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Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Associate Professor of Child Health
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Dr. Barbara Gruner is an Associate Professor of Child Health and Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, MO. She is the principal investigator for the Children’s Oncology Group at MU. She earned her medical degree from University of Missouri and an MS in Health Care Ethics from Creighton University. She completed a pediatric residency at University of Missouri and a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio. She serves as a member of her institution’s IRB, Ethics committee, and Ethics consultation service. She is a member of Children’s Oncology Group, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research.