Kristen L. Beebe, PA-C, is a physician assistant specializing in hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplant at Phoenix Children's. Kristen cares for children with hematologic, immunologic and oncologic conditions. She has a special interest in screening, prevention and therapeutic interventions to support patients' overall health through survivorship and complication management, including chronic graft-versus-host disease.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, Kristen earned a Master of Medical Science and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. She is certified as a physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Kristen is a member of the Pediatric Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Consortium and the organization's special interest groups, Graft vs. Host Disease Group and Survivorship & Outcomes Group.

Kristen is the lead advanced practice provider for the Phoenix Children's Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. She helped establish the pediatric Bone & Marrow Transplant Program, which today offers cutting-edge treatments, including innovative donor protocols, gene and CAR-T therapies. Kristen founded and led the Bone Marrow Transplant Long-Term Follow-Up Survivor Program, as well as the Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) Clinic.

In addition to her clinical work, Kristen serves as an assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and as a specialty instructor of child health for the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. She is part of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and the Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Consortium's working group. Kristen helped to draft the 2024 Practice Guidelines, presented at the Resilience Conference and participated in a publication on Pediatric Chronic Graft-versus-Host disease Survivorship.

Outside of work, Kristen enjoys spending time with her family, dogs and dear friends. Her hobbies include outdoor adventures, kayaking, camping and traveling, along with creative pursuits, special projects and crafts.