As pediatric oncologists, we’ve stood beside families on the hardest days of their lives — and on some of the most hopeful.

We have witnessed the power of love, science, and sustained support. We have seen how a single connection — a doctor, a treatment, a breakthrough — can change everything.

As physicians and advocates we are serious about impact, honest about challenges, and deeply committed to the children and families we serve. 

We have spent countless hours caring for children with cancer. We have advocated for them from the bedside and worked hard to find them better cures. Those years have shown us where the system succeeds, and where it falls short.

We want our patients to have access to the best care and the expertise they need and deserve. We want research to be better and faster because we know that our patients don’t have time to wait.

We also know how much people want to make a difference. Once they learn about our work and our patients, they ask the same question: How can I help?

‍For a long time, we didn’t have a good answer.

So we created one.

We founded Golden Thread to give people a way to turn compassion into action, and action into progress.

Advancement in medicine is not linear—progress in pediatric cancer requires strategic alignment across clinical care, research, policy, philanthropy, and industry. We see where research stalls, where access to expert care is limited, and where systems fail the children and families they are meant to serve.

Collaboration and partnership are key to our success. 

We partner with physicians and researchers to understand and identify the most impactful opportunities to accelerate discovery and improve treatment. We then build a strategic roadmap to address funding, policy and legislation, research, and partnerships. We work within our extensive network across these sectors - removing the barriers and making real progress.

We approach this work guided by our core values:

COLLABORATION
Uniting partners across medicine, science, philanthropy, and policy to solve problems no single institution or consortium can fix alone.

INNOVATION
Developing creative, innovative solutions to find new ways to address complex challenges in pediatric cancer.

IMPACT
Strategic focus and pragmatic workflows leading to tangible improvements in research and patient care.

EMPATHY
Listening, understanding, and compassion. A humanistic approach - people not cases.