Ochsner Hospital for Children

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

Matthew Fletcher is an expert in the field of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. He studied medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He has 2 awards "Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar" and "The Herbert Rothschild Award". Matthew Fletcher is also a published physician. He has 6 paper published. The most recent paper is: L-Arginine depletion blunts anti-tumor T cell responses by inducing myeloid-derived suppressor cells.

Publications

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• L-Arginine depletion blunts anti-tumor T cell responses by inducing myeloid-derived suppressor cells.
• Subpopulations of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) impair T cell responses through independent nitric oxide-related pathways.
• Successful Treatment of Acquired Hemophilia A With Rituximab and Steroids in a 5-Year-Old Girl.
• Prompt administration of antibiotics is associated with improved outcomes in febrile neutropenia in children with cancer.
• The Barth Syndrome Registry: distinguishing disease characteristics and growth data from a longitudinal study.

Schools

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• La State Univ Sch Of Med In New Orleans

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas

• Louisiana State University School of Medicine In New Orleans

• Rhodes College

Procedures Preformed

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• Cancer Pain Management

Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Hematology
• Oncology

Accepted Insurances

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• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• BlueConnect POS
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO

Awards

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• Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar
• The Herbert Rothschild Award

Education

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• Louisiana State University
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
• Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Hospital

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• Ochsner Medical Center

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