Our Organization

We are Southern Nevada's only Childhood Cancer and Rare Disease Treatment Center

Founded in 2007, we set out to create a legacy project for our community, not just another business. Our model blends the required structure and rigor of the best clinical practices found in centers of excellence; practices normally reserved for large corporate and/or academic healthcare environments, with the responsibility and generosity of philanthropy.

The primary approach behind our business model is to create a new kind of healthcare facility; one that blended the best of what corporate healthcare, education and research has to offer with the generosity, thoughtfulness, and spirit of charity. This hybrid model allows us to function like a traditional professional healthcare entity in terms of clinical outcomes, yet also allows us to be deeply human in our interactions with patients and their families. Our focus is being a nationally recognized center of excellence with a regional focus that equips kids and their families to fight diseases, where no kid gets turned away; that is what makes us uniquely Cure 4 The Kids Foundation.

Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is Nevada’s only childhood cancer treatment center and facility for pediatric catastrophic diseases.

Since our inception, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation has made huge strides in pediatric catastrophic diseases and we aren’t slowing down now. Every year, we expand our services to help as many families in our region as possible.

We are growing into a nationally recognized center of excellence with a regional focus. Our maverick mindsets are stirring the corporate world and we will continue to provide the highest quality care to our kids while redefining healthcare. Last year, we created our next strategic plan, Here We Grow Again. This fitting title will carry us through 2025.

Love & Care | A Human Experience Rooted in Empathy
We differentiate ourselves by rethinking the entire experience for patients, families, and team members and doubling down on being more than just a medical provider or employer. We show the world that healthcare can care for everyone involved.

Radical Relationships | Because we can’t do this alone

Curing cancer is too big a challenge for any one organization to do alone. That’s why we set our egos aside and think boldly about who can join us in the fight. We invite all renegades, entrepreneurs, and change-makers to join us in eradicating cancer while creating a world-class healthcare experience.

Disruption | Sharing C4K with the World

Our DNA is set. Our business model is proven. Now it’s time to disrupt how healthcare is provided, received, and funded when children and their families need it the most. Nevada’s children deserve better, and we’re proud to lead the way.

Senior Executive Leadership

Christine Tonn

Chief Executive Officer

Annette Logan-Parker

Founder
Chief Advocacy and Innovation Officer

Executive Leadership

Doyne Pickett

Chief
Financial Officer

Jamey Felsing

Vice President
of Operations

Tamara Saldana

Vice President
of Clinical Operations,
MSN, RN, CIC, CHFM

Joseph Lasky

Medical
Director, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Board of Directors

Annette Logan-Parker

Founder & President
of the Board

David Leake

Treasurer

Renee Coffman

Secretary

Cory Frey

Board Member

Farhan Naqvi

Board Member

Our Providers

Joseph
Lasky

Medical
Director, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Waseem Alhushki

Director of Oncology &
Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic Lead Physician, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Aimee
Foord

Director of Bleeding
and Clotting Clinic
& Research, DO

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Sumit
Gupta

Physician, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Raul Montiel Esparza

Physician, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Suraj
Pratap

Physician, MD

Board-certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Saumya
Joshi

Medical Director of Rheumatology, MD, MS

Board-certified Pediatric Rheumatology

David G.
Stewart

Pediatric Orthopedic
Surgeon

Board-certified Orthopedic
Surgery

Nicola
Longo

UCLA Health
Visiting Physician, MD, Ph.D.

Board-certified Clinical Genetics and Biochemical Genetics

Danielle
Bello

Director of
Behavioral Health &
Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Board-certified Clinical Neuropsychology

Samantha Sherwood

Pediatric
Psychologist

Ph.D

Taylor
Fong

Orthopedic Physician
Assistant, PA-C

Angela
Berg

Pediatric Rheumatology
and Integrated Medicine,
DNP, APRN, CPNP

Jessica Casey

Nurse Practitioner
Board-certified Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology
DNP

Elizabeth Robbins

Nurse Practitioner LTFU & Hematology/Oncology Program
MSN, FNP-BC

Colleen Manzo

Certified Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner
Acute Care
MSN, APRN

Julie Bascones

Nurse Practitioner Bleeding and Clotting Program
APRN, CPNP-PC

Jeanette Rosenberg-Line

Nurse Practitioner Sickle Cell Program
DNP, MSNed, APRN, FNP-BC

It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.

Our Friends

While our providers, nurses, medical and support staff will concentrate on every aspect of the diagnosis and related treatments, we also rely on many community partners to assist patients and their families in non-medical ways. These are many of the organizations that provide these important support services.