Dr. Kristen VanHeyst received her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She followed this was a pediatric residency at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital in Stony Brook, NY where she remained for an additional year to serve as Chief Resident. Dr. VanHeyst completed her Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship in 2019 at University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH. As a fellow, Dr. VanHeyst joined Dr. Alex Huang’s laboratory with a primary interest in metastatic osteosarcoma and a desire to become a translational therapeutics-oriented clinical physician-scientist. She was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2019. Dr. VanHeyst continues her research efforts in understanding the role of the tumor microenvironment in osteosarcoma. She is now the PI of a Phase I/II investigator initiated trial at her institution. She is also the recipient of an NIH K12 award.