- American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (2014)
- American Society of Hematology (2014)
- Belarusian Association of General Practitioners (2006)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2010)
- American Board of Pediatrics (2014)
- European Hematology Association (2015)
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society (2016)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (2015)
Ksenya Shliakhtsitsava, M.D.
- Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
- Pediatrics - Hematology-Oncology
Biography
Ksenya Shliakhtsitsava, M.D., MAS, is a UT Southwestern physician with the Cancer and Blood Disorder Program at Children's Health. Dr. Ksenya earned her medical degree at the Belarusian State Medical University in Minsk, Belarus, in 2006 and after completion the residency in her home country she relocated to the United States. She then completed her residency in General Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco-Fresno in 2014 followed by the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship training at the University of California, San Diego in 2017. Additionally, in 2018, Dr. Ksenya completed master's program in clinical research at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Ksenya is a full member of the Children's Oncology Group and taking care of patients with cancer and passionate about fertility preservation and survivorship care. She is interested in studying late effects in pediatric cancer survivors, educating patients and families and helping patients with cancer to navigate through treatment and survivors to adjust to life after cancer treatment.
Education & Training
- Medical School - Belarusian State Medical University, Belarus (2000-2006)
- Residency - University of California San Francisco - Fresno (2010-2014), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - University of California, San Diego (2014-2017), Pediatric Hematology/oncology
- Other Post Graduate Training - University of California, San Diego (2015-2018)
- Graduate School - University of California, San Diego (2015-2018), Clinical Research
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Clinical Research Training Institute Career-Enhancement Award 2016, American Society of Hematology
- Merit Scholarship Award, Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research 2017, University of California, San Diego
- INQUIRY Resident and Fellow Best in Class Award for Quality Improvement Project 2017, Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Patient-parent perspectives in designing pediatric venous thromboembolism research: A qualitative study
Fuksman A, Shliakhtsitsava K, Nguyen G, Umaretiya PJ, Stutzman S, Sida D, Rajpurkar M, Khurram F, Edwards H, Zia A Thrombosis research 2026 Apr 260 -
Reply to: Comment on: The Development of a Dynamic Electronic Health Records Database for Childhood Cancer Survivors at a Single Institution: 30 Years of Data for Clinical and Research Applications
Shliakhtsitsava K, Eary R, Hughes A, Betts AC, Cochran C, Eshelman-Kent D, Lawrence S, McCaskill T, Packard C, Bowers DC Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2026 Jan 73 -
Impact of a Reproductive Health Survivorship Care Plan on Fertility, Pregnancy Concerns, and Accessing Reproductive Healthcare Among Young Nulliparous Breast Cancer Survivors
Shliakhtsitsava K, Stark SS, Prasad T, Boles S, Chingos D, Ehren J, Gorman JR, Romero SA, Mao JJ, Nathan P, Armenian SH, Su HI Cancer Reports 2026 Jan 9 -
The Development of a Dynamic Electronic Health Records Database for Childhood Cancer Survivors at a Single Institution: 30 Years of Data for Clinical and Research Applications
Shliakhtsitsava K, Eary R, Hughes A, Betts AC, Cochran C, Eshelman-Kent D, Lawrence S, McCaskill T, Packard C, Bowers DC Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2025 Oct 72 -
Age-appropriate needs-based care in an onco-primary care survivorship program for survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult, and adult cancers
Eary R, Betts AC, Hughes A, Lawrence S, Shliakhtsitsava K, Thakur B, Ho E, Balasubramanian BA, Woods S, Shay LA, Hall B Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2025 -
A comprehensive pediatric cardio-oncology program: a single institution approach to cardiovascular care for pediatric patients with cancer and childhood cancer survivors
Hernandez NB, Shliakhtsitsava K, Tolani D, Cochran C, Butts R, Bonifacio J, Journey E, Oppenheim JN, Pennant SG, Arnold K, McCaskill T, Bowers DC Cardio-Oncology 2024 Dec 10 -
Association of platinum-based chemotherapy with live birth and infertility in female survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer
Zhou B, Kwan B, Desai MJ, Nalawade V, Henk J, Viravalli N, Murphy JD, Nathan PC, Ruddy KJ, Shliakhtsitsava K, Su HI, Whitcomb BW Fertility and sterility 2024 Jun 121 1020-1030 -
Improving vitamin D testing and supplementation in children with newly diagnosed cancer: A quality improvement initiative at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
Shliakhtsitsava K, Fisher ES, Trovillion EM, Bush K, Kuo DJ, Newfield RS, Thornburg CD, Roberts W, Aristizabal P Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2021 Nov 68 -
Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Female Cancer Survivors of a Sexual Minority
Desai MJ, Gold RS, Jones CK, Din H, Dietz AC, Shliakhtsitsava K, Martinez ME, Vaida F, Su HC Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 2021 Apr 10 148-155 -
Psychosocial stress and ovarian function in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Kim J, Whitcomb BW, Kwan B, Zava D, Sluss PM, Dietz A, Shliakhtsitsava K, Romero SA, Natarajan L, Su HI Human Reproduction 2021 Feb 36 405-414 -
Reproductive intentions in childless female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Lam CM, Shliakhtsitsava K, Stark SS, Medica AC, Pinson KA, Whitcomb BW, Su HI Fertility and sterility 2020 Feb 113 392-399 -
Hematologic manifestations of nutritional deficiencies: Early recognition is essential to prevent serious complications
Yu JC, Shliakhtsitsava K, Wang YZ, Paul M, Farnaes L, Wong V, Kim J, Thornburg CD Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2019 Apr 41 E182-E185 -
Fertility counseling before cancer treatment and subsequent reproductive concerns among female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Young K, Shliakhtsitsava K, Natarajan L, Myers E, Dietz AC, Gorman JR, Martínez ME, Whitcomb BW, Su HI Cancer 2019 Mar 125 980-989 -
Pregnancy and child health outcomes in pediatric and young adult leukemia and lymphoma survivors: a systematic review
Shliakhtsitsava K, Romero SA, Dewald SR, Su HI Leukemia and Lymphoma 2018 Feb 59 381-397 -
Age and Cancer Treatment Are Related to Receiving Treatment Summaries and Survivorship Care Plans in Female Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Shliakhtsitsava K, Romero SA, Whitcomb BW, Gorman JR, Roberts S, Irene Su H Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 2017 Dec 6 573-578 -
Best Practices in Counseling Young Female Cancer Survivors on Reproductive Health
Shliakhtsitsava K, Suresh D, Hadnott T, Su HI Seminars in reproductive medicine 2017 Jul 35 378-389
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Patient-parent perspectives in designing pediatric venous thromboembolism research: A qualitative study