He is active in the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium and is a member of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Aquino earned his medical degree in 1989 from the State University of New York in Syracuse, where he also completed his residency in pediatrics. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Aquino's clinical interests include pediatric bone marrow transplantation.