Title

Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Location

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Medical School

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences


Postgraduate Education

Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center


Board Certification

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics

Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics


Internship

Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center


Residency

Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center


Fellowship

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Physician Scientist Training Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

American Academy of Pediatrics


Selected Research

Linz A, Lyman JA, Cunningham MJ, Baker JN: Integrating Palliative Care into End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer. Expert Review of Quality of Life in Cancer. 2016 Jun. DOI: 10.1080/23809000.2016.1190645.

Xiao R, Carter J, Linz A, Ferguson M, Badger T, Simmen F. Dietary Whey Protein Lowers Serum C-peptide Concentration and Duodenal SREBP-1c mRNA Abundance, and Reduces Occurrence of Duodenal Tumors and Colon Aberrant Crypt Foci in Azoxymethane-treated Male Rats. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 2006 Sep; 17(9):626-34.

Simmen R, Eason R, McQuown J, Linz A, Kang T, Chatman L, Till S, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Simmen F, Oh S. Sub-fertility, Uterine Hypoplasia, and Partial Progesterone Resistance in Mice Lacking the Kruppel-like Factor 9/Basic Transcription Element Binding Protein-1 (Bteb1) Gene. Journal of Biologic Chemistry 2004 Jul 9; 279(28):29286-94.

Linz A, Xiao R, Parker J, Simpson P, Badger T, Simmen F. Feeding of Soy Protein Isolate to Rats During Pregnancy and Lactation Suppresses Formation of Aberrant Crypt Foci in their Progeny’s Colons: Interaction of Diet with Fetal Alcohol Exposure. Journal of Carcinogenesis 2004, 3:14.