Carl Grushkin, MD News

Ethan had Wilms tumor, the most common type of kidney cancer in children. Most patients are diagnosed between the ages of 1 and 4—and the tumors are often quite large.

After their son was diagnosed with kidney disease, Elisa and Michael Schenkman channeled their energy into finding a cure. More than a decade and $8 million later, their efforts are paying off.

Thomas Hoag was 6 years old in 1967, and getting sicker by the day. As a little boy, he remembers being carted around from one doctor to the next. None of them could figure out what was wrong. “My