Caroline Hastings, MD

Dr. Caroline Hastings is a hematologist-oncologist and neuro-oncologist who cares for children with brain and spinal cord tumors, acute leukemias, and solid tumors.

Dr. Hastings' research in rare diseases includes projects on brain tumors, relapsed leukemia, and Niemann-Pick Type C disease. She also researches alternative treatments for childhood cancers. Because children can suffer complications from chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Dr. Hastings continually explores new therapies and alternate approaches, called supportive care, to deal with these so-called “side-effects.”

Hastings believes that training young people who are passionate about medicine is critical to ensuring a healthy future for patients. She serves as director of the fellowship program in pediatric hematology and oncology at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and she finds that preparing the next generation of doctors is one of the most rewarding aspects of her career in medicine.