Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology

Dr. Escalon earned his medical degree from University of El Salvador Medical School. He served his residency at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, and was appointed chief resident in 1974. Dr. Escalon completed his fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at Nicklaus Children's Hospital and is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology. Dr. Escalon has also served since 1990 as Principal MCH Investigator for the Children’s Oncology Group, a prestigious cancer research organization in which MCH holds membership status.


Publications

Ramachandran, C., Portalatin, G.M., Prado, A.M., Quirin, K.W., Escalon, E., Melnick, S.J. (2017). In Vivo Antitumor Effect of Supercritical CO2 Extract of Mango Ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb) in U-87MG Human Glioblastoma Nude Mice Xenografts. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 22(2), 260-267. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Lollett, I.V., Escalon, E., Quirin, K.W., Melnick, S.J. (2015). Anticancer potential and mechanism of action of mango ginger (curcuma amada roxb.) supercritical CO2 extract in human glioblastoma cells.. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 20(2), 109-119. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Portalatin, G., Quirin, K.W., Escalon, E., Khatib, Z., Melnick, S.J. (2015). Inhibition of AKT signaling by supercritical CO2 extract of mango ginger (curcuma amada roxb.) in human glioblastoma cells. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine, 12(4), 307-315. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Quirin, K.W., Escalon, E.A., Lollett, I.V., Melnick, S.J. (2015). Therapeutic effect of supercritical CO2 extracts of curcuma species with cancer drugs in rhabdomyosarcoma cell lines.. Phytotherapy research : PTR, 29(8), 1152-1160. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Quirin, K.W., Escalon, E., Melnick, S.J. (2014). Improved neuroprotective effects by combining bacopa monnieri and rosmarinus officinalis supercritical CO2 extracts. . Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 19(2), 119-127. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Nair, S.M., Escalon, E., Melnick, S.J. (2012). Potentiation of etoposide and temozolomide cytoxicity by curcumin and turmeric force in brain tumor cell lines. Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine, 9(1), Article 20. View in Pubmed

Ramachandran, C., Nair, S.M., Quirrin, K.W., Escalon, E., Melnick, S.J. (2012). Adjuvant therapeutic use of supercritical-ethanol extracts of Curcuma species with cancer drugs in rhabdomyosarcoma. Planta Medica, 78(), 1174.

Ramachandran, C., Resek, A.P., Escalon, E., Aviram, A., Melnick, S.J. (2010). Potentiation of gemcitabine by Turmeric Force in pancreatic cancer cell lines. Oncology Reports, 23(6), 1529-1535. View in Pubmed

Nair, P.K., Melnick, S.J., Wnuk, S.F., Rapp, M., Escalon, E., Ramachandran, C. (2009). Isolation and characterization of an anticancer catechol compound from Semecarpus anacardium. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 122(3), 450-456. View in Pubmed

Ambati, S., Chamyan, G., Restrepo, R., Escalon, E., Fort, J., Pefkarou, A., Khatib, Z. A., (2008). Rosai-Dorfman disease following bone marrow transplantation for pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 51(3), 433-435. View in Pubmed

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