Tara Henderson
Class of 2018
Tara Henderson is a pediatric oncologist and health services researcher whose expertise is in cancer survivorship as well as adolescent and young adult cancer. Her clinical and research focus includes examining the long-term outcomes of cancer survivors as they age, developing health recommendations and interventions for cancer survivors to improve these long-term outcomes, and developing clinical trials for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancers that improve cure rates while minimizing long-term health complications associated with cancer treatments.
During PLS, Henderson developed remote interventions to ensure delivery of health care recommendations, including specialized cancer care and prevention strategies to cancer survivors via primary care providers in the community setting.