Sarcomas Expert Witnesses

Pediatric Hematology Oncology - Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Pediatric Leukemia, Pediatric Solid Tumors, Blood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Anemia, Bone cancer, Brain tumor, Hodgkin lymphoma, Leukemias, Leukemias, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Sickle cell anemia, sarcomas

Dr Mittal is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center since 2015. She sees patients with all types of pediatric cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, solid cancers and brain tumors as well as benign hematologic conditions. She sees these patients in clinic, infusion room settings for administration of chemotherapy and transfusions and admitted to inpatient floor. She leads and is a co-investigator for various oncology and hematology clinical trials. She leads the Adolescent and Young Adult oncology and AYA Sarcoma programs Notably, she co-established and currently co-directs the Rush AYA Sarcoma Program, and the Musculoskeletal Oncology Service line at Rush Cancer Center. She developed and continues to lead the Pediatric Oncology Survivorship clinic at Rush. Her achievements extend to national and international recognition, with leadership roles in the Children's oncology group (COG) AYA RI Network and various natio...

General Surgery - Surgical, Oncology, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, General Surgery, Surgical, Clinical Research, Cancer, stomach, pancreas, liver, biliary tree, small bowel, and colon, as well as sarcomas, robotic surgery

Umut Sarpel, MD, MSc, is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in Surgical Oncology and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. She received her Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction in Research from the University of Rochester and earned her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Sarpel completed her residency in General Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and then pursued an additional two years of fellowship training in the field of Surgical Oncology while attaining a Master of Science in Clinical Research. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Sarpel specializes in the care of patients with cancers of the stomach, pancreas, liver, biliary tree, small bowel, and colon, as well as sarcomas. Her practice includes open and robotic surgery. In addition, she performs Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for the treatment of carcinomatosis. A compelling stor...