
Specialties
- Cancer - Pediatric
- Hematology and Oncology - Pediatric

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About
Tom C. Badgett earned his medical degree from the University of Louisville and his doctorate in molecular biology from the University of Kentucky. He completed an internship and residency in the Department of Pediatrics at University of Louisville and Kosair Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Badgett came to Kentucky Children’s Hospital from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health where he was a pediatric hematology/oncology fellow. His research at the National Cancer Institute focused on next-generation sequencing of pediatric solid tumor genomes.
He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. In 2010 he was awarded the Scholar in Training Award by the American Association of Cancer Research, the Fellows Award for Research Excellence by the National Institutes of Health and the Best Oral Presentation at the Advances in Neuroblastoma Research conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
Faculty Rank
Assistant Professor of PediatricsDegree
MD, University of Louisville, School of Medicine
PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Residency
University of Louisville, School of Medicine
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md.
Certifications and Special Training
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
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Research
Cancer Center Member
Programs
- Translational Oncology
College & Department
- College of Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics
For Referring Physicians
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536
United StatesEmailtom.badgett@uky.edu
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Locations
Danceblue Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
The DanceBlue Kentucky Children's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic
Kentucky Children's Hospital
UK Chandler Hospital - Pavilion HA800 Rose St.
Fourth Floor
Lexington, KY 40536Fax 859-257-8978Call 859-257-4554Thursday: 8:00 am-12:00 pm or by appointment.
This is a clinic of the University of Kentucky Hospital, also known as UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. Read more »
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