Neuro-Oncology Team

The Neuro-Oncology Program utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with brain and spinal cord tumors.

  • Stacie Lynn Stapleton, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care, Pediatric Hematology Oncology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, FL

  • Thomas John Geller, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Neurology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, FL

  • Krupesh Bhagavat Patel, DO

    Expertise: Pediatric Hematology Oncology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, FL

  • Claudia Lauren Lukas, PA-C

    Expertise: Pediatric Hematology Oncology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, FL

Sonja Steinbrueck, R.N.

Sonja Steinbrueck is the neuro-oncology nurse at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital in pediatric hematology/oncology in 1996. She has been working specifically in neuro-oncology since 2007 and coordinates both the neuro-oncology and the neurocutaneous disorders clinics. She provides direct patient care, case management and participates in research. She received a bachelors in biology from Florida State University and a bachelors in nursing from the University of South Florida. She is certified in chemotherapy by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) and is a recipient of the Daisy Award and the Good Catch Award.

Sonja Steinbrueck, R.N.