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Tanya Watt, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care

Pediatrics - Hematology-Oncology
Neuroblastoma
Pediatric cancer

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Biography

Tanya Carens Watt, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric oncology.

Dr. Watt earned her medical degree at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed both her a residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at Emory University. She also holds a Master of Science in clinical research.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric hematology-oncology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011.

Dr. Watt serves as the Fellowship Program Director for the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, the Children’s Oncology Group, and the American Society of Hematology.

Dr. Watt’s clinical and research interests include pediatric cancer, especially neuroblastoma, about which she has written several articles and case reports and made presentations,. She is also invested in improving education for pediatric hematology-oncology fellows and has published on ways to train physicians better.

Education & Training

Residency - Emory University School of Medicine (2003-2006), Pediatrics
Medical School - UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (1999-2003)
Fellowship - Emory University School of Medicine (2006-2009), Pediatric Hematology/oncology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Oncology Group

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2021
D Magazine Best Doctor, 2019-2020, 2022
Nominated Medical Executive Staff President 2019, Children’s Health
Fellow’s Teaching Award 2015, UT Southwestern
Dedman Family Scholar 2011, UT Southwestern
Hope on Wheels Scholar 2009, Hyundai
Sam Robb Research Fellow 2008, CURE Childhood Cancer
Research Fellow 2007, CURE Childhood Cancer
Senior Resident of the Year 2006, Emory University
Mary Brady Award 2006, Emory University
Chief Resident 2005, Emory University
Apgar Award 2004, Emory University

Books & Publications

Publications
- Recent progress in the treatment of cancer in children.
  Butler E, Ludwig K, Pacenta HL, Klesse LJ, Watt TC, Laetsch TW, CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 2021 Apr
- Isotope tracing reveals glycolysis and oxidative metabolism in childhood tumors of multiple histologies.
  Johnston K, Pachnis P, Tasdogan A, Faubert B, Zacharias LG, Vu HS, Rodgers-Augustyniak L, Johnson A, Huang F, Ricciardo S, Zhao Z, Mathews TP, Watt T, Leavey P, DeBerardinis RJ, Med (New York, N.Y.) 2021 04 2 4 395-410
- Before It's Too Late: Multistakeholder Perspectives on Compassionate Access to Investigational Drugs for Pediatric Patients With Cancer.
  Gerasimov E, Donoghue M, Bilenker J, Watt T, Goodman N, Laetsch TW, American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2020 May 40 1-10
- Infant with an unusual pharyngeal mass.
  Shields BB, Lampson EE, Sengupta AL, Watt TC, Mitchell RB Ear, nose, & throat journal 2018 Jun 97 6 154-155
- Radiation-Related New Primary Solid Cancers in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: Comparative Radiation Dose Response and Modification of Treatment Effects.
  Inskip PD, Sigurdson AJ, Veiga L, Bhatti P, Ronckers C, Rajaraman P, Boukheris H, Stovall M, Smith S, Hammond S, Henderson TO, Watt TC, Mertens AC, Leisenring W, Stratton K, Whitton J, Donaldson SS, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Neglia JP International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2016 Mar 94 4 800-7
- Sorafenib treatment following hematopoietic stem cell transplant in pediatric FLT3/ITD acute myeloid leukemia.
  Tarlock K, Chang B, Cooper T, Gross T, Gupta S, Neudorf S, Adlard K, Ho PA, McGoldrick S, Watt T, Templeman T, Sisler I, Garee A, Thomson B, Woolfrey A, Estey E, Meshinchi S, Pollard JA Pediatric blood & cancer 2015 Jun 62 6 1048-54
- Humanism and professionalism education for pediatric hematology-oncology fellows: A model for pediatric subspecialty training.
  Kesselheim JC, Atlas M, Adams D, Aygun B, Barfield R, Eisenman K, Fulbright J, Garvey K, Kersun L, Nageswara Rao A, Reilly A, Sharma M, Shereck E, Wang M, Watt T, Leavey P Pediatric blood & cancer 2014 Oct
- Sorafenib as treatment for relapsed or refractory pediatric acute myelogenous leukemia.
  Watt TC, Cooper T Pediatric blood & cancer 2012 Oct 59 4 756-7
- Radiation-related risk of basal cell carcinoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
  Watt TC, Inskip PD, Stratton K, Smith SA, Kry SF, Sigurdson AJ, Stovall M, Leisenring W, Robison LL, Mertens AC Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2012 Aug 104 16 1240-50
- Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome responsive to steroids and intravenous immune globulin.
  Watt T, Warshaw B, Katzenstein HM Pediatric blood & cancer 2009 Jul 53 1 90-1
- PHA665752, a small-molecule inhibitor of c-Met, inhibits hepatocyte growth factor-stimulated migration and proliferation of c-Met-positive neuroblastoma cells.
  Crosswell HE, Dasgupta A, Alvarado CS, Watt T, Christensen JG, De P, Durden DL, Findley HW BMC cancer 2009 9 411
- The incidence of minor sequelae following anaesthesia in children.
  Selby IR, Rigg JD, Faragher B, Morgan RJ, Watt TC, Morris P Paediatric anaesthesia 1996 6 4
- Oxygen saturation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a comparison of two protocols of oxygen administration.
  Rigg JD, Watt TC, Tweedle DE, Martin DF Gut 1994 Mar 35 3

Research

Neuroblastoma
Pediatric cancer
Medical education

Clinical Focus

Neuroblastoma
Pediatric cancer
Pediatrics

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