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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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World-class docs

We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
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Stress-free visits

Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
Patient Education
Patient Education
Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Serine Avagyan

Serine Avagyan

Serine Avagyan

MD, PhD

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Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics/Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Fellowships

Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Residencies

New York Presbyterian Children's Hospital, Pediatrics
Internship

New York Presbyterian Children's Hospital, Pediatrics
Degree

MD, ICAHN School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Selected research

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Fludarabine Pharmacokinetic Model-Based Dosing Minimizes the Risk of Graft Rejection in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Transplantation and cellular therapy
December 2025
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KIT Inhibitor Therapy in a Pediatric Patient With Systemic Mastocytosis and a Germ Cell Tumor of Shared Clonal Origin.
Pediatric blood & cancer
April 2025
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High Melphalan Exposure Increases the Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Alpha-Beta T-Cell Depleted Haploidentical Transplantation.
Transplantation and cellular therapy
April 2025
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Soothing the soul

Our music therapy program nurtures patients with bedside serenades, rap workshops and more.