Jennifer Pope, MD

Working to help children and families see that there’s hope, even when their child's body is very ill, is the best job in the world.

I always wanted to be a doctor. I remember being a little girl and using hair barrettes to give “shots” to my dad to cure him of made-up illnesses. I was drawn to oncology because of my love of science and my fascination with how hard our bodies work to keep every cell in check.

I specialize in providing care for children who have cancer, both during and after treatment. I’m passionate about supporting children and their families to be as healthy as possible in mind, body and spirit.

I am board certified in pediatric hematology-oncology (blood disorders and cancer).

I serve as the director of supportive medicine in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (Cancer) Department.

I use research to help improve the lives and outcomes for children who have cancer. For example, I have been involved in studies to improve sleep for children with cancer and to decrease pain, nausea and anxiety for kids needing surgery.

I received my medical degree from Southern Illinois University. I followed that with a residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where I received a St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fellowship Award. In 2020, I completed an integrative medicine fellowship from the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

In my free time, I love spending time kayaking, hiking and biking with my husband and children. I’m an adventurous cook and traveler and a fan of historical fiction and autobiographies.