in the body's cells.