The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago treats more children with cancer and blood disorders than any other hospital in Illinois, caring for 220 new cancer patients each year. Lurie Children’s is ranked 19th in the nation for pediatric cancer care by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26. The center also offers the region’s most complete array of programs for blood disorders, including hemoglobin disorders, hemophilia, thrombophilia and sickle cell disease. Physicians in the center have access to specialists across 70 medical and surgical specialties at Lurie Children’s, and work closely with pediatric radiation oncologists at the nearby Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. In partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the center offers a three-year accredited fellowship in pediatric hematology, oncology, neuro-oncology and stem cell transplantation, along with a separate fellowship in pediatric neuro-oncology. In September 2026, Lurie Children’s launched a first-in-kids clinical trial for an innovative brain tumor radiation therapy.
